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Rheumatology waiting times at North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
1,220
Seen within 18 weeks
52.2%
Typical (median) wait
17.3 wks
Waiting over a year
9
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Rheumatology · % of the waiting list
60%80%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%52.2%92.6%April 202196.0%May 202195.2%June 202193.8%July 202192.9%August 202186.9%September 202182.6%October 202178.7%November 202172.8%December 202167.2%January 202273.9%February 202269.4%March 202273.5%April 202372.4%May 202372.1%June 202364.7%July 202369.6%August 202382.3%September 202392.3%October 202388.3%November 202378.9%December 202380.4%January 202480.8%February 202481.0%March 202481.9%April 202485.7%May 202485.4%June 202486.7%July 202481.7%August 202481.2%September 202477.7%October 202472.0%November 202472.4%December 202464.6%January 202560.4%February 202561.6%March 202557.7%April 202555.1%May 202556.5%June 202553.2%July 202551.6%August 202550.5%September 202552.4%October 202555.0%November 202555.0%December 202554.1%January 202653.8%February 202653.9%March 202649.7%April 202650.9%May 202652.2%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in June 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
1.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
2
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
42.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
35.0%
Patients treated
206
in June 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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