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Rheumatology waiting times at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,370
Seen within 18 weeks
56.5%
Typical (median) wait
15.5 wks
Waiting over a year
0
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Rheumatology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%56.5%87.9%April 202189.8%May 202192.6%June 202189.9%July 202184.2%August 202180.9%September 202177.0%October 202171.5%November 202164.2%December 202169.1%January 202264.9%February 202264.3%March 202278.7%April 202376.9%May 202372.5%June 202362.9%July 202366.2%August 202361.6%September 202362.4%October 202360.0%November 202356.3%December 202354.0%January 202455.9%February 202449.6%March 202444.6%April 202450.8%May 202449.9%June 202452.6%July 202454.2%August 202456.7%September 202457.6%October 202459.1%November 202458.9%December 202455.1%January 202555.1%February 202555.3%March 202552.9%April 202553.9%May 202555.3%June 202554.0%July 202552.4%August 202552.2%September 202549.9%October 202550.8%November 202550.8%December 202552.5%January 202650.9%February 202654.5%March 202653.3%April 202654.8%May 202656.5%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
12.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
2
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
30.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
37.3%
Patients treated
225
in June 2026

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

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