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Rheumatology waiting times at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,165
Seen within 18 weeks
60.9%
Typical (median) wait
13.9 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%60.9%89.1%April 202188.0%May 202184.9%June 202180.9%July 202178.0%August 202172.8%September 202165.0%October 202163.6%November 202160.1%December 202160.2%January 202260.5%February 202261.5%March 202260.9%April 202362.4%May 202358.7%June 202356.8%July 202353.8%August 202350.3%September 202346.9%October 202343.4%November 202339.5%December 202339.4%January 202443.4%February 202446.7%March 202447.6%April 202451.7%May 202451.8%June 202453.6%July 202454.4%August 202456.8%September 202458.5%October 202457.7%November 202458.3%December 202456.9%January 202558.6%February 202559.7%March 202559.7%April 202563.2%May 202564.6%June 202563.3%July 202561.5%August 202560.9%September 202558.8%October 202556.8%November 202557.2%December 202554.8%January 202657.3%February 202658.8%March 202657.2%April 202659.4%May 202660.9%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in May 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
7.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
1
in May 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
27.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
41.8%
Patients treated
388
in June 2026

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

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