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Rheumatology waiting times at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,152
Seen within 18 weeks
59.1%
Typical (median) wait
15.1 wks
Waiting over a year
1
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Rheumatology · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%59.1%53.2%April 202158.5%May 202159.7%June 202162.5%July 202166.4%August 202159.3%September 202158.9%October 202156.1%November 202151.8%December 202154.6%January 202259.9%February 202260.6%March 202264.7%April 202364.7%May 202363.8%June 202362.8%July 202363.2%August 202362.7%September 202362.3%October 202361.4%November 202358.4%December 202356.3%January 202456.8%February 202459.0%March 202460.4%April 202462.0%May 202461.2%June 202460.8%July 202461.6%August 202460.1%September 202459.6%October 202459.3%November 202457.5%December 202460.7%January 202559.8%February 202557.4%March 202556.0%April 202558.6%May 202558.5%June 202555.7%July 202554.6%August 202552.6%September 202553.1%October 202551.1%November 202553.0%December 202551.5%January 202656.2%February 202662.0%March 202660.7%April 202659.7%May 202659.1%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
13.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
2
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
21.7 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
38.3%
Patients treated
358
in June 2026

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

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