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Rheumatology waiting times at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
18
Seen within 18 weeks
72.2%
Typical (median) wait
12.0 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
25%50%75%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%72.2%100.0%April 2021100.0%May 2021100.0%June 2021100.0%July 202197.0%August 202190.0%September 202182.9%October 202165.9%November 202163.9%December 202183.3%January 202285.7%February 202295.2%March 202292.9%April 202380.0%May 202386.4%June 202380.0%July 202389.5%August 202385.7%September 202390.0%October 202390.0%November 2023100.0%December 2023100.0%January 2024100.0%February 2024100.0%March 202493.8%April 202490.0%May 202493.8%June 202494.1%July 202493.8%August 202490.0%September 202487.5%October 202475.0%November 202487.5%December 202480.0%January 2025100.0%February 2025100.0%March 2025100.0%April 2025100.0%May 2025100.0%June 2025100.0%July 2025100.0%August 202595.7%September 202595.1%October 202583.3%November 202517.5%December 202560.0%January 202652.4%February 202645.0%March 202666.7%April 202668.2%May 202672.2%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in November 2025 — 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
3.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
1
in November 2025
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
22.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
25.0%
Patients treated
4
in June 2026

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

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