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Rheumatology waiting times at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
888
Seen within 18 weeks
62.4%
Typical (median) wait
12.6 wks
Waiting over a year
6
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%62.4%56.8%April 202155.3%May 202149.2%June 202145.3%July 202142.9%August 202141.2%September 202136.2%October 202136.4%November 202135.4%December 202138.5%January 202241.0%February 202244.6%March 202259.1%April 202364.7%May 202366.1%June 202366.3%July 202367.7%August 202366.9%September 202363.8%October 202361.3%November 202359.6%December 202358.2%January 202456.3%February 202459.3%March 202464.0%April 202467.1%May 202467.9%June 202464.7%July 202466.1%August 202465.2%September 202466.8%October 202469.9%November 202469.8%December 202470.0%January 202567.8%February 202565.9%March 202566.1%April 202566.7%May 202563.7%June 202566.3%July 202567.5%August 202566.2%September 202565.9%October 202565.8%November 202564.4%December 202564.2%January 202658.7%February 202658.8%March 202656.5%April 202659.3%May 202662.4%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in April 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
3.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
1
in April 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
75.9%
Patients treated
203
in June 2026

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

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