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Rheumatology waiting times at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
563
Seen within 18 weeks
49.6%
Typical (median) wait
18.3 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
60%80%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%49.6%97.9%April 202197.1%May 202198.3%June 2021100.0%July 202198.1%August 202192.2%September 202186.3%October 202190.2%November 202196.2%December 202197.1%January 202296.0%February 202296.4%March 2022100.0%April 2023100.0%May 2023100.0%June 202397.9%July 2023100.0%August 2023100.0%September 202399.0%October 202399.0%November 2023100.0%December 2023100.0%January 2024100.0%February 202499.3%March 202497.9%April 202499.3%May 202489.2%June 202485.1%July 202478.2%August 202472.1%September 202470.0%October 202467.8%November 202485.3%December 202487.0%January 202592.4%February 202593.1%March 202594.5%April 202593.9%May 202592.5%June 202593.2%July 202590.1%August 202585.6%September 202580.3%October 202570.9%November 202566.2%December 202549.6%January 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in January 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.

Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
18.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
44.2%
Patients treated
52
in January 2026

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

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