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Rheumatology waiting times at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
742
Seen within 18 weeks
92.6%
Typical (median) wait
7.2 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%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%92.6%92.2%April 202191.1%May 202192.1%June 202190.4%July 202186.6%August 202182.9%September 202177.2%October 202173.5%November 202172.4%December 202171.4%January 202270.5%February 202268.3%March 202256.9%April 202353.3%May 202355.7%June 202356.8%July 202353.9%August 202354.9%September 202355.8%October 202356.7%November 202356.1%December 202355.6%January 202455.1%February 202455.2%March 202456.1%April 202456.7%May 202459.3%June 202461.7%July 202460.8%August 202462.1%September 202461.7%October 202466.6%November 202471.7%December 202472.7%January 202577.9%February 202584.5%March 202578.5%April 202575.2%May 202575.4%June 202577.2%July 202579.5%August 202582.8%September 202584.7%October 202584.9%November 202585.8%December 202585.7%January 202687.9%February 202689.9%March 202688.2%April 202690.9%May 202692.6%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
6.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
6
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
90.4%
Patients treated
280
in June 2026

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

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