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Rheumatology waiting times at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,153
Seen within 18 weeks
66.8%
Typical (median) wait
12.9 wks
Waiting over a year
3
Waiting over 65 weeks
3
Waiting over 78 weeks
3
Seen within 18 weeks
Rheumatology · % of the waiting list
25%50%75%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%66.8%78.4%April 202175.7%May 202175.3%June 202173.5%July 202179.0%August 202170.6%September 202166.4%October 202168.3%November 202162.8%December 202163.3%January 202255.2%February 202250.9%March 202223.7%April 202327.2%May 202321.2%June 202330.5%July 202330.2%August 202325.3%September 202321.8%October 202324.2%November 202327.7%December 202331.7%January 202433.8%February 202433.8%March 202435.2%April 202430.4%May 202453.4%June 202460.0%July 202453.7%August 202447.1%September 202440.6%October 202436.7%November 202437.3%December 202450.4%January 202550.4%February 202550.0%March 202549.2%April 202551.4%May 202551.5%June 202551.8%July 202549.4%August 202549.8%September 202551.7%October 202549.7%November 202550.1%December 202549.4%January 202654.9%February 202661.3%March 202664.7%April 202665.5%May 202665.5%June 202664.6%July 202666.8%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in August 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
16.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
14
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
36.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
24.4%
Patients treated
176
in August 2026

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

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