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Rheumatology waiting times at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,213
Seen within 18 weeks
91.7%
Typical (median) wait
7.5 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%70%80%90%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%91.7%77.2%April 202182.9%May 202185.7%June 202187.6%July 202185.2%August 202184.0%September 202184.3%October 202182.8%November 202179.2%December 202178.9%January 202278.0%February 202279.1%March 202260.4%April 202367.9%May 202368.0%June 202364.6%July 202367.6%August 202375.3%September 202374.4%October 202375.0%November 202378.0%December 202375.0%January 202470.6%February 202475.9%March 202477.0%April 202483.8%May 202486.6%June 202480.7%July 202475.5%August 202481.2%September 202479.3%October 202478.7%November 202475.1%December 202472.4%January 202571.0%February 202577.4%March 202576.1%April 202581.0%May 202583.3%June 202584.5%July 202583.8%August 202584.4%September 202583.2%October 202581.7%November 202580.2%December 202586.5%January 202684.8%February 202686.7%March 202685.1%April 202681.6%May 202687.8%June 202689.8%July 202691.7%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
2.2 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
17
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
5.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
89.3%
Patients treated
262
in August 2026

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

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