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Rheumatology waiting times at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,148
Seen within 18 weeks
61.0%
Typical (median) wait
13.8 wks
Waiting over a year
3
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%61.0%75.6%April 202175.2%May 202174.2%June 202170.1%July 202165.4%August 202166.0%September 202160.2%October 202155.7%November 202148.8%December 202155.8%January 202258.1%February 202253.0%March 202243.7%April 202347.7%May 202341.8%June 202340.7%July 202338.6%August 202341.5%September 202352.6%October 202357.2%November 202351.0%December 202343.9%January 202436.2%February 202440.9%March 202443.8%April 202445.7%May 202448.8%June 202450.7%July 202449.6%August 202437.9%September 202441.3%October 202444.1%November 202449.7%December 202445.0%January 202543.4%February 202544.5%March 202545.3%April 202545.5%May 202546.4%June 202548.2%July 202548.9%August 202552.5%September 202546.9%October 202550.5%November 202554.1%December 202552.3%January 202659.6%February 202663.7%March 202662.1%April 202664.0%May 202661.0%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in May 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
33.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
0.0%
Patients treated
1
in May 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
7.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
65.6%
Patients treated
294
in June 2026

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

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