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Rheumatology waiting times at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
1,290
Seen within 18 weeks
49.3%
Typical (median) wait
18.4 wks
Waiting over a year
100
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Rheumatology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%49.3%81.8%April 202176.2%May 202186.6%June 202195.6%July 202194.6%August 202196.6%September 202195.6%October 202196.4%November 202190.9%December 202191.5%January 202288.5%February 202287.0%March 202285.8%April 202392.1%May 202392.6%June 202388.4%July 202383.0%August 202371.4%September 202368.3%October 202362.5%November 202361.4%December 202359.2%January 202458.1%February 202457.3%March 202458.0%April 202454.9%May 202454.3%June 202449.8%July 202448.1%August 202446.2%September 202443.1%October 202440.2%November 202439.2%December 202442.1%January 202542.4%February 202548.1%March 202554.8%April 202556.2%May 202556.7%June 202555.1%July 202551.5%August 202552.8%September 202548.3%October 202548.3%November 202548.8%December 202549.5%January 202648.5%February 202653.5%March 202652.2%April 202651.6%May 202649.3%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
16.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
6
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
16.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
55.0%
Patients treated
100
in June 2026

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

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