Joints and arthritis at Barts Health NHS Trust

Whipps Cross and Newham General rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 33 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 10 weeks and 9 in 10 under 26 weeks. 75% are within 18 weeks.

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8 to 33weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 33 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 26 weeks. 287 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Rheumatology at Barts Health NHS Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 202411.724.48.0
October 202411.226.18.0
November 202410.629.88.8
December 202411.133.29.8
January 202513.330.69.7
February 202512.732.59.3
March 202511.433.49.7
April 202511.536.59.2
May 202511.227.88.4
June 202510.630.88.3
July 202510.234.88.0
August 202510.725.19.3
September 202513.632.79.9
October 202512.833.69.2
November 202511.336.98.6
December 20259.437.210.3
January 202610.732.09.4
February 20268.830.07.2
March 20269.031.76.9
April 20269.627.86.7
May 20268.022.48.8
June 20269.129.68.9
July 20268.028.09.1
August 20268.132.710.2

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital

Independent hospital, 8.3 miles away

3 to 23weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 45 people treated in the month.

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Whittington Health NHS Trust

NHS trust, 4.9 miles away

4 to 17weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 138 people treated in the month.

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6 to 10weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 10 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 3 weeks, 9 in 10 under 9 weeks. 72 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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