Joints and arthritis at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Bolton rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 18 to 26 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 10 weeks and 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 76% are within 18 weeks.

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18 to 26weeks

Half seen within 18 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 123 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 Bolton NHS Foundation 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 202456.562.820.2
October 202445.459.118.8
November 202446.555.917.4
December 202422.349.216.3
January 202520.048.415.3
February 202512.444.814.6
March 202528.843.89.3
April 202519.835.57.5
May 202513.927.76.2
June 20257.916.86.7
July 202511.114.94.7
August 20259.319.65.9
September 202510.518.66.4
October 202511.116.65.2
November 202510.314.45.5
December 202510.014.05.9
January 202610.018.57.0
February 202611.317.86.6
March 20268.418.87.1
April 20267.422.18.7
May 202619.123.69.3
June 20266.921.99.3
July 202617.024.610.1
August 202617.525.610.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Manchester Surgical Services Ltd

Independent provider, 7.3 miles away

6 to 18weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 18 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 30 people treated in the month.

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7 to 23weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 20 weeks. 339 people treated in the month.

11 to 25weeks

Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 105 people treated in the month.

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

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