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Joints and arthritis at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 17 to 35 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 77% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

Rheumatology at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 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 202425.853.512.2
October 202424.547.711.2
November 202420.739.611.1
December 202418.140.211.0
January 202514.739.511.8
February 202525.236.610.8
March 202514.831.59.2
April 202510.032.510.3
May 202512.440.712.0
June 202515.538.812.4
July 202517.342.711.7
August 202523.742.111.7
September 202517.942.312.2
October 202524.343.613.4
November 202523.243.214.2
December 202531.944.914.6
January 202626.939.414.4
February 202626.440.813.5
March 202625.234.610.3
April 202621.434.211.0
May 202620.031.611.1
June 202621.331.511.1
July 202617.334.411.1
August 202616.635.410.9

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital

Independent hospital, 13.3 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.

Has A&E

Whittington Health NHS Trust

NHS trust, 6 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.

Has A&E

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust, 22.6 miles away

4 to 25weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 98 people treated in the month.

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

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