Joints and arthritis at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chesterfield Royal rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 10 to 24 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 6 weeks and 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 89% are within 18 weeks.

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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 Chesterfield Royal 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 202438.553.318.7
October 202430.047.119.7
November 202437.055.620.0
December 202440.353.620.6
January 202541.457.619.0
February 202541.155.617.6
March 202512.549.517.1
April 202514.855.717.6
May 202513.052.417.7
June 202520.351.117.6
July 202511.549.619.4
August 20257.254.221.9
September 202517.853.123.0
October 202527.553.824.7
November 20258.059.725.9
December 202511.860.127.8
January 20268.558.525.2
February 202639.955.315.4
March 202613.954.59.5
April 20267.349.48.6
May 202613.353.27.4
June 20268.140.07.0
July 20267.734.86.2
August 202610.123.76.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
5 to 16weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 11 weeks. 85 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 22.8 miles away

6 to 11weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 11 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 11 weeks. 144 people treated in the month.

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

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