Joints and arthritis at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 47 to 55 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 22 weeks and 9 in 10 under 47 weeks. 43% 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 East Kent Hospitals University 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 202443.651.223.2
October 202443.352.523.6
November 202444.553.624.1
December 202446.354.024.9
January 202547.253.325.2
February 202546.954.624.5
March 202547.455.623.9
April 202543.255.522.4
May 202538.055.021.0
June 202549.854.420.1
July 202545.854.320.7
August 202548.055.621.5
September 202549.055.322.3
October 202541.954.823.0
November 202545.652.823.6
December 202541.051.024.5
January 202645.350.124.9
February 202645.353.324.8
March 202643.050.723.1
April 202644.351.222.8
May 202643.851.822.3
June 202641.650.721.8
July 202640.251.221.6
August 202647.255.021.6

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

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