Joints and arthritis at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Blackburn rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 27 to 46 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 32 weeks. 67% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 27 weeks, 9 in 10 within 46 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 32 weeks. 169 people treated in the month.

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Enter the referral date to see how that wait compares with the people still waiting here, and with the 18-week standard.

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 Lancashire Hospitals 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 202429.950.913.1
October 202424.942.512.4
November 202421.637.411.4
December 202421.039.912.2
January 202518.141.612.7
February 202516.340.113.6
March 202515.843.011.4
April 202513.946.212.9
May 202513.247.312.9
June 202514.446.113.7
July 202514.050.413.0
August 202512.549.514.3
September 202519.046.814.4
October 202524.346.014.5
November 202527.744.611.6
December 202525.137.611.9
January 202619.746.011.1
February 202615.749.612.2
March 202615.646.810.8
April 202615.137.211.5
May 202617.849.311.5
June 202615.045.410.8
July 202614.446.912.3
August 202627.346.511.9

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Manchester Surgical Services Ltd

Independent provider, 19.8 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.

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Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 23.3 miles away

8 to 35weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 35 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 110 people treated in the month.

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

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