Joints and arthritis at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Queen Elizabeth rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 28 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 78% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 28 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 73 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 Gateshead Health 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 202412.229.79.2
October 202412.024.510.9
November 202415.029.711.0
December 202417.829.612.3
January 202520.134.712.3
February 202520.033.112.2
March 202520.032.411.9
April 202518.034.513.4
May 202514.232.915.1
June 202521.837.314.3
July 202520.136.813.8
August 202523.040.514.1
September 202520.541.614.6
October 202519.142.315.5
November 202519.543.413.8
December 202519.840.813.3
January 202618.536.312.6
February 202619.735.511.3
March 202616.133.68.6
April 202612.232.49.1
May 202616.032.010.0
June 202615.828.79.9
July 202613.129.89.9
August 20266.827.610.8

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Cora Health Msk (Formerly Connect Health Ltd)

Independent provider, 5.5 miles away

1 to 19weeks

Half seen within 1 week, 9 in 10 within 19 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 577 people treated in the month.

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

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