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George Eliot Hospital - Acute Services rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 10 to 16 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 6 weeks and 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 93% are within 18 weeks.

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Has A&E
10 to 16weeks

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

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 83 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 George Eliot Hospital 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 202413.227.410.1
October 202415.826.27.5
November 202418.828.07.4
December 202415.131.88.0
January 202512.421.97.0
February 202515.021.95.1
March 202511.315.94.2
April 20259.616.55.3
May 202510.718.64.9
June 20259.118.95.4
July 20259.017.24.1
August 20258.813.34.7
September 20259.319.45.3
October 202510.416.75.6
November 202510.817.35.6
December 20259.917.94.7
January 202610.620.16.1
February 202610.715.85.3
March 202610.317.74.7
April 20269.915.94.9
May 202610.114.64.9
June 20269.719.05.3
July 202610.514.94.0
August 20269.716.46.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
6 to 22weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 22 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 64 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
7 to 15weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 15 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 120 people treated in the month.

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

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