Joints and arthritis at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

St Mary's and Charing Cross rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 25 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 86% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 209 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 Imperial College Healthcare 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 202415.337.712.5
October 202419.939.711.3
November 20248.937.511.7
December 202412.937.012.2
January 202510.435.813.9
February 20258.334.714.0
March 202515.136.910.8
April 20259.738.011.7
May 20258.643.011.9
June 202511.839.411.2
July 202512.837.910.2
August 202511.233.98.7
September 20259.731.78.1
October 20257.227.37.9
November 20259.131.58.0
December 20257.324.97.8
January 20266.723.47.4
February 20265.524.76.8
March 20266.025.76.1
April 20266.830.77.5
May 20267.827.58.5
June 20266.927.67.5
July 20267.529.07.2
August 20267.224.87.6

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital

Independent hospital, 11.5 miles away

3 to 23weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 45 people treated in the month.

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Whittington Health NHS Trust

NHS trust, 3.7 miles away

4 to 17weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 138 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust, 21.7 miles away

4 to 25weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 98 people treated in the month.

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

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