Joints and arthritis at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Leeds General Infirmary and St James rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 18 to 41 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 33 weeks. 63% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 18 weeks, 9 in 10 within 41 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 33 weeks. 388 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 Leeds Teaching 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 202411.427.910.3
October 202414.628.810.7
November 202413.629.410.8
December 202414.030.911.3
January 202514.631.811.3
February 20259.929.89.9
March 20256.730.88.8
April 20257.431.49.1
May 20258.832.410.1
June 202510.034.411.9
July 20259.735.512.3
August 202512.437.513.5
September 202519.337.513.0
October 202518.136.312.1
November 202516.236.911.8
December 202514.938.112.7
January 202615.939.713.2
February 202618.438.912.4
March 202618.937.910.8
April 202614.738.011.7
May 202619.037.012.8
June 202617.338.113.7
July 202620.739.413.3
August 202617.940.613.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

NHS trust, 8 miles away

2 to 16weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 290 people treated in the month.

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Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 17.1 miles away

6 to 11weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 11 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 11 weeks. 144 people treated in the month.

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6 to 20weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 20 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 147 people treated in the month.

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

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