Joints and arthritis at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 6 to 12 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 4 weeks and 9 in 10 under 11 weeks. 100% are within 18 weeks.

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Shortest waitHas A&E

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 12 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 11 weeks. 218 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 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, 24 months to August 2026
02550September 2024August 2026

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 202417.938.29.9
October 202415.737.99.5
November 202413.836.49.7
December 202412.236.48.4
January 202510.737.18.1
February 202510.738.87.2
March 202514.535.85.0
April 202510.121.65.5
May 202510.616.96.2
June 202510.015.05.4
July 20259.015.04.3
August 20257.714.64.5
September 20258.215.54.6
October 20256.814.85.0
November 20255.617.15.1
December 20254.015.96.0
January 20266.518.03.2
February 20263.014.02.5
March 20264.19.42.4
April 20264.49.83.0
May 20265.610.03.1
June 20266.311.23.4
July 20265.612.04.1
August 20266.111.94.5

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

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