Joints and arthritis at Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Medway Maritime rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 56 to 60 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 29 weeks and 9 in 10 under 54 weeks. 32% are within 18 weeks.

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56 to 60weeks

Half seen within 56 weeks, 9 in 10 within 60 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 29 weeks, 9 in 10 under 54 weeks. 371 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 Medway 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 202445.263.524.9
October 202445.568.123.9
November 202447.968.323.3
December 202450.065.024.9
January 202545.065.826.3
February 202549.467.024.8
March 202550.368.224.9
April 202554.567.824.1
May 202549.157.524.6
June 202550.155.921.4
July 202550.354.421.7
August 202548.554.022.8
September 202548.853.222.6
October 202549.954.223.4
November 202551.854.323.3
December 202551.355.824.8
January 202649.157.326.1
February 202649.555.326.1
March 202651.156.626.5
April 202651.658.427.7
May 202654.958.629.1
June 202655.059.329.7
July 202655.059.928.9
August 202656.359.729.4

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
6 to 12weeks

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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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

NHS trust, 24.7 miles away

7 to 31weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 31 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 145 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
8 to 62weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 62 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 22 weeks, 9 in 10 under 56 weeks. 452 people treated in the month.

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

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