Joints and arthritis at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Leighton rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 11 to 53 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 16 weeks and 9 in 10 under 43 weeks. 54% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 53 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 43 weeks. 152 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 Mid Cheshire Hospitals 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 202462.570.927.2
October 202462.171.725.4
November 202459.271.324.8
December 202437.067.026.2
January 202559.069.725.6
February 202540.966.825.3
March 202548.566.422.7
April 202543.961.522.2
May 202537.462.221.9
June 202514.067.621.2
July 202510.854.821.5
August 202513.360.521.1
September 202524.860.320.6
October 202545.358.819.1
November 202530.557.019.1
December 202541.058.720.0
January 202638.857.819.7
February 202641.059.919.7
March 202642.155.218.3
April 20267.752.719.2
May 202618.451.118.8
June 202628.352.415.8
July 202613.349.816.0
August 202610.553.016.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
4 to 26weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 117 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Manchester Surgical Services Ltd

Independent provider, 23.6 miles away

6 to 18weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 18 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 30 people treated in the month.

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

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