Joints and arthritis at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 8 to 31 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 81% are within 18 weeks.

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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 Midlands Partnership University 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 20244.513.83.5
October 20244.114.13.4
November 20245.615.42.1
December 20244.814.32.8
January 20256.715.32.0
February 20255.814.61.9
March 20255.915.12.4
April 20257.217.53.2
May 20257.915.54.5
June 20257.116.04.1
July 20258.117.55.1
August 20257.819.36.1
September 20258.219.06.0
October 20257.519.56.0
November 20257.219.06.4
December 20256.920.36.9
January 20266.920.17.0
February 20268.121.05.8
March 20267.422.26.3
April 20266.926.87.3
May 20268.027.77.0
June 20268.729.37.0
July 20267.827.17.0
August 20268.430.98.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
7 to 15weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 15 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 120 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust, 16.4 miles away

8 to 30weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 30 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 14 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 104 people treated in the month.

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

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