Joints and arthritis at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

Warrington rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 38 to 52 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 39 weeks. 57% 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 North Cheshire and Mersey 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 202416.330.810.4
October 202412.926.19.7
November 202414.729.710.5
December 202420.832.011.5
January 202510.735.013.9
February 202511.533.513.9
March 202510.635.812.8
April 20255.834.913.6
May 20256.543.115.4
June 20259.642.515.1
July 20257.948.116.7
August 202510.648.617.0
September 20259.049.117.8
October 202521.854.617.0
November 202524.356.715.3
December 20255.856.415.8
January 202625.056.416.6
February 202623.255.216.8
March 202638.553.216.1
April 202632.554.518.1
May 202618.551.917.5
June 202641.950.917.3
July 202631.849.017.3
August 202638.351.714.0

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, 10.7 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.

Has A&E
7 to 23weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 20 weeks. 339 people treated in the month.

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

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