Joints and arthritis at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital of North Tees rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 19 to 27 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 82% 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 Tees and Hartlepool 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 202417.342.49.5
October 202414.737.98.8
November 20249.031.28.3
December 202417.541.39.1
January 202513.332.59.6
February 20256.824.110.6
March 202514.033.28.8
April 202516.432.08.7
May 202510.630.99.7
June 202511.539.110.7
July 202518.137.38.5
August 20259.831.08.8
September 202519.535.810.1
October 202511.827.38.4
November 202514.331.48.1
December 202510.826.19.9
January 202616.435.611.4
February 202617.128.78.4
March 202611.529.78.9
April 202610.921.09.7
May 202614.122.29.2
June 202616.023.510.0
July 202615.124.710.8
August 202618.927.210.7

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
2 to 45weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 45 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 14 weeks, 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 301 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 21.6 miles away

7 to 28weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 28 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 73 people treated in the month.

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

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