Joints and arthritis at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital and Scunthorpe General rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 25 to 49 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 19 weeks and 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 47% 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 Northern Lincolnshire and Goole 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 202423.538.613.2
October 202423.933.913.3
November 202423.936.314.8
December 202426.340.414.7
January 202527.136.415.6
February 202525.537.315.9
March 202529.442.315.6
April 202530.242.914.8
May 202531.443.715.5
June 202530.843.415.6
July 202532.043.314.3
August 202524.044.615.8
September 202526.345.615.4
October 202531.346.315.8
November 202528.645.117.6
December 202526.043.518.2
January 202632.448.418.7
February 202633.546.418.7
March 202635.745.717.2
April 202628.546.317.2
May 202638.547.017.5
June 202621.046.917.6
July 202638.048.318.1
August 202624.548.719.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
19 to 41weeks

Half seen within 19 weeks, 9 in 10 within 41 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 31 weeks. 176 people treated in the month.

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

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