Joints and arthritis at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free and Barnet rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 26 to 47 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 16 weeks and 9 in 10 under 35 weeks. 57% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 26 weeks, 9 in 10 within 47 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 35 weeks. 464 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 Royal Free London 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 202417.147.014.0
October 202417.647.814.3
November 202418.848.814.6
December 202418.848.914.9
January 202518.149.614.5
February 202518.549.614.5
March 202519.548.815.4
April 202516.748.514.8
May 202521.450.514.3
June 202516.050.515.1
July 202519.651.715.9
August 202521.351.616.4
September 202517.551.516.9
October 202522.351.916.9
November 202530.051.717.5
December 202529.249.917.1
January 202626.949.517.3
February 202626.049.615.8
March 202621.148.412.6
April 202623.248.413.8
May 202628.248.015.1
June 202621.748.115.1
July 202624.047.914.4
August 202626.047.115.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital

Independent hospital, 9.8 miles away

3 to 23weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 45 people treated in the month.

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Whittington Health NHS Trust

NHS trust, 1.5 miles away

4 to 17weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 138 people treated in the month.

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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust, 21 miles away

4 to 25weeks

Half seen within 4 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 98 people treated in the month.

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

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