Joints and arthritis at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

James Cook rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 2 to 45 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 60% are within 18 weeks.

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Shortest waitHas A&E

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.

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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 South Tees Hospitals 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 202422.746.612.7
October 202412.334.913.8
November 202422.245.914.0
December 202418.950.414.5
January 202519.242.314.3
February 20257.441.114.7
March 20255.939.814.2
April 202517.243.713.7
May 202517.054.215.0
June 20258.042.115.3
July 202517.044.014.8
August 202510.852.815.4
September 202511.745.314.5
October 20253.736.914.3
November 20253.839.515.5
December 20251.437.616.5
January 20261.939.317.4
February 20261.339.917.5
March 20269.946.416.3
April 20261.434.915.2
May 20265.743.615.4
June 20261.333.414.2
July 20261.943.414.0
August 20262.045.514.3

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

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