Joints and arthritis at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stepping Hill rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 15 to 44 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 62% are within 18 weeks.

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15 to 44weeks

Half seen within 15 weeks, 9 in 10 within 44 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 178 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 Stockport 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 202411.043.914.0
October 202410.940.914.5
November 20246.447.315.0
December 202415.546.414.2
January 202514.249.914.9
February 202513.851.114.8
March 202514.649.713.6
April 202513.152.813.8
May 202513.151.113.8
June 202516.750.914.0
July 202514.853.313.4
August 202515.348.914.9
September 202516.549.014.8
October 202518.047.815.0
November 202517.448.415.5
December 202522.845.913.7
January 202616.743.914.0
February 202613.643.113.8
March 202615.844.812.6
April 202615.345.212.6
May 202615.345.413.2
June 202614.943.913.4
July 202614.441.612.7
August 202614.643.513.0

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Manchester Surgical Services Ltd

Independent provider, 11 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.

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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.

Has A&E
11 to 53weeks

Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 53 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 16 weeks, 9 in 10 under 43 weeks. 152 people treated in the month.

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

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