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Tameside General rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 14 to 26 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 95% 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 Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
02040September 2024August 2026

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 202415.123.27.4
October 202413.527.66.5
November 202415.129.05.8
December 202410.824.87.2
January 202514.131.77.8
February 202513.324.66.8
March 202512.419.06.4
April 202513.226.07.7
May 202513.523.27.7
June 202513.621.28.0
July 202515.222.48.5
August 202515.722.28.5
September 202516.422.88.7
October 202516.823.08.8
November 202515.825.79.3
December 202513.822.610.0
January 202620.225.89.8
February 202618.824.88.9
March 202618.122.97.8
April 202617.021.57.2
May 202613.819.77.0
June 202614.926.56.4
July 202614.617.87.0
August 202613.626.57.9

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 24 miles away

6 to 11weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 11 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 11 weeks. 144 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Manchester Surgical Services Ltd

Independent provider, 12.6 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.

Has A&E

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 24.5 miles away

6 to 20weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 20 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 147 people treated in the month.

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

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