Joints and arthritis at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Russells Hall rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 11 to 25 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 87% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 259 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 The Dudley Group 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 20249.945.413.5
October 202415.443.612.3
November 202411.146.511.3
December 20248.936.912.3
January 20257.840.613.2
February 20254.635.911.5
March 20254.335.28.8
April 20255.638.67.7
May 20255.636.38.5
June 20257.633.78.0
July 20257.431.87.1
August 20257.236.57.5
September 20258.928.97.3
October 20259.128.47.0
November 20258.326.27.1
December 20258.223.47.0
January 20269.022.08.2
February 20268.318.97.2
March 20267.926.57.8
April 202611.129.37.5
May 202612.223.98.3
June 202611.325.58.3
July 202610.923.87.5
August 202610.924.78.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
7 to 15weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 15 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 120 people treated in the month.

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust, 7.5 miles away

8 to 30weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 30 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 14 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 104 people treated in the month.

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

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