Joints and arthritis at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Southampton General rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 9 to 27 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 78% are within 18 weeks.

Print my GP sheet

Where would a referral stand?

Enter the referral date to see how that wait compares with the people still waiting here, and with the 18-week standard.

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 University Hospital Southampton 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 20249.425.59.2
October 20247.931.49.6
November 20247.426.19.1
December 20246.525.410.2
January 20257.827.69.4
February 20257.529.69.0
March 20256.429.58.3
April 20258.033.28.0
May 20257.328.79.6
June 20257.323.410.2
July 20257.627.810.2
August 20258.127.111.7
September 202510.431.311.1
October 202511.133.010.7
November 20258.731.810.2
December 20256.931.210.4
January 202610.533.29.0
February 202610.533.88.7
March 202610.937.68.2
April 20269.330.97.7
May 202610.227.68.4
June 20269.229.48.9
July 20269.828.08.5
August 20268.627.29.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
6 to 16weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 12 weeks. 281 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

NHS trust, 16.4 miles away

7 to 35weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 35 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 32 weeks. 264 people treated in the month.

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

This page as JSON. Rheumatology waiting times at every hospital in England.

Take this to your GP

One printed page with your three fastest options and the words to ask for your right to choose.

Print my GP sheet

Thinking of paying?

See private hospitals near you, what they charge and the quickest private routes.

See the private route