Joints and arthritis at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

UHB (Good Hope and Heartlands) rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 10 to 26 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 85% 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 University Hospitals Birmingham 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 20248.826.98.0
October 20247.822.67.6
November 20246.826.07.0
December 20247.024.17.0
January 20257.123.76.7
February 20255.019.75.7
March 20255.623.85.6
April 20255.025.06.5
May 20256.025.27.5
June 20256.826.36.5
July 20258.123.46.7
August 20258.022.27.9
September 20259.923.17.7
October 20256.922.37.4
November 20257.123.97.5
December 20258.725.17.8
January 20268.227.17.9
February 20266.628.37.7
March 20267.125.96.3
April 20266.325.26.8
May 20267.825.46.8
June 20267.726.26.8
July 20268.225.97.4
August 20269.825.67.7

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
6 to 22weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 22 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 64 people treated in the month.

Has 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.

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

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