Joints and arthritis at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Poole and The Royal Bournemouth rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 5 to 21 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 92% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

Rheumatology at University Hospitals Dorset 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 20248.122.49.5
October 202410.120.310.3
November 202410.222.69.5
December 20248.923.610.8
January 20259.320.710.7
February 20257.323.711.1
March 20256.020.99.2
April 20254.822.99.2
May 20257.225.76.7
June 20257.527.76.9
July 20258.024.27.9
August 20256.721.87.3
September 20258.026.27.6
October 20257.024.48.5
November 20257.933.97.3
December 20256.827.77.6
January 20267.528.27.8
February 20266.626.07.8
March 20266.632.18.9
April 20267.027.58.4
May 20266.426.89.2
June 20267.031.48.3
July 20266.830.97.6
August 20265.320.87.5

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

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