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Joints and arthritis at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Derby and Queen's Hospital Burton rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 12 to 25 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 88% 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 of Derby and Burton 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 202425.052.217.1
October 202418.149.417.3
November 202420.454.817.4
December 202417.052.017.0
January 202519.650.216.8
February 202513.851.016.6
March 202522.554.714.5
April 202511.849.913.8
May 202519.051.213.6
June 202519.650.512.5
July 202521.647.610.6
August 202522.039.010.1
September 202515.331.110.3
October 202513.332.211.0
November 202518.333.810.7
December 202513.236.010.6
January 202618.434.111.1
February 202614.832.411.1
March 202618.232.46.4
April 202612.429.16.6
May 202610.925.37.0
June 202611.226.37.1
July 202611.422.77.2
August 202611.524.88.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 19.4 miles away

5 to 16weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 16 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 11 weeks. 85 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 23 miles away

10 to 24weeks

Half seen within 10 weeks, 9 in 10 within 24 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 104 people treated in the month.

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

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