Joints and arthritis at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Leicester Royal Infirmary rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 29 to 52 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 17 weeks and 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 52% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 29 weeks, 9 in 10 within 52 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 17 weeks, 9 in 10 under 44 weeks. 708 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 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS 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 202417.437.111.9
October 202417.442.112.6
November 202415.936.211.9
December 202419.454.213.0
January 202520.651.613.3
February 202518.147.914.1
March 202518.146.014.6
April 202520.045.214.1
May 202525.243.415.3
June 202521.941.816.4
July 202523.342.718.5
August 202529.344.719.7
September 202531.847.019.8
October 202534.849.020.4
November 202536.150.319.6
December 202534.849.220.4
January 202638.651.119.6
February 202639.450.819.6
March 202631.549.919.3
April 202621.550.820.9
May 202626.452.020.1
June 202636.352.919.4
July 202633.352.617.9
August 202629.152.217.2

Faster options within 25 miles

Has A&E

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

NHS trust, 16.4 miles away

10 to 16weeks

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

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 83 people treated in the month.

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15 to 40weeks

Half seen within 15 weeks, 9 in 10 within 40 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 34 weeks. 151 people treated in the month.

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

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