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Princess Royal and Worthing rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 36 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 62% are within 18 weeks.

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Shortest waitHas A&E

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 36 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 301 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 Sussex 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 202433.067.923.8
October 202428.165.223.8
November 202429.563.821.1
December 202421.661.418.2
January 202521.865.921.4
February 202528.165.220.6
March 202524.859.720.6
April 202521.860.720.5
May 202524.161.120.3
June 202524.661.219.9
July 202522.161.618.8
August 202524.360.818.8
September 202516.958.417.0
October 202522.054.219.1
November 202522.353.017.8
December 202523.649.815.7
January 202613.547.616.8
February 202620.845.413.9
March 202611.142.912.7
April 20266.842.011.9
May 20266.140.513.2
June 20267.839.613.8
July 20267.736.513.0
August 20267.336.313.3

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

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