Joints and arthritis at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

West Suffolk rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 13 to 30 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 73% are within 18 weeks.

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13 to 30weeks

Half seen within 13 weeks, 9 in 10 within 30 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 104 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 West Suffolk 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 20246.012.94.0
October 20243.613.53.0
November 20243.88.63.8
December 20242.87.73.6
January 20254.210.43.0
February 20254.010.23.0
March 20254.511.03.3
April 20256.28.14.7
May 20258.111.86.2
June 20259.113.05.6
July 202512.116.96.4
August 202510.316.77.4
September 202513.617.76.3
October 202511.618.05.8
November 202511.215.25.6
December 202510.114.96.5
January 202610.518.46.6
February 20269.617.16.5
March 202611.019.95.3
April 202610.321.46.5
May 202614.223.58.0
June 202615.220.08.2
July 20268.024.210.4
August 202613.329.612.0

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
11 to 26weeks

Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 525 people treated in the month.

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

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