Joints and arthritis at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Alexandra and Worcestershire Royal rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 11 to 23 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 8 weeks and 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 86% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 21 weeks. 141 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 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals 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 202416.042.713.6
October 202420.244.912.9
November 202421.443.612.4
December 202420.045.211.7
January 202514.635.010.7
February 202514.134.810.3
March 202515.438.68.2
April 202513.333.77.0
May 202511.738.67.8
June 202510.631.98.3
July 20259.928.68.1
August 202510.526.09.2
September 20258.830.09.9
October 202512.530.97.7
November 202511.230.67.3
December 202510.431.37.8
January 202610.225.38.4
February 202610.326.85.7
March 20268.324.15.6
April 20267.924.16.6
May 20268.824.35.8
June 20269.425.86.5
July 20269.424.47.6
August 202610.922.68.1

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
7 to 15weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 15 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 120 people treated in the month.

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Wye Valley NHS Trust

NHS trust, 24.1 miles away

9 to 30weeks

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

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 99 people treated in the month.

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

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