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Royal Albert Edward Infirmary rheumatology waiting times: most people treated waited 15 to 28 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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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 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals 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 202421.635.911.2
October 202422.230.511.0
November 202419.030.411.6
December 202421.529.112.5
January 202521.331.614.2
February 202521.829.614.1
March 202520.935.510.9
April 202519.137.010.7
May 202516.636.410.9
June 202515.438.111.7
July 202515.237.610.6
August 202514.436.610.2
September 202515.331.69.8
October 202513.129.99.1
November 202513.233.57.7
December 202511.332.98.8
January 202611.329.48.9
February 202612.630.46.6
March 202610.230.17.1
April 20267.720.98.4
May 202613.227.79.2
June 20267.820.69.7
July 202614.229.18.7
August 202614.828.57.7

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Manchester Surgical Services Ltd

Independent provider, 12.8 miles away

6 to 18weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 18 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 30 people treated in the month.

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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 17.8 miles away

7 to 23weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 20 weeks. 339 people treated in the month.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 11.2 miles away

11 to 25weeks

Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 22 weeks. 105 people treated in the month.

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