Rheumatology waiting times in England
Rheumatology waiting times at every NHS and independent provider in England. Joints and arthritis: arthritis, lupus, joint pain. 116 hospitals and providers with figures, shortest treated wait first, then 12 where fewer than 20 people were waiting or treated. Figures cover the whole specialty, not one operation.
| Cora Health Msk (Formerly Connect Health Ltd)Free on the NHS North Tyneside, North East | 1 to 19 weeks | 10 to 22 weeks | 86% |
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| Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber | 2 to 16 weeks | 9 to 28 weeks | 76% |
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough, North East | 2 to 45 weeks | 14 to 36 weeks | 60% |
| Nuffield Health the Holly HospitalFree on the NHS Epping Forest, East of England | 3 to 23 weeks | 13 to 38 weeks | 66% |
| Whittington Health NHS Trust Islington, London | 4 to 17 weeks | 6 to 15 weeks | 97% |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Buckinghamshire, South East | 4 to 25 weeks | 8 to 19 weeks | 91% |
| Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Cheshire West and Chester, North West | 4 to 26 weeks | 10 to 21 weeks | 84% |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Ashfield, East Midlands | 5 to 16 weeks | 4 to 11 weeks | 99% |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West | 5 to 21 weeks | 8 to 19 weeks | 92% |
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Hackney, London | 6 to 10 weeks | 3 to 9 weeks | 99% |
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber | 6 to 11 weeks | 4 to 11 weeks | 100% |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone, South East | 6 to 12 weeks | 4 to 11 weeks | 100% |
| Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Portsmouth, South East | 6 to 16 weeks | 5 to 12 weeks | 98% |
| Manchester Surgical Services LtdFree on the NHS Trafford, North West | 6 to 18 weeks | 7 to 19 weeks | 90% |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | 6 to 20 weeks | 8 to 22 weeks | 84% |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne, North East | 6 to 21 weeks | 8 to 19 weeks | 90% |
| South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Warwick, West Midlands | 6 to 22 weeks | 5 to 15 weeks | 98% |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland, North East | 6 to 28 weeks | 11 to 25 weeks | 74% |
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber | 7 to 15 weeks | 7 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Sandwell, West Midlands | 7 to 15 weeks | 8 to 18 weeks | 93% |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Reading, South East | 7 to 17 weeks | 10 to 25 weeks | 79% |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, North West | 7 to 23 weeks | 6 to 20 weeks | 88% |
| Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Westminster, London | 7 to 25 weeks | 8 to 25 weeks | 86% |
| Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Gateshead, North East | 7 to 28 weeks | 11 to 24 weeks | 78% |
| Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Reigate and Banstead, South East | 7 to 29 weeks | 10 to 28 weeks | 75% |
| Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Lewisham, London | 7 to 31 weeks | 8 to 25 weeks | 81% |
| Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, City of, South West | 7 to 33 weeks | 11 to 39 weeks | 67% |
| Isle of Wight NHS Trust Isle of Wight, South East | 7 to 35 weeks | 9 to 32 weeks | 70% |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Worthing, South East | 7 to 36 weeks | 13 to 37 weeks | 62% |
| Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames, London | 8 to 12 weeks | 5 to 10 weeks | 99% |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Surrey Heath, South East | 8 to 14 weeks | 5 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry, West Midlands | 8 to 18 weeks | 6 to 14 weeks | 97% |
| Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall, South West | 8 to 21 weeks | 6 to 16 weeks | 95% |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford, South East | 8 to 25 weeks | 8 to 24 weeks | 87% |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London | 8 to 28 weeks | 11 to 26 weeks | 78% |
| Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Sutton, London | 8 to 30 weeks | 10 to 27 weeks | 80% |
| Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall, West Midlands | 8 to 30 weeks | 14 to 28 weeks | 66% |
| Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Stafford, West Midlands | 8 to 31 weeks | 8 to 27 weeks | 81% |
| Barts Health NHS Trust Tower Hamlets, London | 8 to 33 weeks | 10 to 26 weeks | 75% |
| Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | 8 to 35 weeks | 9 to 27 weeks | 76% |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Southend-on-Sea, East of England | 8 to 62 weeks | 22 to 56 weeks | 45% |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London | 9 to 17 weeks | 6 to 15 weeks | 95% |
| London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Brent, London | 9 to 18 weeks | 6 to 15 weeks | 96% |
| Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Swindon, South West | 9 to 22 weeks | 7 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 9 to 27 weeks | 7 to 23 weeks | 86% |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton, South East | 9 to 27 weeks | 9 to 25 weeks | 78% |
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Westmorland and Furness, North West | 9 to 28 weeks | 11 to 33 weeks | 66% |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands | 9 to 30 weeks | 10 to 22 weeks | 88% |
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke and Deane, South East | 9 to 43 weeks | 15 to 40 weeks | 57% |
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset, South West | 9 to 47 weeks | 15 to 45 weeks | 57% |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Nuneaton and Bedworth, West Midlands | 10 to 16 weeks | 6 to 17 weeks | 93% |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber | 10 to 22 weeks | 9 to 18 weeks | 93% |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield, East Midlands | 10 to 24 weeks | 6 to 22 weeks | 89% |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands | 10 to 26 weeks | 8 to 23 weeks | 85% |
| Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Exeter, South West | 10 to 30 weeks | 9 to 24 weeks | 81% |
| Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Bath and North East Somerset, South West | 10 to 41 weeks | 11 to 33 weeks | 68% |
| Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford, South East | 11 to 15 weeks | 7 to 18 weeks | 93% |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Worcester, West Midlands | 11 to 23 weeks | 8 to 21 weeks | 86% |
| Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust South Ribble, North West | 11 to 25 weeks | 8 to 22 weeks | 79% |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Dudley, West Midlands | 11 to 25 weeks | 8 to 21 weeks | 87% |
| Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, East of England | 11 to 26 weeks | 8 to 23 weeks | 85% |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheshire East, North West | 11 to 53 weeks | 16 to 43 weeks | 54% |
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Hastings, South East | 12 to 21 weeks | 7 to 22 weeks | 89% |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby, East Midlands | 12 to 25 weeks | 8 to 19 weeks | 88% |
| Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber | 12 to 30 weeks | 9 to 28 weeks | 77% |
| West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Watford, East of England | 12 to 36 weeks | 10 to 28 weeks | 75% |
| Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Wiltshire, South West | 12 to 37 weeks | 11 to 30 weeks | 73% |
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Knowsley, North West | 12 to 41 weeks | 13 to 38 weeks | 64% |
| The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Shropshire, West Midlands | 13 to 21 weeks | 8 to 16 weeks | 95% |
| York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust York, Yorkshire and The Humber | 13 to 28 weeks | 8 to 23 weeks | 84% |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, North West | 13 to 30 weeks | 10 to 22 weeks | 82% |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust West Suffolk, East of England | 13 to 30 weeks | 12 to 23 weeks | 73% |
| Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Tameside, North West | 14 to 26 weeks | 8 to 15 weeks | 95% |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North Tyneside, North East | 14 to 27 weeks | 11 to 21 weeks | 87% |
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton, East of England | 14 to 46 weeks | 9 to 19 weeks | 90% |
| Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc)Free on the NHS Reigate and Banstead, South East | 15 to 22 weeks | 9 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan, North West | 15 to 28 weeks | 8 to 21 weeks | 86% |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool, North West | 15 to 35 weeks | 10 to 35 weeks | 69% |
| Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Runnymede, South East | 15 to 39 weeks | 12 to 29 weeks | 65% |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North Northamptonshire, East Midlands | 15 to 40 weeks | 11 to 34 weeks | 74% |
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wandsworth, London | 15 to 41 weeks | 11 to 33 weeks | 75% |
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford, North West | 15 to 44 weeks | 14 to 35 weeks | 62% |
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stockport, North West | 15 to 44 weeks | 13 to 36 weeks | 62% |
| University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London | 15 to 48 weeks | 13 to 38 weeks | 64% |
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Havering, London | 16 to 33 weeks | 13 to 28 weeks | 67% |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South Norfolk, East of England | 17 to 31 weeks | 11 to 26 weeks | 73% |
| Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber | 17 to 33 weeks | 11 to 28 weeks | 71% |
| The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Hillingdon, London | 17 to 33 weeks | 10 to 26 weeks | 77% |
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kensington and Chelsea, London | 17 to 35 weeks | 11 to 27 weeks | 77% |
| Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Croydon, London | 17 to 40 weeks | 13 to 34 weeks | 67% |
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Bolton, North West | 18 to 26 weeks | 10 to 23 weeks | 76% |
| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber | 18 to 41 weeks | 13 to 33 weeks | 63% |
| James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Great Yarmouth, East of England | 19 to 23 weeks | 12 to 21 weeks | 81% |
| North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Hartlepool, North East | 19 to 27 weeks | 11 to 22 weeks | 82% |
| MedeferFree on the NHS Westminster, London | 19 to 29 weeks | 10 to 22 weeks | 84% |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber | 19 to 41 weeks | 13 to 31 weeks | 67% |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Harrow, London | 20 to 30 weeks | 8 to 23 weeks | 85% |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England | 21 to 33 weeks | 11 to 24 weeks | 76% |
| North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Cumberland, North West | 21 to 46 weeks | 16 to 38 weeks | 54% |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham, South West | 22 to 46 weeks | 12 to 38 weeks | 68% |
| Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes, South East | 23 to 62 weeks | 20 to 50 weeks | 45% |
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Darlington, North East | 24 to 54 weeks | 20 to 49 weeks | 45% |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham, East Midlands | 24 to 104 weeks | 7 to 20 weeks | 87% |
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber | 25 to 49 weeks | 19 to 41 weeks | 47% |
| East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Colchester, East of England | 25 to 50 weeks | 14 to 42 weeks | 58% |
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Peterborough, East of England | 26 to 42 weeks | 12 to 31 weeks | 64% |
| Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Camden, London | 26 to 47 weeks | 16 to 35 weeks | 57% |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Blackburn with Darwen, North West | 27 to 46 weeks | 12 to 32 weeks | 67% |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, East Midlands | 29 to 52 weeks | 17 to 44 weeks | 52% |
| United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Lincoln, East Midlands | 30 to 48 weeks | 18 to 45 weeks | 49% |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage, East of England | 33 to 42 weeks | 15 to 34 weeks | 58% |
| The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Harlow, East of England | 35 to 49 weeks | 13 to 34 weeks | 67% |
| North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Warrington, North West | 38 to 52 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 57% |
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury, South East | 47 to 55 weeks | 22 to 47 weeks | 43% |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Wirral, North West | 48 to 64 weeks | 18 to 48 weeks | 51% |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust Medway, South East | 56 to 60 weeks | 29 to 54 weeks | 32% |
| Boston West HospitalFree on the NHS Boston, East Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
| Cora Health Diagnostics (Formerly Healthshare Diagnostics)Free on the NHS Tonbridge and Malling, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Epsomedical GroupFree on the NHS Elmbridge, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust New Forest, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Kings Oak HospitalFree on the NHS Enfield, London | Too few patients to show | ||
| Modality LLPFree on the NHS Wolverhampton, West Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
| Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Mid Sussex, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Shropshire, West Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Shropshire, West Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
| The Yorkshire ClinicFree on the NHS Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber | Too few patients to show | ||
| Three Shires HospitalFree on the NHS West Northamptonshire, East Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times, monthly full CSV (Open Government Licence v3.0)
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Questions people ask
How long is the NHS waiting list for rheumatology?
It depends on the hospital. In August 2026, at a typical hospital half of the people treated for rheumatology had waited under 11 weeks. The shortest treated wait in England was at Cora Health Msk (Formerly Connect Health Ltd), where half were treated within 1 weeks. The table above covers every provider with figures.
Is the rheumatology waiting list getting shorter?
Every hospital page for rheumatology on this site has a trend chart covering up to 24 months of NHS England figures, so you can see whether the wait at that hospital is rising or falling. National figures are updated about two months after each month ends.
What does rheumatology cover?
Joints and arthritis: arthritis, lupus, joint pain. NHS England collects waiting times by specialty, not by operation, so a knee replacement and a fracture clinic appointment sit in the same figure.