7week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 23,263 people on the other: other services list here have been waiting longer than 7 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty. 6 of them have been waiting more than a year.
86%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
22
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
47 / 122
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week longer than a year ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough | 44 miles | 3 wks | 4 wks |
| South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Sunderland | 13 miles | 3 wks | 4 wks |
| Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne | 3 miles | 4 wks | 3 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Cora Health Msk (Formerly Connect Health Ltd) reports one other specialty in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Rheumatology | 1,304 | 7 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.