12week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,099 people on the rheumatology list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks longer than a year ago. 1 of them has been waiting more than a year.
68%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
35
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
89 / 123
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
3 weeks longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 3 weeks longer than twelve months ago, but 1 week shorter than six months 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sutton-in-Ashfield | 68 miles | 3 wks | 8 wks |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry | 37 miles | 4 wks | 8 wks |
| London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Harrow | 75 miles | 4 wks | 7 wks |
| George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Nuneaton | 40 miles | 5 wks | 6 wks |
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Smethwick | 64 miles | 6 wks | 6 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other: Medical Services | 3,842 | 14 wks |
| Gynaecology | 2,885 | 13 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,530 | 10 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 2,425 | 17 wks |
| Oral Surgery | 2,150 | 19 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 1,890 | 12 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.