13week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,211 people on the rheumatology list here have been waiting longer than 13 weeks, half less. That is 4 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 1 week longer than the England average for this specialty.
62%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
38
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
98 / 123
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
4 weeks longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 4 weeks longer than twelve months ago, but 3 weeks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Bristol | 3 miles | 5 wks | 9 wks |
| Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Swindon | 47 miles | 6 wks | 7 wks |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Worcester | 64 miles | 7 wks | 7 wks |
| Wye Valley NHS Trust Hereford | 49 miles | 7 wks | 6 wks |
| University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Poole | 75 miles | 8 wks | 5 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. North Bristol NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 6,162 | 13 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 5,613 | 8 wks |
| Gynaecology | 5,572 | 12 wks |
| Urology | 5,517 | 10 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 3,805 | 8 wks |
| Neurology | 3,546 | 13 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.