7week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 65 people on the rheumatology list here have been waiting longer than 7 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.
85%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
21
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
43 / 123
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 1 week longer than twelve months ago, but 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London | 36 miles | 3 wks | 5 wks |
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone | 29 miles | 3 wks | 4 wks |
| Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust Kingston upon Thames | 28 miles | 4 wks | 4 wks |
| London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Harrow | 42 miles | 4 wks | 3 wks |
| Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Camberley | 43 miles | 5 wks | 3 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Surgery | 7,784 | 15 wks |
| Plastic Surgery | 5,837 | 14 wks |
| Other: Other Services | 5,276 | 13 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,333 | 11 wks |
| Cardiology | 223 | 15 wks |
| Respiratory Medicine | 188 | 10 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.