20week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,841 people on the rheumatology list here have been waiting longer than 20 weeks, half less. That is 2 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 8 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 125 of them have been waiting more than a year.
46%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
50
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
120 / 123
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
2 weeks shorter than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 2 weeks shorter than twelve months ago, but 2 weeks longer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley | 58 miles | 3 wks | 17 wks |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sutton-in-Ashfield | 38 miles | 3 wks | 17 wks |
| Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chesterfield | 45 miles | 7 wks | 13 wks |
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby | 59 miles | 7 wks | 13 wks |
| The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Rotherham | 45 miles | 7 wks | 13 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Nose and Throat | 9,928 | 19 wks |
| Gynaecology | 6,542 | 17 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 6,459 | 14 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 5,878 | 11 wks |
| Dermatology | 5,442 | 13 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 5,284 | 11 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.