Rheumatology Waiting Times Across the NHS

Across 126 NHS hospitals, the average wait to see a rheumatologist is about 11 weeks (2½ months).

126
Hospitals offering this
11 weeks
National average wait
73%
Seen within 18 weeks
868
Waiting 52+ weeks

Common reasons for referral

Rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis management
Lupus (SLE)
Fibromyalgia
Gout
Ankylosing spondylitis
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Joint injections
Connective tissue diseases

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 3 wks
97.7%
-
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 3 wks
98.8%
-
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 4 wks
95.8%
-
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 4 wks
94.9%
-
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 5 wks
94.0%
-
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 5 wks
100.0%
-
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 5 wks
96.6%
-
Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 5 wks
100.0%
-
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
89.8%
-
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 6 wks
85.5%
-
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
97.0%
-
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East South East 6 wks
94.9%
-
Manchester Surgical Services Ltd North West North West 6 wks
94.1%
-
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
92.5%
-
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 6 wks
96.0%
-
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 6 wks
89.3%
1
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 6 wks
90.9%
-
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East South East 7 wks
78.2%
-
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
92.1%
1
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 7 wks
94.1%
-
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
88.2%
-
Cora Health Msk (formerly Connect Health Ltd) North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
92.7%
-
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
89.5%
1
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 7 wks
94.2%
-
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 7 wks
82.0%
1
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 7 wks
82.6%
-
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
95.2%
-
Epsomedical Group South East South East 8 wks
93.1%
-
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 8 wks
83.0%
1
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
80.2%
-
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 8 wks
88.9%
-
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
74.9%
-
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
86.8%
-
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 8 wks
81.7%
1
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 8 wks
84.4%
-
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
80.7%
-
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 8 wks
86.0%
-
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
85.8%
-
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
81.8%
-
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 8 wks
85.3%
1
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 8 wks
84.3%
-
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 8 wks
87.8%
-
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 9 wks
87.8%
3
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
86.2%
-
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
89.3%
-
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 9 wks
77.3%
1
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
78.3%
1
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 9 wks
79.3%
1
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 9 wks
77.3%
-
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 9 wks
82.9%
-
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 9 wks
89.1%
-
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
81.2%
-
Cora Health Diagnostics (formerly Healthshare Diagnostics) South East South East 9 wks
77.0%
1
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 9 wks
73.7%
3
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
79.6%
-
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 10 wks
75.6%
-
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
85.1%
1
Torbay And South Devon NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
78.1%
4
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
79.6%
-
Dorking Healthcare Limited (dhc) South East South East 10 wks
91.9%
-
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 10 wks
82.6%
-
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
73.5%
-
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 10 wks
73.6%
6
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust London London 10 wks
83.8%
-
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
71.8%
1
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
78.5%
1
The Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
73.9%
2
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
73.7%
4
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
88.2%
-
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
69.2%
-
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
75.0%
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
76.4%
-
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 11 wks
64.4%
4
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
73.5%
2
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 11 wks
65.2%
6
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 11 wks
75.2%
3
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
69.8%
-
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital East of England East of England 12 wks
73.3%
-
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 12 wks
67.3%
4
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
67.8%
-
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
69.5%
-
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
64.5%
8
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
67.4%
-
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
64.3%
-
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
65.0%
-
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
65.7%
-
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
62.5%
-
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 13 wks
62.7%
25
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
64.3%
-
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 13 wks
66.2%
-
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 13 wks
70.5%
-
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
60.4%
-
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
58.5%
-
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
61.0%
1
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 15 wks
61.2%
-
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 15 wks
58.0%
7
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
62.2%
-
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 15 wks
58.6%
-
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 15 wks
59.2%
-
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 15 wks
57.6%
-
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 15 wks
58.5%
-
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
58.4%
1
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 16 wks
57.2%
27
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 16 wks
56.0%
-
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 16 wks
54.1%
11
Warrington And Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 16 wks
55.0%
23
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 16 wks
55.5%
3
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 17 wks
53.6%
1
Medefer London London 17 wks
55.7%
-
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 17 wks
53.0%
3
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 18 wks
50.8%
15
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 18 wks
50.4%
1
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
50.1%
79
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 18 wks
50.0%
95
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 18 wks
49.7%
2
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
49.5%
232
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 19 wks
48.8%
26
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 19 wks
47.8%
5
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 19 wks
46.7%
2
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 20 wks
46.7%
38
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 20 wks
46.2%
35
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 21 wks
43.6%
26
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 21 wks
17.5%
-
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 25 wks
37.3%
30
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 25 wks
36.8%
79
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 28 wks
39.0%
38

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the average Rheumatology waiting time?

The average NHS waiting time for Rheumatology is about 11 weeks (2½ months), based on data from 126 hospitals.

How long will I wait to see a rheumatologist?

The typical wait to see a rheumatologist on the NHS is about 11 weeks. However, this varies significantly by hospital. Use WaitRadar to compare waiting times at different hospitals.

What percentage of Rheumatology patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 73% of Rheumatology patients are currently seen within the 18-week target. The NHS constitutional standard is 92%.

Can I choose which hospital I'm referred to?

Yes. Under the NHS Constitution, patients in England have the right to choose which hospital they are referred to for a first outpatient appointment. You can use WaitRadar to compare waiting times and discuss your options with your GP.

Source: NHS England RTT statistics — about our methodology

This is informational data, not medical advice. Always discuss referral options with your GP. Full disclaimer.