Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Updated December 2025
The typical wait to see a rheumatologist is
13 weeks
That's 3 months
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the South West region. There are currently 1,099 people waiting to see a rheumatologist, with a typical wait of about 3 months. 63% of patients are seen within the 18-week target.
Distribution of patients by how many weeks they've been on the waiting list.
The national average wait to see a rheumatologist is about 11 weeks. This hospital is slower than the national average.
Ranked 87th out of 126 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 9th out of 12 in South West
Common conditions and procedures for this department:
Main hospital switchboard — ask to be connected to the department.
Compare Rheumatology waiting times at other hospitals in the South West region:
The current average Rheumatology waiting time at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is about 13 weeks.
You can compare Rheumatology waiting times across all NHS hospitals on WaitRadar to find shorter waits near you.
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