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Rheumatology waiting times at Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: July 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
1,654
Seen within 18 weeks
66.0%
Typical (median) wait
12.2 wks
Waiting over a year
14
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Rheumatology · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%66.0%91.0%April 202192.9%May 202191.4%June 202190.8%July 202187.5%August 202188.2%September 202185.1%October 202186.9%November 202184.1%December 202184.3%January 202284.0%February 202285.0%March 202272.7%April 202372.3%May 202370.8%June 202371.6%July 202371.5%August 202369.5%September 202370.1%October 202369.2%November 202366.4%December 202363.3%January 202465.6%February 202470.4%March 202471.7%April 202478.8%May 202477.2%June 202473.8%July 202473.5%August 202472.0%September 202467.7%October 202468.6%November 202465.5%December 202460.6%January 202560.9%February 202558.5%March 202557.2%April 202553.9%May 202554.4%June 202554.4%July 202556.4%August 202558.3%September 202560.5%October 202560.7%November 202562.7%December 202562.2%January 202664.0%February 202669.2%March 202665.1%April 202665.0%May 202667.1%June 202666.0%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for rheumatology patients who started treatment in July 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
4.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
66.7%
Patients treated
18
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
15.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
60.3%
Patients treated
234
in July 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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