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NHS waiting times
Data through August 2026. NHS source.
Ankylosing spondylitis is usually treated within the NHS Rheumatology Service pathway. The national median wait so far is 10 weeks across 126 NHS trusts and independent providers reporting to the NHS. It is time waited since referral by people still waiting on the whole Rheumatology Service list, not a wait for ankylosing spondylitis on its own. On that list, 7 in 10 patients have waited less than 18 weeks, the maximum wait set out in the Handbook to the NHS Constitution for non-urgent consultant-led treatment (the 18-week standard is at least 92%). The wait at any individual hospital can be materially shorter or longer than this national median — the ranking below shows the shortest-wait trusts first.
The national median NHS wait for Ankylosing spondylitis is 10 weeks as of August 2026, across 126 NHS trusts and independent providers reporting to the NHS, and 9 in 10 current patients are within 33 weeks. But the wait varies significantly between trusts — see the full ranking to find the shortest wait near you.
The median shows time waited so far by the current list — a new routine referral will often wait longer. Why these differ →
Up to 10 acute and specialist NHS trusts with 50 or more people on the Rheumatology Service waiting list, ranked by shortest median wait. Community and mental-health trusts, smaller lists and independent providers are on the full ranking: See all trusts on the Rheumatology Service national page →
Hospitals ranked by shortest wait within travelling distance of each city.
The ranking above is national. To rank hospitals by distance from your postcode, search with your postcode below.