Figure 3.
Time from primary care referral to initial rheumatology assessment for people with incident inflammatory arthritis, overall and separated by region in England
The horizontal bars represent the mean proportion of patients with incident inflammatory arthritis who were assessed within 3, 6, or >6 weeks of referral. The year before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (Year 1: April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020) and after (Year 2: April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021) are compared for each region.