Just to add my experience to the pot.. Went to an appt at Rheumatology yesterday (been waiting since November no contact, had the gp refax the ref and got an appt within a week).. I have to say they were great, saw the specialist who didnt make me feel rushed, she referred me to a hand therapist (I know clearly my hand is troubled) and also physio, on top of that all in the one afternoon I booked an MRI for my arm which I will have done in the next two weeks, had a pelvic Xray and also 5 vials of blood taken for a barrage of tests so in my books they did fabulously well.. Arrival time 3.15 exit time 5.10pm.