ShortestWait

Elderly medicine waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 2,657 patients were waiting for elderly medicine treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 10.3 weeks, against 7.6 weeks across England.

Area median wait
10.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
31.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
73%
Ranked providers
6

Hospitals in Cheshire and Merseyside ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 172 4.8 wks 14.5 wks 97% 0.8 weeks shorter
2 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 303 6.2 wks 19.7 wks 88% 0.5 weeks shorter
3 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 414 9.1 wks 22.9 wks 84% 0.3 weeks longer
4 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 70 10.4 wks 30.2 wks 80% 3.6 weeks shorter
5 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,399 12.1 wks 33.9 wks 66% 3.6 weeks shorter
6 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 286 14.0 wks 36.4 wks 62% 3.0 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every elderly medicine provider in England, or search by postcode below.

Area median wait over two years

  • Cheshire and Merseyside
  • England
Cheshire and Merseyside: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 8 weeks to 10.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.3 wks7.6 wks
Show the figures
MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 202610.37.6
July 202611.87.3
June 202611.87.3
May 2026127.8
April 202610.57.7
March 20269.57.2
February 202611.07.4
January 202612.28.7
December 202511.78.4
November 202511.17.8
October 202511.27.5
September 202510.57.7
August 2025107.6
July 20258.96.9
June 20258.77.1
May 20258.47.7
April 20258.77.6
March 20257.67.5
February 20257.87.4
January 20258.18.3
December 20247.98
November 20247.17.4
October 20247.77.6
September 202488.2

Search near your postcode

We only use the first half of your postcode (for example OX3), and we don't store it. If you use your location, we round it to about 1 km, use it once to find your postcode area, and don't store it.