ShortestWait

General surgery waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 15,268 patients were waiting for general surgery treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 13.0 weeks, against 12.8 weeks across England.

Area median wait
13.0 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Ranked providers
12

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 333 6.4 wks 20.9 wks 85% 4.4 weeks shorter
2 Spire Cheshire Hospital Independent North West 425 6.7 wks 22.5 wks 87% 0.7 weeks longer
3 Spire Murrayfield Hospital Independent North West 285 7.2 wks 22.7 wks 84% 0.7 weeks shorter
4 Spire Liverpool Hospital Independent North West 611 8.4 wks 25.1 wks 85% 0.9 weeks shorter
5 Spire Regency Hospital Independent North West 458 8.8 wks 25.5 wks 82% 2.8 weeks shorter
6 Fairfield Independent Hospital Independent North West 365 9.3 wks 27.6 wks 79% 2.7 weeks shorter
7 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 718 10.5 wks 32.8 wks 76% 1.9 weeks longer
8 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,069 12.1 wks 33.8 wks 66% 0.5 weeks shorter
9 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 1,270 12.8 wks 40.7 wks 64% 3.1 weeks shorter
10 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 6,314 14.1 wks 42.4 wks 60% 1.1 weeks longer
11 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,118 14.5 wks 41.3 wks 59% 6.3 weeks shorter
12 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,269 18.8 wks 45.3 wks 48% 2.1 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every general surgery 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 fell from 14.4 weeks to 13.0 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.0 wks
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MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 202613.012.8
July 202612.512.6
June 202613.213.1
May 202613.813.3
April 202613.112.7
March 202612.612.1
February 20261413.9
January 202614.614.2
December 202514.514
November 202513.213.3
October 202513.313.5
September 202513.913.4
August 202514.513.4
July 202513.413.1
June 202513.513.5
May 202513.513.9
April 20251313.5
March 202514.314.1
February 202514.914.5
January 20251514.8
December 202414.914.7
November 202414.614.4
October 202414.314.5
September 202414.414.7

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