ShortestWait

Gynaecology waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 30,580 patients were waiting for gynaecology treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 12.9 weeks, against 14.2 weeks across England.

Area median wait
12.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
62%
Ranked providers
7

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 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 6,269 11.3 wks 38.7 wks 69% 0.8 weeks shorter
2 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,755 12.7 wks 43.0 wks 62% 2.6 weeks shorter
3 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,518 13.2 wks 43.5 wks 60% 0.4 weeks shorter
4 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,078 13.3 wks 37.3 wks 62% 0.1 weeks longer
5 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,867 13.4 wks 37.2 wks 63% 0.1 weeks longer
6 Liverpool Women'S NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 9,771 13.9 wks 41.6 wks 59% 0.4 weeks shorter
7 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 2,322 15.2 wks 45.3 wks 56% 0.7 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every gynaecology 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 18.5 weeks to 12.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.9 wks
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MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 202612.914.2
July 202612.913.8
June 202613.313.9
May 202613.713.9
April 202613.313.3
March 202612.913.4
February 202615.614.8
January 202616.615.3
December 202516.315.1
November 202516.314.8
October 202516.515
September 20251715.1
August 202517.215.3
July 202517.215.4
June 202516.415.1
May 202516.215.4
April 202515.615
March 202516.315.6
February 202516.515.6
January 202517.115.9
December 202416.915.6
November 20241715.4
October 202417.615.7
September 202418.515.9

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