ShortestWait

Orthopaedics waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 30,036 patients were waiting for orthopaedics treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 12.5 weeks, against 13.9 weeks across England.

Area median wait
12.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
39.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Ranked providers
13

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 Spire Murrayfield Hospital Independent North West 566 5.7 wks 22.5 wks 84% 3.0 weeks shorter
2 Spire Cheshire Hospital Independent North West 753 7.4 wks 20.1 wks 85% 0.7 weeks shorter
3 Spire Liverpool Hospital Independent North West 874 7.7 wks 27.0 wks 81% 6.6 weeks shorter
4 Spire Regency Hospital Independent North West 1,126 8.0 wks 25.0 wks 85% 3.1 weeks shorter
5 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 7,922 9.7 wks 39.7 wks 67% 1.0 weeks shorter
6 Fairfield Independent Hospital Independent North West 423 10.3 wks 30.9 wks 73% 8.3 weeks shorter
7 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,549 11.4 wks 37.0 wks 68% 2.0 weeks shorter
8 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 1,571 13.4 wks 43.0 wks 61% 2.1 weeks shorter
9 Nuffield Health, the Grosvenor Hospital, Chester Independent North West 415 14.3 wks 27.6 wks 67% 2.5 weeks longer
10 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,184 14.7 wks 36.9 wks 59% 0.9 weeks shorter
11 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,587 14.9 wks 41.4 wks 58% 3.1 weeks shorter
12 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 4,672 16.2 wks 39.8 wks 55% 0.8 weeks shorter
13 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,394 17.3 wks 45.5 wks 52% 0.9 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every orthopaedics 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 14.9 weeks to 12.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.5 wks
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MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 202612.513.9
July 202613.513.6
June 202613.713.8
May 20261414.2
April 202613.913.9
March 202614.314.6
February 202615.615
January 202615.815.2
December 202515.414.8
November 202514.214.3
October 202513.914.4
September 202513.814.3
August 202514.214.5
July 20251414.2
June 202514.414.5
May 202514.214.8
April 202513.814.6
March 202514.315.3
February 202514.615.5
January 202515.015.6
December 202414.615.1
November 20241414.5
October 202414.514.7
September 202414.914.9

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