ShortestWait

Other medical specialties waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 27,917 patients were waiting for other medical specialties treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 11.4 weeks, against 10.7 weeks across England.

Area median wait
11.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
67%
Ranked providers
11

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 The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 461 7.2 wks 14.3 wks 98% 2.2 weeks longer
2 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,135 7.5 wks 19.7 wks 89% 0.3 weeks longer
3 Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 765 7.6 wks 23.8 wks 85% 1.1 weeks longer
4 Vernova Healthcare Community Interest Company Independent 9 sites North West 193 8.4 wks 27.3 wks 81% 1.6 weeks shorter
5 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 6,908 10.6 wks 36.4 wks 69% 0.9 weeks shorter
6 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,047 10.7 wks 34.3 wks 70% 1.4 weeks shorter
7 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,510 11.0 wks 29.9 wks 70% 0.8 weeks longer
8 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 759 12.6 wks 31.9 wks 65% no change
9 The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,987 13.2 wks 36.6 wks 60% 0.1 weeks shorter
10 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 4,788 14.1 wks 43.9 wks 61% 2.5 weeks longer
11 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,364 15.1 wks 33.5 wks 58% 0.5 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every other medical specialties 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 13.5 weeks to 11.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.4 wks
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MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 202611.410.7
July 202611.110.5
June 202611.110.4
May 202611.511.0
April 202610.610.3
March 202610.39.8
February 202612.411.6
January 20261312
December 202512.811.8
November 202512.611.4
October 202512.911.7
September 20251311.8
August 202512.811.7
July 20251211.3
June 202512.811.9
May 202512.612
April 202512.211.5
March 202511.711.3
February 20251312.5
January 202513.412.6
December 202412.912.5
November 202412.012
October 202412.412.4
September 202413.512.6

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