ShortestWait

Other paediatric specialties waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 26,025 patients were waiting for other paediatric specialties treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 11.4 weeks, against 12.3 weeks across England.

Area median wait
11.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.3 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
70%
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 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 2,828 7.9 wks 25.5 wks 82% 1.7 weeks longer
2 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 2,526 8.6 wks 28.3 wks 81% 0.7 weeks shorter
3 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,980 10.1 wks 36.5 wks 73% 0.2 weeks longer
4 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 306 12.0 wks 34.8 wks 68% 0.7 weeks shorter
5 Alder Hey Children'S NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 17,520 12.4 wks 35.1 wks 66% 0.8 weeks longer
6 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 865 15.9 wks 34.3 wks 56% 1.0 weeks longer

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every other paediatric 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 15.4 weeks to 11.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.4 wks
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MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 202611.412.3
July 202610.611.8
June 202610.311.3
May 202610.711.8
April 20269.911.3
March 20269.410.6
February 202611.812.4
January 202612.312.9
December 202512.513.0
November 202512.112.8
October 202512.813.7
September 202513.413.9
August 202513.614
July 202513.413.1
June 202513.713.2
May 202513.713.3
April 202514.112.8
March 202515.312.7
February 202514.613.7
January 202514.614.1
December 202414.314
November 202413.814
October 20241514.7
September 202415.414.8

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