ShortestWait

Other services waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 11,031 patients were waiting for other services treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 7.5 weeks, against 8.7 weeks across England.

Area median wait
7.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
31.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
80%
Ranked providers
9

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 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,344 5.2 wks 11.8 wks 98% 0.6 weeks longer
2 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,540 5.8 wks 19.8 wks 90% 0.3 weeks shorter
3 The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 428 7.3 wks 15.4 wks 96% 1.3 weeks longer
4 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 156 8.0 wks 23.5 wks 85% 1.2 weeks longer
5 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 262 9.1 wks 17.4 wks 93% 2.3 weeks shorter
6 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 52 9.5 wks 31.8 wks 75% 4.0 weeks shorter
7 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,282 10.1 wks 43.8 wks 68% 2.1 weeks shorter
8 Liverpool Women'S NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,281 10.1 wks 25.3 wks 75% 0.4 weeks longer
9 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 683 19.5 wks 43.8 wks 47% 2.1 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every other services 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 8.2 weeks to 7.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.024681012Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20267.5 wks8.7 wks
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MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 20267.58.7
July 20267.78.8
June 202688.3
May 20268.38.9
April 202688.4
March 20267.57.9
February 20267.98.5
January 20269.49.7
December 20259.69.3
November 20258.78.8
October 20258.38.5
September 20258.49
August 20258.89.2
July 20257.88.6
June 20258.28.6
May 20258.79.2
April 20258.19.0
March 20257.18.6
February 20257.89.7
January 20259.210.1
December 20249.510.2
November 20248.89.9
October 20248.110.1
September 20248.210.2

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