ShortestWait

Other surgical specialties waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 34,711 patients were waiting for other surgical specialties treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 12.2 weeks, against 11.4 weeks across England.

Area median wait
12.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.1 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 95 6.5 wks 29.5 wks 78% 2.6 weeks shorter
2 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 713 6.6 wks 20.4 wks 88% 0.1 weeks longer
3 Phoenix Public Health Ltd Independent 6 sites North West 239 7.6 wks 21.4 wks 85% 0.6 weeks shorter
4 Spire Regency Hospital Independent North West 1,000 9.1 wks 16.8 wks 100% 0.7 weeks shorter
5 Vernova Healthcare Community Interest Company Independent 9 sites North West 173 9.3 wks 23.1 wks 84% no change
6 Spire Liverpool Hospital Independent North West 152 9.6 wks 16.9 wks 93% 5.9 weeks longer
7 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,099 10.4 wks 37.9 wks 71% 1.6 weeks shorter
8 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 5,612 12.6 wks 40.6 wks 63% 0.2 weeks longer
9 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 4,338 12.6 wks 37.3 wks 63% 0.8 weeks longer
10 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 9,996 12.8 wks 42.7 wks 62% 3.4 weeks shorter
11 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 5,664 12.9 wks 42.0 wks 62% 1.4 weeks shorter
12 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 3,254 14.1 wks 48.0 wks 58% 1.4 weeks shorter
13 The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 375 22.8 wks 53.0 wks 38% 2.9 weeks longer

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every other surgical 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 15.9 weeks to 12.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.2 wks
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MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 202612.211.4
July 202612.811.3
June 20261311.2
May 202613.411.9
April 202612.711.4
March 202612.110.7
February 202614.612.5
January 202615.713
December 202515.712.9
November 202515.312.3
October 202515.012.6
September 202514.712.6
August 202514.712.5
July 202514.512
June 202514.812.5
May 202515.412.9
April 202514.312.5
March 202515.612.4
February 202515.813.4
January 202516.413.8
December 202416.213.8
November 202415.713.3
October 202415.913.7
September 202415.913.9

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