ShortestWait

Respiratory medicine waiting times in Cheshire and Merseyside

North WestAugust 2026 figures

Across Cheshire and Merseyside, 8,937 patients were waiting for respiratory medicine treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 10.5 weeks, against 10.4 weeks across England.

Area median wait
10.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
31.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
74%
Ranked providers
8

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 Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 545 5.1 wks 16.0 wks 94% 1.2 weeks shorter
2 Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 233 6.9 wks 19.4 wks 91% 1.9 weeks shorter
3 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,214 8.9 wks 22.9 wks 85% 0.2 weeks shorter
4 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,020 9.2 wks 25.9 wks 79% 3.8 weeks longer
5 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North West 1,155 9.5 wks 24.1 wks 81% 0.4 weeks shorter
6 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,005 10.7 wks 29.8 wks 75% 1.2 weeks shorter
7 East Cheshire NHS Trust NHS North West 757 11.3 wks 39.8 wks 71% 8.1 weeks shorter
8 Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 3,008 14.4 wks 38.4 wks 60% 0.2 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every respiratory medicine 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 13.1 weeks to 10.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.5 wks
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MonthCheshire and MerseysideEngland
August 202610.510.4
July 202610.610.0
June 202610.89.8
May 202611.210.3
April 202610.29.7
March 20269.29
February 202611.310.5
January 202611.911.2
December 202512.211.5
November 202512.911.4
October 202513.311.9
September 202512.712.2
August 202512.312.2
July 202511.611.8
June 202512.412.3
May 202512.212.7
April 202512.312.3
March 202511.911.9
February 202512.712.9
January 202512.713
December 202413.413.1
November 202413.113.2
October 202413.413.6
September 202413.113.5

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