Compare Buckshaw Hospital, Highfield Hospital

Put up to three hospitals or providers side by side, for one specialty or for all of them. Figures for patients waiting at the end of August 2026.

First provider Second provider Third provider (optional) Specialty

Median wait by specialty

Median waits by specialty compared
Specialty	Buckshaw Hospital	Highfield Hospital	England
General surgery	8.3	6.9 (shortest)	12.8
Urology	9.0	–	12.2
Orthopaedics	12.0 (shortest)	13.7	13.9
Ear, nose and throat	10.5	–	15.4
Neurosurgery	–	4.0*	13.4
Gastroenterology	4.5*	5.0*	11.0
Gynaecology	12.3	–	14.2
Other medical specialties	15.5*	–	10.7
Other services	20.5*	3.3*	8.7
All specialties	9.9 (shortest)	12.5	12.2

Median wait in weeks. The shortest in each row is marked in bold; * means fewer than 50 patients waiting, so not compared. Choose a specialty to see a trend chart.