Compare Beardwood Hospital, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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.
Median wait by specialty
| Specialty | Beardwood Hospital | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 8.7 (shortest) | 20.0 |
| Urology | 6.5 (shortest) | 12.4 |
| Orthopaedics | 8.0 (shortest) | 16.2 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 7.4 (shortest) | 13.6 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | – | 9.2 |
| Oral surgery | – | 17.1 |
| Neurosurgery | 18.8 | 13.3 (shortest) |
| Plastic surgery | – | 15.6 |
| General medicine | – | 19.2 |
| Gastroenterology | – | 19.7 |
| Cardiology (heart) | – | 11.9 |
| Dermatology (skin) | – | 8.9 |
| Respiratory medicine | – | 12.8 |
| Neurology | – | 17.5 |
| Elderly medicine | – | 6.8 |
| Gynaecology | 25.5* | 13.1 |
| Other medical specialties | – | 14.6 |
| Other paediatric specialties | – | 18.0 |
| Other surgical specialties | – | 13.4 |
| Other services | 3.3* | 4.8 |
| All specialties | 8.2 (shortest) | 14.2 |
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.