Compare Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, North Cheshire and Mersey 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.

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Median wait by specialty

Median waits by specialty compared
Specialty	Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust	North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust	England
General surgery	–	10.5	12.8
Urology	–	11.4	12.2
Orthopaedics	–	17.3	13.9
Ear, nose and throat	–	16.5	15.4
Ophthalmology (eyes)	–	9.1	10.4
General medicine	–	5.5	10.2
Gastroenterology	–	11.0	11.0
Cardiology (heart)	–	9.3	11.9
Respiratory medicine	–	10.7	10.4
Rheumatology	–	14.0	10.9
Elderly medicine	–	14.0	7.6
Gynaecology	–	13.4	14.2
Other medical specialties	–	15.1	10.7
Other paediatric specialties	12.4	10.1 (shortest)	12.3
Other surgical specialties	–	12.9	11.4
Other services	–	19.5	8.7
All specialties	12.4 (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.