ShortestWait

Fulwood Hall Hospital

Independent provider North West Area: Lancashire and South Cumbria

At the end of August 2026, 4,205 patients were waiting for treatment at Fulwood Hall Hospital. Half had waited less than 9.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
9.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
28.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
75%
Waiting over a year
7

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 530 7.3 wks 12.8 wks 23.9 wks 34th of 238
Urology 367 9.5 wks 12.2 wks 22.4 wks 49th of 180
Orthopaedics 2,350 9.6 wks 13.9 wks 29.1 wks 72nd of 299
Ophthalmology (eyes) 324 11.8 wks 10.4 wks 22.9 wks 245th of 301
Plastic surgery 7 8.8 wks 14.0 wks 19.4 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 48 4.4 wks 11.0 wks 9.4 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 540 15.7 wks 14.2 wks 40.4 wks 137th of 176
Other medical specialties 39 4.8 wks 10.7 wks 14.9 wks under 50 waiting

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Fulwood Hall Hospital
  • England
Fulwood Hall Hospital: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.8 weeks to 9.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20269.8 wks12.2 wks
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MonthFulwood Hall HospitalEngland
August 20269.812.2
July 20269.912
June 202610.111.9
May 202610.312.4
April 202610.511.9
March 202610.611.3
February 20261113.2
January 202610.413.6
December 202510.513.5
November 20259.512.9
October 20259.113.3
September 2025913.4
August 20251013.5
July 202510.413.1
June 202511.013.4
May 202511.313.6
April 202511.913.3
March 202512.613.9
February 202513.314.2
January 202512.814.5
December 202412.414.2
November 202411.814
October 202411.714.2
September 202411.814.4

Care Quality Commission rating

Overall rating: Good. Published 26 August 2026. Read the CQC report

The CQC inspects and rates every hospital in England as outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate. Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.

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