ShortestWait

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Greater Manchester

At the end of August 2026, 167,907 patients were waiting for treatment at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
37.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
1,337

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 5,476 14.3 wks 12.8 wks 37.1 wks 183rd of 238
Urology 6,443 15.8 wks 12.2 wks 43.6 wks 161st of 180
Orthopaedics 12,085 14.4 wks 13.9 wks 40.8 wks 202nd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 9,412 15.1 wks 15.4 wks 39.0 wks 88th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 12,421 11.6 wks 10.4 wks 34.3 wks 237th of 301
Oral surgery 15,505 17.2 wks 16.4 wks 42.3 wks 61st of 112
Plastic surgery 5,768 18.6 wks 14.0 wks 48.4 wks 75th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 817 8.1 wks 9.6 wks 26.4 wks 9th of 21
General medicine 216 7.7 wks 10.2 wks 22.7 wks 30th of 62
Gastroenterology 7,839 10.4 wks 11.0 wks 30.1 wks 101st of 166
Cardiology (heart) 8,044 13.9 wks 11.9 wks 38.8 wks 96th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,777 9.2 wks 10.5 wks 27.8 wks 44th of 111
Respiratory medicine 3,032 7.3 wks 10.4 wks 17.9 wks 25th of 120
Neurology 79 7.5 wks 13.2 wks 27.7 wks 12th of 87
Rheumatology 1,218 6.4 wks 10.9 wks 19.6 wks 17th of 120
Elderly medicine 793 9.6 wks 7.6 wks 33.5 wks 77th of 96
Gynaecology 19,037 15.7 wks 14.2 wks 41.2 wks 138th of 176
Other medical specialties 23,451 10.8 wks 10.7 wks 31.3 wks 85th of 145
Other mental health 36 9.0 wks 8.4 wks 20.1 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 17,254 14.7 wks 12.3 wks 37.3 wks 87th of 113
Other surgical specialties 12,984 9.5 wks 11.4 wks 30.2 wks 52nd of 129
Other services 4,220 8.6 wks 8.7 wks 27.5 wks 64th of 119

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 18.8 weeks to 12.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.8 wks
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MonthManchester University NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.812.2
July 202612.712
June 202613.111.9
May 202613.412.4
April 202612.811.9
March 202612.511.3
February 20261413.2
January 20261513.6
December 202515.413.5
November 202516.112.9
October 202516.313.3
September 202516.313.4
August 202516.713.5
July 202516.513.1
June 202516.613.4
May 202516.913.6
April 202516.913.3
March 202517.313.9
February 202517.814.2
January 202518.214.5
December 202419.114.2
November 202418.914
October 202418.814.2
September 202418.814.4

Where it treats patients

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.

Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.

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