ShortestWait

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Cheshire and Merseyside

At the end of August 2026, 43,368 patients were waiting for treatment at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.0 weeks
92% waiting less than
37.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
65%
Waiting over a year
276

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 333 6.4 wks 12.8 wks 20.9 wks 18th of 238
Urology 1,932 10.0 wks 12.2 wks 28.9 wks 61st of 180
Orthopaedics 2,587 14.9 wks 13.9 wks 41.4 wks 208th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,017 17.2 wks 15.4 wks 39.7 wks 119th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,242 14.8 wks 10.4 wks 38.1 wks 285th of 301
Oral surgery 2,256 15.5 wks 16.4 wks 42.8 wks 50th of 112
General medicine 55 3.6 wks 10.2 wks 13.3 wks 7th of 62
Gastroenterology 3,090 12.8 wks 11.0 wks 44.7 wks 137th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,296 10.8 wks 11.9 wks 26.4 wks 53rd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,201 13.3 wks 10.5 wks 39.9 wks 91st of 111
Respiratory medicine 3,008 14.4 wks 10.4 wks 38.4 wks 111th of 120
Rheumatology 1,187 17.7 wks 10.9 wks 47.9 wks 113th of 120
Elderly medicine 172 4.8 wks 7.6 wks 14.5 wks 17th of 96
Gynaecology 3,078 13.3 wks 14.2 wks 37.3 wks 93rd of 176
Other medical specialties 3,510 11.0 wks 10.7 wks 29.9 wks 90th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 2,526 8.6 wks 12.3 wks 28.3 wks 18th of 113
Other surgical specialties 4,338 12.6 wks 11.4 wks 37.3 wks 98th of 129
Other services 3,540 5.8 wks 8.7 wks 19.8 wks 23rd 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

  • Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.5 weeks to 12 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612 wks
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MonthWirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 20261212.2
July 202611.812
June 20261211.9
May 202612.112.4
April 202611.411.9
March 202611.311.3
February 202614.113.2
January 202614.313.6
December 20251413.5
November 202513.912.9
October 202513.713.3
September 202513.413.4
August 202513.613.5
July 20251313.1
June 202513.113.4
May 20251313.6
April 202512.913.3
March 202514.413.9
February 202515.314.2
January 202515.914.5
December 202415.714.2
November 202414.514
October 202414.314.2
September 202414.514.4

Where it treats patients

Wirral University Teaching Hospital 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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