Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Cheshire and Merseyside

At the end of August 2026, 5,455 patients were waiting for treatment at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 8.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
8.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
27.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
80%
Waiting over a year
18

Waiting times by specialty

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust waiting times by specialty, August 2026
Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
Cardiothoracic surgery 1,054 13.1 wks 9.6 wks 41.9 wks 19th of 21
Cardiology (heart) 3,091 8.6 wks 11.9 wks 24.5 wks 26th of 125
Respiratory medicine 545 5.1 wks 10.4 wks 16.0 wks 7th of 120
Other medical specialties 765 7.6 wks 10.7 wks 23.8 wks 27th of 145

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.5 weeks to 8.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20268.6 wks12.2 wks
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Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks by month
MonthLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 20268.612.2
July 20268.512
June 20268.611.9
May 20269.312.4
April 20268.511.9
March 20267.911.3
February 20268.613.2
January 20269.213.6
December 20259.113.5
November 20259.312.9
October 20258.613.3
September 20259.313.4
August 20259.913.5
July 20251013.1
June 20251113.4
May 202511.513.6
April 202511.313.3
March 202510.813.9
February 202511.714.2
January 202511.414.5
December 202411.114.2
November 202410.614
October 202410.614.2
September 202411.514.4

Where it treats patients

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