ShortestWait

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Cheshire and Merseyside

At the end of August 2026, 30,270 patients were waiting for treatment at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 10.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
71%
Waiting over a year
247

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,118 14.5 wks 12.8 wks 41.3 wks 186th of 238
Urology 1,604 8.9 wks 12.2 wks 24.7 wks 36th of 180
Orthopaedics 3,184 14.7 wks 13.9 wks 36.9 wks 205th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,856 13.4 wks 15.4 wks 32.5 wks 66th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,721 7.5 wks 10.4 wks 23.8 wks 128th of 301
General medicine 1 5.5 wks 10.2 wks 5.9 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 1,656 20.8 wks 11.0 wks 46.0 wks 165th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,586 11.4 wks 11.9 wks 26.4 wks 61st of 125
Dermatology (skin) 4,239 7.8 wks 10.5 wks 23.2 wks 24th of 111
Respiratory medicine 233 6.9 wks 10.4 wks 19.4 wks 17th of 120
Rheumatology 963 16.1 wks 10.9 wks 42.6 wks 111th of 120
Elderly medicine 13 4.3 wks 7.6 wks 11.0 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 2,518 13.2 wks 14.2 wks 43.5 wks 89th of 176
Other medical specialties 1,135 7.5 wks 10.7 wks 19.7 wks 22nd of 145
Other surgical specialties 3,099 10.4 wks 11.4 wks 37.9 wks 66th of 129
Other services 1,344 5.2 wks 8.7 wks 11.8 wks 13th 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

  • Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.5 weeks to 10.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.6 wks12.2 wks
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MonthMid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202610.612.2
July 202610.112
June 202610.211.9
May 202611.712.4
April 20261211.9
March 202611.811.3
February 20261513.2
January 20261613.6
December 202516.213.5
November 202515.912.9
October 20251613.3
September 202515.913.4
August 202515.713.5
July 202516.113.1
June 202515.513.4
May 20251513.6
April 202514.613.3
March 202514.613.9
February 202515.514.2
January 202516.614.5
December 202416.714.2
November 202416.014
October 202415.814.2
September 202415.514.4

Where it treats patients

Mid Cheshire Hospitals 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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