Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
At the end of August 2026, 66,322 patients were waiting for treatment at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
- Median wait
- 12.9 weeks
- 92% waiting less than
- 41.4 weeks
- Waiting under 18 weeks
- 63%
- Waiting over a year
- 827
Waiting times by specialty
| Specialty | Waiting | Median wait |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 2,269 | 18.8 wks |
| Urology | 3,817 | 17.6 wks |
| Orthopaedics | 4,672 | 16.2 wks |
| Ear, nose and throat | 6,037 | 17.6 wks |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 8,348 | 9.7 wks |
| Oral surgery | 4,070 | 17.7 wks |
| Plastic surgery | 181 | 24.7 wks |
| General medicine | 77 | 10.2 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 6,886 | 12.1 wks |
| Cardiology (heart) | 3,478 | 10.7 wks |
| Dermatology (skin) | 4,300 | 11.6 wks |
| Respiratory medicine | 1,214 | 8.9 wks |
| Rheumatology | 643 | 10.1 wks |
| Elderly medicine | 1,399 | 12.1 wks |
| Other medical specialties | 4,788 | 14.1 wks |
| Other paediatric specialties | 865 | 15.9 wks |
| Other surgical specialties | 9,996 | 12.8 wks |
| Other services | 3,282 | 10.1 wks |
Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.
Median wait across all specialties
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- England
Show the figures
| Month | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | England |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
| July 2026 | 13.7 | 12 |
| June 2026 | 13.7 | 11.9 |
| May 2026 | 14 | 12.4 |
| April 2026 | 13.3 | 11.9 |
| March 2026 | 12 | 11.3 |
| February 2026 | 14.7 | 13.2 |
| January 2026 | 15.8 | 13.6 |
| December 2025 | 15.7 | 13.5 |
| November 2025 | 15.1 | 12.9 |
| October 2025 | 15.3 | 13.3 |
| September 2025 | 15.4 | 13.4 |
| August 2025 | 15.4 | 13.5 |
| July 2025 | 15.5 | 13.1 |
| June 2025 | 15.5 | 13.4 |
| May 2025 | 16.1 | 13.6 |
| April 2025 | 15.5 | 13.3 |
| March 2025 | 16.6 | 13.9 |
| February 2025 | 16.4 | 14.2 |
| January 2025 | 16.5 | 14.5 |
| December 2024 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| November 2024 | 15.5 | 14 |
| October 2024 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| September 2024 | 16.7 | 14.4 |
A&E: seen within four hours
In September 2026, 66.7% of the 28,153 people who went to A&E at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. The NHS standard is 95%. A year earlier it was 68.2%.
- All A&E within 4 hours
- 66.7%
- Major A&E within 4 hours
- 48.0%
- Attendances
- 28,153
- Waited 12+ hours for a bed
- 1,125
All A&E includes urgent treatment centres, minor injury units and walk-in centres the trust runs; major A&E is consultant-led emergency departments only. The 12-hour figure counts patients who waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit them to getting a bed. Source: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions.
Care Quality Commission rating
The Care Quality Commission has not published an overall rating for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, only for its hospitals.
- Royal Liverpool University Dental Hospital: Outstanding published 17 July 2019
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.
Where it treats patients
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.
- Dental Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP
- Royal Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool L3 5PS
- Rathbone Hospital, Liverpool L13 4AW
- Icc Victoria Infirmary, Northwich CW8 1AQ
Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.
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