ShortestWait

East Cheshire NHS Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Cheshire and Merseyside

At the end of August 2026, 15,700 patients were waiting for treatment at East Cheshire NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 13.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
41.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
62%
Waiting over a year
284

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,270 12.8 wks 12.8 wks 40.7 wks 154th of 238
Urology 1,195 13.2 wks 12.2 wks 38.9 wks 134th of 180
Orthopaedics 1,571 13.4 wks 13.9 wks 43.0 wks 176th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 1,365 12.9 wks 15.4 wks 39.2 wks 56th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,354 12.8 wks 10.4 wks 38.1 wks 267th of 301
Plastic surgery 31 6.5 wks 14.0 wks 14.5 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 5 12.5 wks 10.2 wks 23.6 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 1,499 16.8 wks 11.0 wks 45.6 wks 158th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,431 17.7 wks 11.9 wks 44.6 wks 119th of 125
Respiratory medicine 757 11.3 wks 10.4 wks 39.8 wks 80th of 120
Elderly medicine 70 10.4 wks 7.6 wks 30.2 wks 83rd of 96
Gynaecology 2,322 15.2 wks 14.2 wks 45.3 wks 125th of 176
Other medical specialties 759 12.6 wks 10.7 wks 31.9 wks 111th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 306 12.0 wks 12.3 wks 34.8 wks 61st of 113
Other surgical specialties 713 6.6 wks 11.4 wks 20.4 wks 14th of 129
Other services 52 9.5 wks 8.7 wks 31.8 wks 71st 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

  • East Cheshire NHS Trust
  • England
East Cheshire NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.3 weeks to 13.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.0510152025Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.4 wks
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MonthEast Cheshire NHS TrustEngland
August 202613.412.2
July 202613.212
June 202614.111.9
May 202614.412.4
April 20261411.9
March 202613.611.3
February 202614.713.2
January 202618.013.6
December 202519.613.5
November 202517.512.9
October 202515.613.3
September 202515.713.4
August 202514.113.5
July 202513.513.1
June 202516.613.4
May 202513.613.6
April 202513.413.3
March 202514.113.9
February 202514.314.2
January 202514.314.5
December 202413.914.2
November 202412.814
October 202413.814.2
September 202414.314.4

Where it treats patients

East Cheshire NHS 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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