ShortestWait

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Greater Manchester

At the end of August 2026, 136,973 patients were waiting for treatment at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 15.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
15.5 weeks
92% waiting less than
43.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
56%
Waiting over a year
3,932

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 5,701 18.7 wks 12.8 wks 52.7 wks 220th of 238
Urology 7,581 15.8 wks 12.2 wks 43.0 wks 162nd of 180
Orthopaedics 14,823 15.7 wks 13.9 wks 46.6 wks 228th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 9,751 15.9 wks 15.4 wks 43.1 wks 107th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 6,195 17.8 wks 10.4 wks 43.9 wks 299th of 301
Oral surgery 1,884 19.8 wks 16.4 wks 49.1 wks 89th of 112
Neurosurgery 4,225 17.3 wks 13.4 wks 44.8 wks 30th of 37
Plastic surgery 1,359 15.4 wks 14.0 wks 46.1 wks 62nd of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 1 7.5 wks 9.6 wks 7.9 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 29 9.4 wks 10.2 wks 17.7 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 14,113 15.2 wks 11.0 wks 43.7 wks 155th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 5,402 12.4 wks 11.9 wks 27.9 wks 80th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 15,617 18.3 wks 10.5 wks 44.5 wks 107th of 111
Respiratory medicine 985 6.7 wks 10.4 wks 18.8 wks 14th of 120
Neurology 17,053 13.2 wks 13.2 wks 37.3 wks 51st of 87
Rheumatology 2,002 14.2 wks 10.9 wks 35.2 wks 102nd of 120
Elderly medicine 232 4.4 wks 7.6 wks 15.9 wks 12th of 96
Gynaecology 10,229 19.1 wks 14.2 wks 52.3 wks 164th of 176
Other medical specialties 6,375 10.5 wks 10.7 wks 32.1 wks 77th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 4,852 16.5 wks 12.3 wks 40.3 wks 101st of 113
Other surgical specialties 8,452 13.0 wks 11.4 wks 43.8 wks 105th of 129
Other services 112 22.3 wks 8.7 wks 41.0 wks 114th 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

  • Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.8 weeks to 15.5 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202615.5 wks12.2 wks
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MonthNorthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202615.512.2
July 20261512
June 202615.211.9
May 202614.912.4
April 20261411.9
March 202614.111.3
February 202615.813.2
January 20261713.6
December 202516.713.5
November 202516.212.9
October 202516.313.3
September 202516.313.4
August 202516.813.5
July 202516.413.1
June 202516.413.4
May 202516.313.6
April 20251613.3
March 202516.813.9
February 202517.114.2
January 202517.214.5
December 202416.714.2
November 202416.714
October 202416.714.2
September 202416.814.4

Where it treats patients

Northern Care Alliance 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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