ShortestWait

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Greater Manchester

At the end of August 2026, 36,998 patients were waiting for treatment at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 13.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
40.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
62%
Waiting over a year
509

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,119 11.0 wks 12.8 wks 36.6 wks 105th of 238
Urology 2,394 13.0 wks 12.2 wks 37.6 wks 131st of 180
Orthopaedics 2,319 15.7 wks 13.9 wks 43.0 wks 227th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,372 17.7 wks 15.4 wks 42.0 wks 128th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 5,036 11.1 wks 10.4 wks 31.7 wks 226th of 301
Oral surgery 2,268 18.3 wks 16.4 wks 43.9 wks 76th of 112
Plastic surgery 786 19.8 wks 14.0 wks 55.4 wks 77th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 31 7.1 wks 9.6 wks 17.5 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 22 5.3 wks 10.2 wks 14.6 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 1,322 6.8 wks 11.0 wks 17.7 wks 40th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,844 16.3 wks 11.9 wks 47.2 wks 112th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,226 13.4 wks 10.5 wks 32.6 wks 92nd of 111
Respiratory medicine 672 8.4 wks 10.4 wks 20.4 wks 38th of 120
Neurology 156 23.0 wks 13.2 wks 45.3 wks 85th of 87
Rheumatology 678 10.1 wks 10.9 wks 23.4 wks 61st of 120
Elderly medicine 285 6.7 wks 7.6 wks 22.1 wks 46th of 96
Gynaecology 3,334 17.5 wks 14.2 wks 46.9 wks 154th of 176
Other medical specialties 2,394 10.7 wks 10.7 wks 33.0 wks 83rd of 145
Other paediatric specialties 197 12.7 wks 12.3 wks 38.6 wks 71st of 113
Other surgical specialties 518 16.4 wks 11.4 wks 43.2 wks 125th of 129
Other services 25 19.8 wks 8.7 wks 30.5 wks under 50 waiting

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.8 weeks to 13.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.3 wks
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MonthBolton NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202613.312.2
July 202613.512
June 202613.811.9
May 20261412.4
April 202613.211.9
March 202612.311.3
February 202613.813.2
January 202614.913.6
December 202514.913.5
November 202514.412.9
October 202514.213.3
September 202514.113.4
August 202514.513.5
July 202514.813.1
June 202515.113.4
May 202515.513.6
April 202514.913.3
March 202515.613.9
February 202515.914.2
January 202516.114.5
December 202415.914.2
November 202416.114
October 202416.514.2
September 202416.814.4

Where it treats patients

Bolton 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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