ShortestWait

Other services waiting times at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 5,180 patients waiting for other services treatment at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had waited less than 13.3 weeks, and 92% less than 46.7 weeks. That is 4.6 weeks longer than the England median of 8.7 weeks.

Median wait
13.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
46.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
59%
Patients waiting
5,180

97th shortest of 119 providers in England, and 12th of 16 in North West, ranked by median wait. See the full other services ranking.

Shorter waits within 30 miles

Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a shorter median wait for other services. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.

Median wait over two years

  • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 1.5 weeks to 13.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.3 wks8.7 wks
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MonthWrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202613.38.7
July 202613.78.8
June 202614.58.3
May 202615.98.9
April 202615.18.4
March 20261.57.9
February 20261.58.5
January 20260.59.7
December 20250.79.3
November 20255.58.8
October 20250.78.5
September 20255.59
August 2025179.2
July 20250.78.6
June 20250.78.6
May 20258.79.2
April 20257.49.0
March 20257.28.6
February 202549.7
January 20256.910.1
December 20246.210.2
November 20245.49.9
October 20244.210.1
September 20241.510.2

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 5,180 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 59% had waited under 18 weeks; 233 had waited over a year.

How long other services patients waiting at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks29%6 to 12 weeks18%12 to 18 weeks12%18 to 26 weeks12%26 to 39 weeks13%39 to 52 weeks11%52 to 65 weeks4%65 to 78 weeks<1%78 to 104 weeks<1%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks1,50629%
6 to 12 weeks92618%
12 to 18 weeks62412%
18 to 26 weeks64512%
26 to 39 weeks69913%
39 to 52 weeks54711%
52 to 65 weeks2074%
65 to 78 weeks23<1%
78 to 104 weeks3<1%
Over 104 weeks00%

Patients treated in August 2026

These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.

About these figures

All specialties at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Compare with another hospital · About the data

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