ShortestWait

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Lancashire and South Cumbria

At the end of August 2026, 36,391 patients were waiting for treatment at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 10.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
69%
Waiting over a year
584

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,372 18.9 wks 12.8 wks 46.9 wks 225th of 238
Urology 2,246 11.9 wks 12.2 wks 39.6 wks 109th of 180
Orthopaedics 6,403 12.7 wks 13.9 wks 43.8 wks 155th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,615 11.2 wks 15.4 wks 37.5 wks 37th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,671 7.5 wks 10.4 wks 32.4 wks 130th of 301
Oral surgery 2,393 14.2 wks 16.4 wks 38.8 wks 42nd of 112
Plastic surgery 86 5.0 wks 14.0 wks 13.8 wks 4th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 13 3.4 wks 9.6 wks 15.0 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 94 5.7 wks 10.2 wks 33.5 wks 19th of 62
Gastroenterology 2,541 10.1 wks 11.0 wks 30.9 wks 94th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 695 6.3 wks 11.9 wks 18.6 wks 7th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,253 4.7 wks 10.5 wks 16.9 wks 7th of 111
Respiratory medicine 445 7.2 wks 10.4 wks 19.3 wks 24th of 120
Rheumatology 895 11.1 wks 10.9 wks 32.8 wks 81st of 120
Elderly medicine 213 5.3 wks 7.6 wks 15.3 wks 26th of 96
Gynaecology 2,750 13.0 wks 14.2 wks 40.3 wks 86th of 176
Other medical specialties 3,545 12.0 wks 10.7 wks 35.2 wks 102nd of 145
Other paediatric specialties 2,171 9.8 wks 12.3 wks 37.4 wks 29th of 113
Other surgical specialties 1,505 9.9 wks 11.4 wks 32.5 wks 62nd of 129
Other services 485 5.8 wks 8.7 wks 25.6 wks 22nd 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

  • University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 10.8 weeks to 10.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.8 wks12.2 wks
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MonthUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202610.812.2
July 202610.512
June 202610.211.9
May 202610.512.4
April 20269.711.9
March 20269.311.3
February 202611.113.2
January 202611.313.6
December 202511.213.5
November 202510.412.9
October 202510.413.3
September 202510.813.4
August 202511.313.5
July 202511.113.1
June 202511.113.4
May 20251113.6
April 202510.613.3
March 202510.313.9
February 202511.714.2
January 202511.314.5
December 202410.914.2
November 20241014
October 202410.414.2
September 202410.814.4

Where it treats patients

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay 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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