ShortestWait

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Greater Manchester

At the end of August 2026, 34,942 patients were waiting for treatment at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
37.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
62%
Waiting over a year
155

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 3,410 11.8 wks 12.8 wks 37.0 wks 122nd of 238
Urology 2,092 10.9 wks 12.2 wks 37.9 wks 83rd of 180
Orthopaedics 6,468 14.9 wks 13.9 wks 39.4 wks 209th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,880 14.5 wks 15.4 wks 35.5 wks 81st of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 4,662 14.8 wks 10.4 wks 37.9 wks 286th of 301
Oral surgery 81 3.3 wks 16.4 wks 7.0 wks 1st of 112
Cardiothoracic surgery 2 3.0 wks 9.6 wks 4.8 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 17 18.8 wks 10.2 wks 29.3 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 3,140 12.2 wks 11.0 wks 36.4 wks 129th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 2,939 14.0 wks 11.9 wks 37.6 wks 98th of 125
Respiratory medicine 531 7.1 wks 10.4 wks 17.9 wks 20th of 120
Rheumatology 1,325 13.0 wks 10.9 wks 36.4 wks 96th of 120
Elderly medicine 113 3.1 wks 7.6 wks 12.0 wks 4th of 96
Gynaecology 2,972 12.0 wks 14.2 wks 38.7 wks 62nd of 176
Other medical specialties 2,773 11.0 wks 10.7 wks 40.6 wks 89th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 177 5.3 wks 12.3 wks 17.0 wks 3rd of 113
Other surgical specialties 189 16.3 wks 11.4 wks 34.4 wks 124th of 129
Other services 171 16.1 wks 8.7 wks 38.3 wks 104th 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

  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 16.7 weeks to 12.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.9 wks
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MonthStockport NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.912.2
July 202612.712
June 202613.311.9
May 202613.612.4
April 202612.811.9
March 202612.311.3
February 202613.813.2
January 202614.313.6
December 202514.513.5
November 202514.912.9
October 202514.613.3
September 202514.913.4
August 202515.413.5
July 202515.313.1
June 20251513.4
May 202515.113.6
April 202514.813.3
March 202515.613.9
February 20251614.2
January 202516.214.5
December 202415.914.2
November 202416.214
October 202416.314.2
September 202416.714.4

Where it treats patients

Stockport 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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