ShortestWait

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust North West Area: Lancashire and South Cumbria

At the end of August 2026, 46,343 patients were waiting for treatment at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 9.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
9.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
72%
Waiting over a year
171

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 3,145 12.3 wks 12.8 wks 39.6 wks 140th of 238
Urology 1,992 6.7 wks 12.2 wks 26.8 wks 22nd of 180
Orthopaedics 6,583 7.4 wks 13.9 wks 30.6 wks 27th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 3,545 7.4 wks 15.4 wks 27.8 wks 15th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 4,340 11.8 wks 10.4 wks 35.9 wks 242nd of 301
Oral surgery 3,537 11.1 wks 16.4 wks 41.5 wks 19th of 112
General medicine 5 9.5 wks 10.2 wks 49.6 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 1,931 5.9 wks 11.0 wks 17.9 wks 28th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,862 7.1 wks 11.9 wks 18.6 wks 11th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,385 13.0 wks 10.5 wks 39.5 wks 90th of 111
Respiratory medicine 640 4.9 wks 10.4 wks 12.8 wks 5th of 120
Rheumatology 842 11.9 wks 10.9 wks 31.7 wks 86th of 120
Elderly medicine 85 2.6 wks 7.6 wks 8.1 wks 2nd of 96
Gynaecology 7,278 14.1 wks 14.2 wks 39.1 wks 106th of 176
Other medical specialties 3,412 10.1 wks 10.7 wks 29.3 wks 71st of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,585 10.0 wks 12.3 wks 23.7 wks 32nd of 113
Other surgical specialties 3,128 8.6 wks 11.4 wks 36.5 wks 38th of 129
Other services 48 3.8 wks 8.7 wks 15.1 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

  • East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • England
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.7 weeks to 9.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20269.4 wks12.2 wks
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MonthEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustEngland
August 20269.412.2
July 2026912
June 20269.511.9
May 20261012.4
April 20269.611.9
March 20269.311.3
February 202611.413.2
January 202611.913.6
December 202512.313.5
November 202512.612.9
October 202513.713.3
September 202513.413.4
August 202513.313.5
July 20251313.1
June 202513.413.4
May 202514.513.6
April 202514.513.3
March 202514.513.9
February 202514.714.2
January 20251514.5
December 202414.714.2
November 202415.014
October 202415.214.2
September 202415.714.4

Where it treats patients

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS 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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