University Hospital Aintree
Address and phone number
- Address
- Longmoor Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7AL
- Phone
- 0151 706 2000 (Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust switchboard)
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including University Hospital Aintree. At the end of August 2026, half of its 66,322 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 18.8 wks | 2,269 |
| Urology | 17.6 wks | 3,817 |
| Orthopaedics | 16.2 wks | 4,672 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 17.6 wks | 6,037 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 9.7 wks | 8,348 |
| Oral surgery | 17.7 wks | 4,070 |
| Plastic surgery | 24.7 wks | 181 |
| General medicine | 10.2 wks | 77 |
| Gastroenterology | 12.1 wks | 6,886 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 10.7 wks | 3,478 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 11.6 wks | 4,300 |
| Respiratory medicine | 8.9 wks | 1,214 |
| Rheumatology | 10.1 wks | 643 |
| Elderly medicine | 12.1 wks | 1,399 |
| Other medical specialties | 14.1 wks | 4,788 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 15.9 wks | 865 |
| Other surgical specialties | 12.8 wks | 9,996 |
| Other services | 10.1 wks | 3,282 |
More about waiting times at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
University Hospital Aintree: Requires improvement. Published 18 July 2025. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 66.7% of the 28,153 people who went to A&E at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).
Other NHS hospitals nearby
You can usually choose where to have planned NHS treatment. Hospitals run by other trusts, with each trust's median wait across all specialties:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Women's At AintreeLiverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust | 0.0 miles | 13.2 wks |
| The Walton CentreThe Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 0.0 miles | 11.6 wks |
| Alder Hey Children's HospitalAlder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 3.4 miles | 12.4 wks |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest HospitalLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 4.0 miles | 8.6 wks |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 5.4 miles | 12.0 wks |
| Ormskirk District General HospitalMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 7.2 miles | 12.1 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.
Other hospitals run by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool