Halton Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Hospital Way, Runcorn, WA7 2DA
- Phone
- 01925 635911 (North Cheshire and Mersey 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
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Halton Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 35,458 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 10.5 wks | 718 |
| Urology | 11.4 wks | 2,021 |
| Orthopaedics | 17.3 wks | 3,394 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 16.5 wks | 3,680 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 9.1 wks | 2,686 |
| General medicine | 5.5 wks | 62 |
| Gastroenterology | 11.0 wks | 3,082 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 9.3 wks | 1,827 |
| Respiratory medicine | 10.7 wks | 1,005 |
| Rheumatology | 14.0 wks | 1,139 |
| Elderly medicine | 14.0 wks | 286 |
| Gynaecology | 13.4 wks | 3,867 |
| Other medical specialties | 15.1 wks | 3,364 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.1 wks | 1,980 |
| Other surgical specialties | 12.9 wks | 5,664 |
| Other services | 19.5 wks | 683 |
More about waiting times at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Halton Hospital: Good. Published 24 July 2019. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 24 July 2019.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 75.2% of the 14,041 people who went to A&E at North Cheshire and Mersey 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Helens HospitalMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 8.1 miles | 12.1 wks |
| Ellesmere Port HospitalCountess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 9.7 miles | 11.4 wks |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest HospitalLiverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 10.4 miles | 8.6 wks |
| Alder Hey Children's HospitalAlder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 10.8 miles | 12.4 wks |
| Liverpool Women's HospitalLiverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust | 12.1 miles | 13.2 wks |
| Liverpool University Dental HospitalLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 12.7 miles | 12.9 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 North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust
- Warrington Hospital, Warrington