Fairfield Independent Hospital

Independent provider North West Area: Cheshire and Merseyside

At the end of August 2026, 1,474 patients were waiting for treatment at Fairfield Independent Hospital. Half had waited less than 9.2 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
9.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
30.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
76%
Waiting over a year
1

Waiting times by specialty

Fairfield Independent Hospital waiting times by specialty, August 2026
Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 365 9.3 wks 12.8 wks 27.6 wks 69th of 238
Urology 246 12.5 wks 12.2 wks 34.8 wks 127th of 180
Orthopaedics 423 10.3 wks 13.9 wks 30.9 wks 95th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 220 4.0 wks 15.4 wks 19.1 wks 6th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 54 10.8 wks 10.4 wks 28.7 wks 219th of 301
Gastroenterology 166 10.0 wks 11.0 wks 26.7 wks 89th of 166

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Fairfield Independent Hospital
  • England
Fairfield Independent Hospital: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.4 weeks to 9.2 weeks between April 2025 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20269.2 wks12.2 wks
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Fairfield Independent Hospital: median wait in weeks by month
MonthFairfield Independent HospitalEngland
August 20269.212.2
July 20261112
June 20261211.9
May 202614.212.4
April 202612.411.9
March 202611.911.3
February 202612.713.2
January 202613.913.6
December 202513.713.5
November 202513.312.9
October 202512.913.3
September 202512.713.4
August 202512.213.5
July 202511.513.1
June 202512.413.4
May 202511.813.6
April 202511.413.3
March 2025–13.9
February 2025–14.2
January 2025–14.5
December 2024–14.2
November 2024–14
October 2024–14.2
September 2024–14.4

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