NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Hospital waiting times for people registered with GPs in this NHS area, July 2026. The typical (median) wait is 12 weeks.
PEOPLE WAITING
336,865
for hospital treatment in this area
WAITING UNDER 18 WEEKS
66%
England: 65% (above by 0.4 points)
WAITING OVER A YEAR
4,245
1.3% of people waiting (England 1.5%)
By type of treatment
| Treatment | People waiting | Under 18 weeks | Over a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 32,908 | 59% | 622 |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 29,654 | 59% | 314 |
| Gynaecology | 29,092 | 62% | 502 |
| Ophthalmology | 28,564 | 76% | 69 |
| Gastroenterology | 24,515 | 69% | 199 |
| Dermatology | 20,605 | 66% | 521 |
| Urology | 17,352 | 67% | 182 |
| Cardiology | 15,472 | 73% | 29 |
| General Surgery | 14,777 | 62% | 325 |
| Oral Surgery | 10,974 | 52% | 136 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 9,763 | 73% | 29 |
| Plastic Surgery | 8,056 | 55% | 223 |
| Rheumatology | 6,151 | 61% | 144 |
| Neurology | 5,583 | 70% | 11 |
| Elderly Medicine | 2,400 | 68% | 0 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 769 | 62% | 21 |
| General Internal Medicine | 670 | 92% | 0 |
| Neurosurgical | 265 | 51% | 20 |
Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, July 2026, published 10th September 2026.
This shows what happened, not why. Waiting times are affected by many things, so the green squares are for context only and do not mean a vote caused any change. It covers hospital treatment in England that has not started yet. Health is devolved, so Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland publish their own figures.