Royal Liverpool and University Hospital Aintree vs Spire Liverpool Hospital

Name: Royal Liverpool and University Hospital Aintree vs Spire Liverpool Hospital waiting times
Creator: NHS England, Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times, monthly full CSV
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

5 specialties both treat, 2.4 miles apart.

Spire Liverpool Hospital 24 weeks most people All specialties Free on the NHS See this hospital
Royal Liverpool and University Hospital Aintree 41 weeks most people All specialties See this hospital

Specialty	Royal Liverpool and University Hospital Aintree	Spire Liverpool Hospital
Trauma and orthopaedics	40 weeks	27 weeks
Ear, nose and throat	47 weeks	15 weeks
General surgery	45 weeks	25 weeks
Urology	42 weeks	29 weeks
Gastroenterology	40 weeks	16 weeks

NHS England figures, August 2026, checked 14 October 2026. About the data.

What does "most people" mean?

9 in 10 people on this hospital's waiting list have waited less than this.