Blackpool Victoria waiting times
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Blackpool, North West, FY3 8NR. ODS code RXL.
Hospital waiting times near Blackpool. A&E waiting times near Blackpool.
A&E in September 2026
50% of 8,673 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 505 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 52%, May 25 54%, Jun 25 53%, Jul 25 53%, Aug 25 55%, Sep 25 51%, Oct 25 52%, Nov 25 51%, Dec 25 52%, Jan 26 50%, Feb 26 52%, Mar 26 64%, Apr 26 60%, May 26 57%, Jun 26 54%, Jul 26 56%, Aug 26 51%, Sep 26 50%.
Covers every A&E this trust runs. How every trust compares.
Waits by specialty
Each band runs from the point where half of patients had been treated to the point where 9 in 10 had.
| Specialty | Treated waits | Waiting now | Within 18 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | 23 to 57 weeks | 16 to 47 weeks | 53% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 27 to 69 weeks | 19 to 50 weeks | 49% |
| Dermatology | 4 to 36 weeks | 11 to 37 weeks | 65% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 14 to 47 weeks | 12 to 33 weeks | 70% |
| Gastroenterology | 14 to 61 weeks | 16 to 44 weeks | 57% |
| General surgery | 29 to 50 weeks | 18 to 42 weeks | 50% |
| Gynaecology | 8 to 63 weeks | 22 to 58 weeks | 44% |
| Ophthalmology | 8 to 52 weeks | 11 to 36 weeks | 68% |
| Oral surgery | 38 to 53 weeks | 21 to 42 weeks | 44% |
| Other medical services | 11 to 46 weeks | 15 to 35 weeks | 58% |
| Other paediatric services | 25 to 43 weeks | 13 to 34 weeks | 62% |
| Other surgical services | 4 to 24 weeks | 8 to 31 weeks | 76% |
| Respiratory medicine | 25 to 41 weeks | 13 to 32 weeks | 68% |
| Rheumatology | 15 to 35 weeks | 10 to 35 weeks | 69% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 20 to 52 weeks | 15 to 43 weeks | 56% |
| Urology | 8 to 54 weeks | 17 to 47 weeks | 51% |
| Elderly medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Plastic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Sites this trust runs: Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Fleetwood Hospital, Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme - Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme - Clifton Hospital, Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme - Fleetwood Hospital, Lancashire Bowel Screening - Chorley & South Ribble Hospital, Lancashire Bowel Screening Service (Euxton Hall Hospital). The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR Map - Fleetwood Hospital
Pharos Street, Fleetwood, FY7 6BE Map - Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme - Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR Map - Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme - Clifton Hospital
Pershore Road, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 1PB Map - Lancashire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme - Fleetwood Hospital
Pharos Street, Fleetwood, FY7 6BE Map - Lancashire Bowel Screening - Chorley & South Ribble Hospital
Chorley & District Hospital, Preston Road, Chorley, PR7 1PP Map
Addresses from the NHS Organisation Data Service.
Scan and test waits
People waiting for each test in August 2026, and the share who had waited over six weeks. The standard is under 1 in 100.
| Test | Waiting | Over six weeks | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound scan | 3,429 | 39% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 1,788 | 23% | 22% |
| CT scan | 918 | 13% | 11% |
| Hearing test | 813 | 67% | 43% |
| Echocardiogram | 536 | 11% | 30% |
| Colonoscopy | 456 | 15% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 398 | 19% | 30% |
| Sleep study | 270 | 10% | 35% |
| Urodynamics | 155 | 79% | 47% |
| Cystoscopy | 91 | 20% | 27% |
| Nerve conduction test | 86 | 33% | 45% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 79 | 14% | 33% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 76 | 0% | 21% |
| Barium enema | 20 | 0% | 26% |
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Blackpool Victoria?
At the end of August 2026, 41,103 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 42 weeks. 59% were within the 18-week standard. Each specialty in the table below has its own figure.
Can I check where I am on the waiting list?
Not from this site: these are NHS England's monthly figures for whole specialties, not individual patients. The NHS App shows your own referral, and the hospital's patient advice and liaison service (PALS) can tell you your position and whether your referral is marked urgent. See how your wait compares.
How do I get seen sooner than the Blackpool Victoria wait time?
When your GP refers you, you can choose any hospital in England that holds an NHS contract, including independent hospitals the NHS pays for. If you have already waited over 18 weeks with no date in the next 8 weeks, you can ask to move. Compare every hospital near you first. Hospital waiting times near Blackpool.