Countess of Chester waiting times
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs Countess of Chester Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Cheshire West and Chester, North West, CH2 1UL. ODS code RJR.
Sites this trust runs: Countess of Chester Hospital, Hospital at Home. The figures below cover all of them.
Hospital waiting times near Cheshire West and Chester. A&E waiting times near Cheshire West and Chester.
A&E in September 2026
50% of 5,968 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 768 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Covers every A&E this trust runs.
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 | 9 to 35 weeks | 9 to 26 weeks | 80% |
| Dermatology | 2 to 27 weeks | 10 to 28 weeks | 76% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 23 to 45 weeks | 13 to 28 weeks | 66% |
| Elderly medicine | 1 to 22 weeks | 6 to 20 weeks | 88% |
| Gastroenterology | 15 to 28 weeks | 8 to 20 weeks | 90% |
| General surgery | 22 to 52 weeks | 12 to 34 weeks | 67% |
| Gynaecology | 14 to 60 weeks | 13 to 43 weeks | 62% |
| Ophthalmology | 17 to 48 weeks | 11 to 32 weeks | 71% |
| Oral surgery | 43 to 54 weeks | 19 to 45 weeks | 47% |
| Other medical services | 14 to 42 weeks | 11 to 35 weeks | 69% |
| Other services | 13 to 24 weeks | 9 to 16 weeks | 93% |
| Other surgical services | 6 to 51 weeks | 13 to 41 weeks | 63% |
| Plastic surgery | 3 to 35 weeks | 7 to 36 weeks | 77% |
| Respiratory medicine | 5 to 23 weeks | 9 to 26 weeks | 79% |
| Rheumatology | 4 to 26 weeks | 10 to 21 weeks | 84% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 11 to 43 weeks | 12 to 37 weeks | 67% |
| Urology | 11 to 39 weeks | 10 to 32 weeks | 74% |
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Countess of Chester?
At the end of August 2026, 29,011 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 36 weeks. 68% 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 Countess of Chester 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 Cheshire West and Chester.