Ears, nose and throat at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester ear, nose and throat waiting times: most people treated waited 23 to 45 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 66% are within 18 weeks.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Ear, nose and throat at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 202449.872.525.7
October 202436.867.225.8
November 202428.966.127.0
December 202446.164.727.3
January 202550.166.225.4
February 202550.666.024.9
March 202545.264.425.3
April 202520.064.727.0
May 202547.866.927.3
June 202512.065.327.0
July 202521.066.726.5
August 202557.465.528.2
September 202542.665.827.1
October 202534.966.226.9
November 202542.663.825.9
December 202554.863.826.0
January 202649.963.324.0
February 202643.061.419.5
March 202632.959.112.4
April 202627.154.511.6
May 202621.649.312.7
June 202620.249.512.1
July 202617.047.912.7
August 202623.244.613.0

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Spire Liverpool Hospital

Independent hospital, 12.2 miles away

8 to 39weeks

Half seen within 8 weeks, 9 in 10 within 39 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 5 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 191 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Spire Cheshire Hospital

Independent hospital, 16 miles away

9 to 46weeks

Half seen within 9 weeks, 9 in 10 within 46 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 3 weeks, 9 in 10 under 12 weeks. 44 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Fairfield Independent Hospital

Independent hospital, 20 miles away

10 to 21weeks

Half seen within 10 weeks, 9 in 10 within 21 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 64 people treated in the month.

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