Lungs and breathing at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester respiratory medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 5 to 23 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 26 weeks. 79% 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

Respiratory medicine 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 20248.952.211.8
October 20249.252.112.3
November 202410.946.68.9
December 20245.740.39.8
January 202510.751.49.5
February 20257.541.49.9
March 202521.252.99.7
April 202518.350.910.2
May 20254.233.010.5
June 20253.131.711.1
July 20256.036.89.4
August 20256.338.19.9
September 20254.133.49.9
October 20253.731.88.8
November 20252.438.38.7
December 20252.529.610.2
January 20263.741.611.4
February 20264.543.57.3
March 20269.439.04.5
April 20266.229.75.0
May 20264.829.25.4
June 20266.533.06.1
July 20266.739.26.7
August 20265.122.89.2

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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