Macclesfield District General waiting times
East Cheshire NHS Trust runs Macclesfield District General Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
East Cheshire NHS Trust. Cheshire East, North West, SK10 3BL. ODS code RJN.
Sites this trust runs: Macclesfield District General Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Hospital waiting times near Cheshire East. A&E waiting times near Cheshire East.
A&E in September 2026
48% of 4,676 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 490 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 | 36 to 54 weeks | 18 to 45 weeks | 51% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 19 to 40 weeks | 13 to 39 weeks | 62% |
| Gastroenterology | 24 to 46 weeks | 17 to 46 weeks | 52% |
| General surgery | 9 to 46 weeks | 13 to 41 weeks | 64% |
| Gynaecology | 11 to 59 weeks | 15 to 45 weeks | 56% |
| Ophthalmology | 15 to 49 weeks | 13 to 38 weeks | 64% |
| Other medical services | 22 to 59 weeks | 13 to 32 weeks | 65% |
| Other paediatric services | 15 to 43 weeks | 12 to 35 weeks | 68% |
| Other surgical services | 2 to 19 weeks | 7 to 20 weeks | 88% |
| Respiratory medicine | 10 to 64 weeks | 11 to 40 weeks | 71% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 14 to 47 weeks | 13 to 43 weeks | 61% |
| Urology | 10 to 55 weeks | 13 to 39 weeks | 64% |
| Elderly medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Other services | Too few patients to show | ||
| Plastic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Macclesfield District General?
At the end of August 2026, 15,694 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 62% 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 Macclesfield District General 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 East.