Lungs and breathing at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe respiratory medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 6 to 19 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 92% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 19 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 885 people treated in the month.

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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 Manchester University 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 202417.752.015.7
October 202416.048.517.1
November 202415.852.518.1
December 20248.032.710.6
January 20258.030.69.7
February 202512.345.87.9
March 20257.732.57.7
April 20256.733.27.7
May 20257.331.58.3
June 20257.226.57.6
July 20257.830.27.5
August 20257.328.08.5
September 20257.628.48.0
October 20256.524.27.1
November 20256.421.27.0
December 20255.223.66.1
January 20266.520.16.4
February 20265.918.95.8
March 20266.519.55.5
April 20267.117.96.6
May 20267.519.27.2
June 20267.319.76.5
July 20266.920.96.2
August 20266.319.47.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 6.7 miles away

6 to 25weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 18 weeks. 177 people treated in the month.

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

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