Skin at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Whiston and Ormskirk District General dermatology waiting times: most people treated waited 6 to 61 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 15 weeks and 9 in 10 under 48 weeks. 55% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

Dermatology at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS 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 202412.451.413.2
October 20249.946.913.8
November 202411.441.714.2
December 20249.540.415.7
January 202511.042.816.1
February 202513.346.515.3
March 202510.646.614.2
April 20259.243.712.9
May 202510.547.212.9
June 20257.041.712.7
July 20259.244.512.6
August 20258.541.213.1
September 20257.753.613.6
October 20258.950.014.8
November 20259.247.616.1
December 20258.644.517.3
January 20266.347.819.1
February 20264.142.919.9
March 20263.941.918.4
April 20264.841.417.1
May 20264.951.316.4
June 20263.954.516.0
July 20264.655.515.3
August 20266.061.415.2

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
2 to 25weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 25 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 9 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 861 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
2 to 27weeks

Half seen within 2 weeks, 9 in 10 within 27 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 361 people treated in the month.

Has A&E

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 17.3 miles away

3 to 26weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 26 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 13 weeks, 9 in 10 under 33 weeks. 446 people treated in the month.

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

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