Ears, nose and throat at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Whiston and Ormskirk District General ear, nose and throat waiting times: most people treated waited 12 to 43 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 41 weeks. 59% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

Ear, nose and throat 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 202412.750.612.9
October 202412.747.214.0
November 202411.951.614.8
December 202411.851.915.1
January 202512.549.415.1
February 202512.451.114.7
March 202511.452.514.0
April 202511.854.513.6
May 202512.651.715.0
June 202514.056.615.5
July 202514.155.615.9
August 202513.656.615.4
September 202512.953.615.0
October 202512.861.915.3
November 202514.258.915.3
December 202512.859.515.3
January 202616.560.015.0
February 202619.450.113.3
March 202615.549.110.8
April 202612.956.812.2
May 202614.749.113.2
June 202613.947.613.5
July 202614.142.413.7
August 202612.342.614.3

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitFree on the NHS

Beacon Medical Services Group Limited

Independent provider, 21.5 miles away

7 to 24weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 24 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 15 weeks. 619 people treated in the month.

Free on the NHS

Spire Liverpool Hospital

Independent hospital, 6.2 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, 10.3 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.

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