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General medicine at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Whiston and Ormskirk District General general internal medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 5 to 22 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 6 weeks and 9 in 10 under 23 weeks. 91% are within 18 weeks.

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How the wait has changed

General internal medicine 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 20244.316.38.4
October 20243.817.94.5
November 20244.317.05.2
December 20243.813.47.4
January 20254.514.07.4
February 20253.013.15.4
March 20253.622.76.2
April 20253.311.34.8
May 20253.928.25.8
June 20254.542.15.4
July 20254.445.26.1
August 20254.342.25.4
September 20253.131.25.3
October 20253.018.26.6
November 20251.89.16.4
December 20253.118.85.1
January 20261.913.06.3
February 20262.28.94.8
March 20263.419.45.1
April 20263.112.94.9
May 20263.618.35.7
June 20263.220.65.6
July 20262.720.45.2
August 20265.122.25.7

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Shortest waitHas A&E

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust, 7.4 miles away

1 to 2weeks

Half seen within 1 week, 9 in 10 within 2 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 16 weeks. 31 people treated in the month.

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