Warrington waiting times
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust runs Warrington Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust. Warrington, North West, WA5 1QG. ODS code RWW.
Hospital waiting times near Warrington. A&E waiting times near Warrington.
A&E waits right now at Warrington
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Each figure is the hospital's own published estimate, read every ten minutes. For life-threatening emergencies call 999; NHS 111 if you are not sure.
A&E in September 2026
54% of 7,206 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 856 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 49%, May 25 49%, Jun 25 49%, Jul 25 47%, Aug 25 48%, Sep 25 50%, Oct 25 48%, Nov 25 51%, Dec 25 47%, Jan 26 48%, Feb 26 47%, Mar 26 52%, Apr 26 54%, May 26 53%, Jun 26 54%, Jul 26 56%, Aug 26 53%, Sep 26 54%.
Covers every A&E this trust runs. How every trust compares.
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 | 19 to 37 weeks | 9 to 25 weeks | 82% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 16 to 44 weeks | 16 to 38 weeks | 54% |
| Elderly medicine | 5 to 35 weeks | 14 to 36 weeks | 62% |
| Gastroenterology | 11 to 45 weeks | 11 to 31 weeks | 78% |
| General internal medicine | 1 to 2 weeks | 6 to 16 weeks | 100% |
| General surgery | 14 to 42 weeks | 11 to 33 weeks | 76% |
| Gynaecology | 16 to 46 weeks | 13 to 37 weeks | 63% |
| Ophthalmology | 6 to 25 weeks | 9 to 24 weeks | 85% |
| Other medical services | 21 to 43 weeks | 15 to 34 weeks | 58% |
| Other paediatric services | 8 to 39 weeks | 10 to 36 weeks | 73% |
| Other services | 1 to 53 weeks | 19 to 44 weeks | 47% |
| Other surgical services | 7 to 48 weeks | 13 to 42 weeks | 62% |
| Respiratory medicine | 10 to 37 weeks | 11 to 30 weeks | 75% |
| Rheumatology | 38 to 52 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 57% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 24 to 58 weeks | 17 to 46 weeks | 52% |
| Urology | 11 to 46 weeks | 11 to 38 weeks | 69% |
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Sites this trust runs: Warrington Hospital, Altrincham General Hospital, Halton Hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore Building, Halton Hospital Nightingale Building. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG Map - Altrincham General Hospital
Altrincham Hospital, 15 Railway Street, Altrincham, WA14 2RQ Map - Halton Hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore Building
Earls Way, Runcorn, WA7 2HH Map - Halton Hospital Nightingale Building
Halton, Runcorn, WA7 2DA Map
Addresses from the NHS Organisation Data Service.
Scan and test waits
People waiting for each test in August 2026, and the share who had waited over six weeks. The standard is under 1 in 100.
| Test | Waiting | Over six weeks | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound scan | 1,853 | 0% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 1,341 | 1% | 22% |
| CT scan | 910 | 3% | 11% |
| Echocardiogram | 586 | 30% | 30% |
| Gastroscopy | 459 | 20% | 30% |
| Hearing test | 387 | 1% | 43% |
| Colonoscopy | 378 | 20% | 31% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 268 | 0% | 21% |
| Sleep study | 223 | 1% | 35% |
| Cystoscopy | 181 | 14% | 27% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 81 | 15% | 33% |
| Urodynamics | 44 | 52% | 47% |
| Barium enema | 31 | 0% | 26% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Warrington?
At the end of August 2026, 35,442 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 65% 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 Warrington 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 Warrington.