Tameside General waiting times
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust runs Tameside General Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. Tameside, North West, OL6 9RW. ODS code RMP.
Hospital waiting times near Tameside. A&E waiting times near Tameside.
A&E in September 2026
48% of 9,044 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 681 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 53%, May 25 49%, Jun 25 45%, Jul 25 51%, Aug 25 54%, Sep 25 54%, Oct 25 49%, Nov 25 52%, Dec 25 49%, Jan 26 45%, Feb 26 46%, Mar 26 58%, Apr 26 53%, May 26 50%, Jun 26 52%, Jul 26 53%, Aug 26 53%, Sep 26 48%.
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 | 10 to 17 weeks | 7 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| Dermatology | 1 to 11 weeks | 8 to 21 weeks | 85% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15 to 39 weeks | 13 to 33 weeks | 62% |
| Gastroenterology | 5 to 20 weeks | 7 to 19 weeks | 91% |
| General surgery | 4 to 22 weeks | 8 to 27 weeks | 78% |
| Gynaecology | 10 to 31 weeks | 10 to 27 weeks | 75% |
| Oral surgery | 14 to 38 weeks | 10 to 31 weeks | 72% |
| Other medical services | 16 to 37 weeks | 9 to 20 weeks | 90% |
| Other paediatric services | 10 to 30 weeks | 9 to 26 weeks | 80% |
| Other surgical services | 2 to 18 weeks | 6 to 22 weeks | 89% |
| Respiratory medicine | 14 to 23 weeks | 10 to 24 weeks | 84% |
| Rheumatology | 14 to 26 weeks | 8 to 15 weeks | 95% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 13 to 40 weeks | 11 to 32 weeks | 67% |
| Urology | 10 to 19 weeks | 7 to 15 weeks | 98% |
| Elderly medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: Tameside General Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find it
- Tameside General Hospital
Fountain Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RW 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 | 1,179 | 0% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 599 | 0% | 30% |
| CT scan | 534 | 0% | 11% |
| MRI scan | 433 | 0% | 22% |
| Colonoscopy | 263 | 2% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 171 | 5% | 30% |
| Hearing test | 148 | 1% | 43% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 64 | 3% | 33% |
| Nerve conduction test | 44 | 0% | 45% |
| Urodynamics | 40 | 0% | 47% |
| Cystoscopy | 36 | 0% | 27% |
| Sleep study | 22 | 0% | 35% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Tameside General?
At the end of August 2026, 16,487 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 9 weeks and 9 in 10 under 28 weeks. 79% 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 Tameside General 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 Tameside.