Furness General and Royal Lancaster Infirmary waiting times
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust runs Furness General Hospital and Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Westmorland and Furness, North West, LA9 7RG. ODS code RTX.
Hospital waiting times near Westmorland and Furness. A&E waiting times near Westmorland and Furness.
A&E in September 2026
60% of 8,971 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 532 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 63%, May 25 65%, Jun 25 66%, Jul 25 64%, Aug 25 63%, Sep 25 62%, Oct 25 61%, Nov 25 57%, Dec 25 56%, Jan 26 57%, Feb 26 55%, Mar 26 56%, Apr 26 54%, May 26 58%, Jun 26 54%, Jul 26 56%, Aug 26 58%, Sep 26 60%.
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 | 9 to 40 weeks | 6 to 19 weeks | 92% |
| Dermatology | 6 to 18 weeks | 5 to 17 weeks | 93% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 10 to 48 weeks | 11 to 37 weeks | 70% |
| Elderly medicine | 8 to 20 weeks | 5 to 15 weeks | 96% |
| Gastroenterology | 8 to 43 weeks | 10 to 31 weeks | 73% |
| General surgery | 37 to 59 weeks | 19 to 47 weeks | 48% |
| Gynaecology | 8 to 45 weeks | 13 to 40 weeks | 63% |
| Ophthalmology | 8 to 42 weeks | 8 to 32 weeks | 79% |
| Oral surgery | 17 to 49 weeks | 14 to 39 weeks | 61% |
| Other medical services | 15 to 49 weeks | 12 to 35 weeks | 68% |
| Other paediatric services | 11 to 50 weeks | 10 to 37 weeks | 73% |
| Other services | 10 to 41 weeks | 6 to 26 weeks | 87% |
| Other surgical services | 2 to 20 weeks | 10 to 33 weeks | 73% |
| Respiratory medicine | 7 to 22 weeks | 7 to 19 weeks | 91% |
| Rheumatology | 9 to 28 weeks | 11 to 33 weeks | 66% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 12 to 60 weeks | 13 to 44 weeks | 62% |
| Urology | 12 to 37 weeks | 12 to 40 weeks | 65% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Plastic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: Furness General Hospital, Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Furness General Hospital
Dalton Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, LA14 4LF Map - Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Ashton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RP 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 | 3,477 | 16% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 1,973 | 8% | 22% |
| CT scan | 1,132 | 14% | 11% |
| Echocardiogram | 1,056 | 10% | 30% |
| Hearing test | 637 | 13% | 43% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 420 | 4% | 21% |
| Gastroscopy | 227 | 1% | 30% |
| Nerve conduction test | 201 | 15% | 45% |
| Sleep study | 162 | 1% | 35% |
| Colonoscopy | 146 | 1% | 31% |
| Cystoscopy | 124 | 11% | 27% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 67 | 3% | 33% |
| Urodynamics | 62 | 15% | 47% |
| Barium enema | 45 | 2% | 26% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Furness General and Royal Lancaster Infirmary?
At the end of August 2026, 36,391 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 69% 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 Furness General and Royal Lancaster Infirmary 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 Westmorland and Furness.