Lungs and breathing at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

UHNM (Royal Stoke and County Hospital) respiratory medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 16 to 37 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 71% are within 18 weeks.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Respiratory medicine at University Hospitals of North Midlands 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 202429.868.921.0
October 202433.565.619.9
November 202427.163.920.4
December 202427.660.620.3
January 202522.458.518.9
February 202524.362.416.4
March 202521.057.915.7
April 202521.550.713.8
May 202521.947.313.3
June 202518.444.112.5
July 202518.842.812.3
August 202519.843.812.7
September 202518.644.311.9
October 202521.945.611.4
November 202518.740.411.1
December 202520.438.811.6
January 202621.635.411.5
February 202615.933.510.5
March 202615.435.09.3
April 202614.835.310.6
May 202617.135.612.0
June 202616.934.411.0
July 202616.033.010.7
August 202615.736.611.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

East Cheshire NHS Trust

NHS trust, 18.1 miles away

10 to 64weeks

Half seen within 10 weeks, 9 in 10 within 64 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 40 weeks. 46 people treated in the month.

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12 to 30weeks

Half seen within 12 weeks, 9 in 10 within 30 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 76 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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