Arrowe Park waiting times
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs Arrowe Park Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Wirral, North West, CH49 5PE. ODS code RBL.
Hospital waiting times near Wirral. A&E waiting times near Wirral.
A&E in September 2026
43% of 7,917 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 498 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 48%, Jul 25 46%, Aug 25 47%, Sep 25 43%, Oct 25 44%, Nov 25 50%, Dec 25 44%, Jan 26 42%, Feb 26 46%, Mar 26 48%, Apr 26 50%, May 26 48%, Jun 26 49%, Jul 26 46%, Aug 26 44%, Sep 26 43%.
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 | 18 to 30 weeks | 11 to 26 weeks | 75% |
| Dermatology | 4 to 44 weeks | 13 to 40 weeks | 61% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 20 to 49 weeks | 17 to 40 weeks | 52% |
| Elderly medicine | 1 to 16 weeks | 5 to 15 weeks | 97% |
| Gastroenterology | 14 to 52 weeks | 13 to 45 weeks | 64% |
| General internal medicine | 3 to 6 weeks | 4 to 13 weeks | 100% |
| Gynaecology | 10 to 45 weeks | 13 to 37 weeks | 62% |
| Ophthalmology | 18 to 44 weeks | 15 to 38 weeks | 58% |
| Oral surgery | 22 to 51 weeks | 15 to 43 weeks | 56% |
| Other medical services | 9 to 34 weeks | 11 to 30 weeks | 70% |
| Other paediatric services | 7 to 18 weeks | 9 to 28 weeks | 81% |
| Other services | 8 to 18 weeks | 6 to 20 weeks | 90% |
| Other surgical services | 6 to 44 weeks | 13 to 37 weeks | 63% |
| Respiratory medicine | 14 to 37 weeks | 14 to 38 weeks | 60% |
| Rheumatology | 48 to 64 weeks | 18 to 48 weeks | 51% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 17 to 51 weeks | 15 to 41 weeks | 58% |
| Urology | 6 to 33 weeks | 10 to 29 weeks | 75% |
| General surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Sites this trust runs: Arrowe Park Hospital, St. Catherines Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Arrowe Park Hospital
Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 5PE Map - St. Catherines Hospital
Church Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0LQ 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 | 2,723 | 1% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 1,110 | 2% | 22% |
| CT scan | 890 | 1% | 11% |
| Echocardiogram | 794 | 4% | 30% |
| Colonoscopy | 592 | 36% | 31% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 586 | 0% | 21% |
| Gastroscopy | 502 | 21% | 30% |
| Sleep study | 460 | 0% | 35% |
| Cystoscopy | 237 | 5% | 27% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 178 | 36% | 33% |
| Urodynamics | 78 | 17% | 47% |
| Barium enema | 53 | 2% | 26% |
| Hearing test | 48 | 0% | 43% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Arrowe Park?
At the end of August 2026, 43,231 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 Arrowe Park 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 Wirral.