Longest and shortest hospital waits in the North West, August 2026

In August 2026, 9 in 10 people waiting at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust had waited under 28 weeks, the shortest of 17 trusts with an A&E in the North West that published waits. At Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust it was 44 weeks, NHS England figures show.

926,934 people were waiting at these trusts, up 6,901 on July 2026. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust improved most (1 week shorter). Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust rose most (1 week longer).

In A&E, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust saw 67% within 4 hours, the most in the region; Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust saw 44%.

Wait at each trust

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care28 weeksMid Cheshire Hospitals33 weeksEast Lancashire Hospitals34 weeksCountess of Chester Hospital36 weeksWirral University Teaching Hospital38 weeksManchester University38 weeksNorth Cheshire and Mersey38 weeksStockport38 weeksUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay38 weeksLancashire Teaching Hospitals39 weeksMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals40 weeksBolton41 weeksEast Cheshire41 weeksLiverpool University Hospitals41 weeksWrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals42 weeksBlackpool Teaching Hospitals42 weeksNorthern Care Alliance44 weeks
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Chart: CheckWaitingTimes (checkwaitingtimes.co.uk/reports/august-2026/north-west), from NHS England RTT waiting times, August 2026. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

TrustWaiting9 in 10 withinChange on July 2026
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust16,48728 weekssame
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust30,25333 weeks-1 week
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust46,33934 weeks-1 week
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust29,01136 weeks-1 week
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust43,23138 weekssame
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust167,07038 weekssame
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust35,44238 weekssame
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust34,93138 weekssame
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust36,39138 weekssame
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust62,30839 weekssame
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust83,76440 weeks+1 week
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust36,99841 weekssame
East Cheshire NHS Trust15,69441 weekssame
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust64,80241 weekssame
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust46,29142 weekssame
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust41,10342 weekssame
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust136,81944 weeks+1 week

Method: the waiting list for all specialties at each NHS trust with a main A&E and 1,000 or more people waiting, grouped by NHS England region. Specialist trusts are in the league table. How waits are worked out.

Latest monthly: NHS England, . Data checked .