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Halton Hospital

Hospital Way, Runcorn, WA7 2DA · Run by North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust · 01925635911

Acute hospital - NHS non-specialist

CQC: Good

CQC rating published 24 July 2019 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

View the full CQC report & inspection history →

Contains public sector information from the Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

At a glance

Whether this trust meets each official NHS operational standard — not a combined score or ranking.

Waiting times
Below NHS standard
65.1% within 18 weeks · standard 92% · About this data
A&E
Below NHS standard
76.3% within 4 hours · standard 95% · About this data
Cancer
Below NHS standard
81.6% treated within 62 days · standard 85% · About this data
Diagnostics
Below NHS standard
4.4% waiting 6+ weeks · standard 1.0% or fewer · About this data
Mortality (SHMI)
As expected
Screening indicator, not a death rate — a prompt to investigate, not proof of poor care · About this data

In plain English

AI-generated

North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust reported 13,300 A&E attendances in July 2026, with 76.3% of patients seen within four hours. In June 2026, 65.1% of patients were treated within 18 weeks of referral, while 34,796 people remained on the waiting list.

Automatically generated from the official figures on this page and checked to restate only those figures. Last generated 19 August 2026. This is a plain-English summary, not medical advice. About these summaries

CQC inspection ratings

Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good

The Care Quality Commission rates hospitals on five questions. This location was last inspected April 2019. Source: CQC. About CQC ratings

CQC ratings by service

CQC rated these services individually — there is no single overall rating for this location.

Medical care (including older people's care)Good
Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Requires improvement
rated November 2017
Minor injuries unitGood
Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good
rated July 2015
OutpatientsGood
Safe
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good
rated July 2019
SurgeryGood
Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good
rated July 2019
Urgent and emergency servicesGood
Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good
rated November 2017

Source: CQC. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
65.1%
National median: 66.3%
▲ 8.3 pts vs yr agoBetter than 41% of trustsData: Jun 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
12.9 wks
National median: 11.7 wks
▼ 2.2 wks vs yr agoBetter than 31% of trustsData: Jun 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
34,796
National median: 39,587
▲ 2,254 vs yr agoData: Jun 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
308
National median: 358.5
▼ 1,327 vs yr agoBetter than 53% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
76.3%
National median: 74.2%
▲ 14.1 pts vs yr agoBetter than 61% of trustsData: Jul 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
13,300
National median: 14,642
▲ 2,681 vs yr agoData: Jul 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
841
National median: 194
▲ 241 vs yr agoBetter than 12% of trustsData: Jul 2026

NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust.

Performance over time

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · hover a month for the exact figure · monthly data table

Total waiting list
Incomplete pathways, all specialties
20,00030,000Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2634,79619,974April 202120,291May 202120,474June 202121,176July 202121,363August 202122,086September 202122,307October 202122,106November 202122,615December 202122,929January 202223,588February 202223,322March 202231,385April 202331,385May 202332,021June 202332,203July 202333,389August 202333,445September 202333,334October 202333,013November 202334,032December 202333,241January 202436,663February 202436,315March 202436,222April 202436,447May 202436,121June 202436,377July 202435,363August 202435,058September 202434,661October 202434,118November 202433,587December 202433,755January 202534,422February 202534,726March 202534,456April 202533,095May 202532,542June 202533,311July 202532,498August 202532,461September 202532,732October 202532,589November 202533,167December 202533,246January 202633,689February 202633,113March 202633,645April 202633,915May 202634,796June 2026
Waiting under 18 weeks
Share of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%65.1%72.3%April 202175.8%May 202177.2%June 202176.2%July 202177.1%August 202175.1%September 202172.5%October 202172.8%November 202170.2%December 202166.6%January 202267.0%February 202266.6%March 202254.3%April 202353.7%May 202352.5%June 202350.0%July 202350.5%August 202349.8%September 202351.3%October 202351.5%November 202350.6%December 202350.9%January 202456.7%February 202456.8%March 202457.6%April 202459.5%May 202459.9%June 202459.3%July 202457.8%August 202458.6%September 202458.8%October 202459.5%November 202459.5%December 202458.6%January 202557.9%February 202558.4%March 202556.6%April 202556.5%May 202556.8%June 202557.2%July 202557.0%August 202559.4%September 202560.1%October 202560.6%November 202561.1%December 202561.5%January 202663.0%February 202665.3%March 202664.6%April 202665.1%May 202665.1%June 2026
A&E seen within 4 hours
All department types
60%80%Apr 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 95%76.3%92.5%April 202093.4%May 202092.2%June 202092.1%July 202085.6%August 202081.7%September 202078.1%October 202078.2%November 202075.1%December 202074.5%January 202176.2%February 202179.6%March 202177.7%April 202178.8%May 202179.2%June 202172.4%July 202172.6%August 202173.3%September 202170.4%October 202170.1%November 202168.2%December 202169.1%January 202267.0%February 202268.3%March 202269.1%April 202270.0%May 202269.1%June 202269.6%July 202271.6%August 202270.3%September 202271.0%October 202263.6%November 202254.9%December 202264.4%January 202364.9%February 202366.4%March 202370.3%April 202370.5%May 202368.5%June 202367.1%July 202368.8%August 202368.8%September 202366.9%October 202362.9%November 202361.0%December 202362.1%January 202458.8%February 202464.2%March 202466.3%April 202465.4%May 202466.1%June 202465.5%July 202464.3%August 202463.9%September 202462.8%October 202462.6%November 202462.6%December 202461.6%January 202561.9%February 202564.0%March 202564.3%April 202564.4%May 202564.6%June 202562.2%July 202562.9%August 202564.4%September 202562.6%October 202564.4%November 202562.0%December 202562.8%January 202662.1%February 202665.7%March 202675.8%April 202674.5%May 202674.6%June 202676.3%July 2026

A&E performance

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Latest month: July 2026· all A&E department types combined — the official headline basis.

A&E attendances
13,300
All department types · latest month
Seen within 4 hours
76.3%
All department types · NHS standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
841
From decision-to-admit ('trolley waits')
Emergency admissions
1,907
All department types · latest month
Major A&E only (Type 1)
Attendances
7,159
Seen within 4 hours
56.5%

The all-types headline above includes minor-injury units and urgent treatment centres (Type 3), which typically report much higher 4-hour performance and lift the combined figure. This narrower figure covers only the main, consultant-led A&E department run by North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust— Type 1 in NHS England's classification.

Department typeAttendancesWithin 4 hours
All types (official headline)13,30076.3%
Type 1 — major A&E7,15956.5%
Type 3 — minor injury / UTC6,14199.3%

Source: NHS England A&E Attendances & Emergency Admissions. About this data

Cancer waiting times

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Latest month: June 2026.

Faster diagnosis (28 days)
81.0%
1,107 of 1,366 treated in time
Target 75% · meets target
Treatment within 62 days
81.6%
102 of 125 treated in time
Target 85% · below target
Treatment within 31 days
98.3%
115 of 117 treated in time
Target 96% · meets target
Treated within 62 days
Urgent referral to first treatment
80%85%Apr 25Jan 26NHS standard 85%81.6%79.8%April 202581.0%May 202578.5%June 202578.0%July 202578.7%August 202577.1%September 202585.6%October 202584.0%November 202580.4%December 202584.2%January 202679.7%February 202681.6%March 202678.3%April 202679.2%May 202681.6%June 2026
Faster diagnosis (28 days)
Referral to diagnosis or ruling-out
75%80%Apr 25Jan 26NHS standard 75%81.0%73.8%April 202572.2%May 202574.1%June 202574.2%July 202572.1%August 202574.3%September 202575.5%October 202576.8%November 202577.6%December 202577.7%January 202678.6%February 202680.6%March 202677.5%April 202681.9%May 202681.0%June 2026
Treated within 31 days
Decision to treat to first treatment
96%98%100%Apr 25Jan 26NHS standard 96%98.3%97.4%April 202598.4%May 202598.0%June 202599.0%July 202597.2%August 202598.9%September 202597.4%October 202596.9%November 202598.2%December 202599.3%January 202698.6%February 2026100.0%March 202697.6%April 202698.6%May 202698.3%June 2026

Source: NHS England Cancer Waiting Times. The 62-day standard is urgent referral to first treatment; the 28-day faster-diagnosis standard is referral to diagnosis or ruling-out. About this data

Patient experience (Friends & Family Test)

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Latest month: June 2026· a voluntary, monthly feedback survey — the figure is the share of respondents who rated their experience 'good' or 'very good'. Response rates are often low and respondents are self-selected, not a representative sample, so read this alongside the clinical measures above, not on its own.

Inpatient care
% would recommend
96.8%
Rated care 'good' or 'very good'
% would not recommend
2.2%
Rated care 'poor' or 'very poor'
Responses
1,334
Number of patients who gave feedback
Response rate
31.7%
Responses as a share of those eligible
Urgent & emergency care (A&E)
% would recommend
72.8%
Rated care 'good' or 'very good'
% would not recommend
19.4%
Rated care 'poor' or 'very poor'
Responses
1,719
Number of patients who gave feedback
Response rate
16.9%
Responses as a share of those eligible

Source: NHS England Friends & Family Test. About this data

Staff experience (NHS Staff Survey)

2025 · the views of staff who work at this trust — a measure of workforce culture, morale and confidence, not a direct measure of clinical outcomes. There is no official NHS target for these figures, so they are shown as context, never a pass or fail.

Staff happy for a friend or relative to be treated here
48.4%
Agreed · 2025 NHS Staff Survey▼ 9.7 pts vs 2024Median English trust: 63.9%
Staff engagement
6.64
out of 10 · 2025
Would recommend as a place to work
48.8%
Agreed · 2025

The NHS Staff Survey records the views of staff who chose to respond — a measure of workforce culture, morale and staff confidence, not a direct measure of clinical outcomes or safety. Response rates vary between trusts. England only; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland run separate staff surveys on a different basis, so these figures are never compared across nations.

Source: NHS Staff Survey (NHS England), Open Government Licence. About this data

Cancelled operations

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Quarter ending 30 June 2026· last-minute cancellations for NON-CLINICAL reasons (no bed, no staff, an emergency taking priority) — not cancellations chosen by the patient or on clinical grounds. It's a raw count, so larger trusts naturally cancel more in absolute terms — read this alongside the other measures above, not on its own.

Last-minute cancellations
93
elective ops cancelled on the day, non-clinical reasons
Not rebooked within 28 days
22
the NHS standard is a new date within 28 days
% not rebooked in time
23.7%
share of cancelled ops without a new date inside 28 days

Source: NHS England (QMCO). About this data

Bed occupancy, ambulance handovers & delayed discharges (UEC Daily SitRep)

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Snapshot at 8am, 29 March 2026. This is unvalidated management information— NHS England's own label — and can be revised for up to 14 days after first publication. It is collected only during the winter Daily SitRep window, so this is the latest date the collection has published, not necessarily today. It measures operational pressure (how full the hospital is), NOT care quality — high occupancy is normal for NHS hospitals, especially in winter, and is not a safety or performance score. The ambulance-handover figures below cover winter 2025-26 as a period total(not a snapshot): the time from an ambulance arriving to the patient being handed over to A&E staff. The delayed-discharge figures cover the most recent 7 daysof the collection (not a snapshot, and not the whole winter): a patient who "no longer meets the criteria to reside" is medically ready to leave hospital, but how quickly they actually do mostly reflects social-care and community capacity to receive them — NOT the hospital's own clinical quality. A higher handover or delayed-discharge figure means more operational pressure — like the rest of this section, none of it is a measure of care quality, and it carries no colour grading, badge or ranking.

Adult general & acute bed occupancy
96.1%
521 occupied of 542 open
Adult critical care occupancy
82.4%
14 occupied of 17 open
Ambulance handovers over 30 minutes
35.0%
of 7,563 handovers, winter 2025-26
Ambulance handovers over 60 minutes
19.3%
of 7,563 handovers, winter 2025-26
Medically fit but not discharged
124
patients/day who no longer met the criteria to reside but stayed in hospital, week to 29 March 2026
Discharged when fit
31%
of 1,251 who no longer met the criteria to reside, week to 29 March 2026

Source: NHS England UEC Daily SitRep, Ambulance Handover and Acute Discharge SitRep collections. About this data

Never Events (patient safety)

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Financial year 2025/26 · Never Events are rare, serious, wholly-preventable incidents. This is a RAW count for 2025/26— it is NOT adjusted for how much surgery the trust does, and NHS England publishes it to prompt learning, NOT to compare trusts. A higher number is a prompt to look at the trust's own review, not proof it is less safe than a trust with fewer.

Never Events reported
4
Occurring in FY 2025/26 · not a comparative safety score

Source: NHS England. About this data

Maternity — patient experience

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · CQC National Maternity Survey, 2025 · scores are relative comparisons against other trusts, not a measure of absolute quality — based on 123 voluntary respondents (a question is only shown here where at least 30 people at this trust answered it). A lower score is a prompt to look closer, not proof of poor care.

Response rate
41.3%
Share of those sampled who responded
Respondents
123
Of 300 sampled
Confidence & trust in staff (antenatal care)
8.1/10
About the same as most trusts
Kindness & compassion (labour & birth)
8.8/10
About the same as most trusts
Involved in decisions about care (labour & birth)
8.5/10
About the same as most trusts
Got help from staff when needed (in hospital, after the birth)
7.2/10
About the same as most trusts
Confidence & trust in your midwife (postnatal care at home)
8.1/10
About the same as most trusts
Midwife listened to you (postnatal care at home)
8.5/10
About the same as most trusts

Source: Care Quality Commission — National Maternity Survey. About this data

Stroke care (SSNAP audit)

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme, latest quarter to 2026· the SSNAP level (A best .. E) is the audit's own published grade for the quality of this team's acute stroke-care PROCESSES, adjusted for case-mix, case ascertainment and audit compliance — it is not a guarantee of any individual patient's outcome. England only; SSNAP also covers Wales and Northern Ireland.

Warrington Hospital
D47.5/100
Cheshire and Mersey
Domain grades (patient-centred)
Hyperacute assessmentE
Specialist pathwayE
ReperfusionE
MDT assessmentE
Therapy intensityD
Therapy frequencyD
Standards by dischargeA
Case ascertainment AAudit compliance A

Source: Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (Royal College of Physicians). About this data

Patient experience — inpatient care

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · CQC Adult Inpatient Survey, 2024 · scores are 0-10, and "better"/"worse" means the trust's score falls outside the range expected for a trust of its size (the CQC 95% expected range, centred on the national average) — a statistical-significance test, not a raw ranking. Based on 478 voluntary respondents (a question is only shown here where at least 30 people at this trust answered it). England only; response rates vary between trusts.

Response rate
40.5%
Share of those sampled who responded
Respondents
478
Of 1,250 sampled
Quality of information while waiting to be admitted
7.6/10
National average: 7.6/10
About the same as the national average
Cleanliness of your room or ward
9.0/10
National average: 8.9/10
About the same as the national average
Confidence and trust in the doctors
8.9/10
National average: 9.0/10
About the same as the national average
Confidence and trust in the nurses
9.1/10
National average: 8.9/10
About the same as the national average
Enough nurses on duty
7.3/10
National average: 7.6/10
About the same as the national average
Involved in decisions about your care and treatment
7.1/10
National average: 7.2/10
About the same as the national average
Given enough privacy when examined or treated
9.5/10
National average: 9.4/10
About the same as the national average
Given enough notice about when you would leave hospital
7.0/10
National average: 6.9/10
About the same as the national average
Knew what would happen next with your care, before leaving hospital
6.4/10
National average: 6.7/10
About the same as the national average

Source: Care Quality Commission — CQC Adult Inpatient Survey. About this data

Patient experience — A&E (urgent & emergency care)

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · CQC Urgent & Emergency Care Survey (A&E), 2024 · scores are 0-10, and "better"/"worse" means the trust's score falls outside the range expected for a trust of its size (the CQC 95% expected range, centred on the national average) — a statistical-significance test, not a raw ranking. Based on 244 voluntary respondents who attended a major (type 1) A&E department (a question is only shown here where at least 30 people at this trust answered it). England only; response rates vary between trusts.

Response rate
26.9%
Share of those sampled who responded
Respondents
244
Of 950 sampled
Overall experience of A&E
6.9/10
National average: 7.3/10
About the same as the national average
Told how long you'd wait to be examined
2.6/10
National average: 2.6/10
About the same as the national average
Kept updated on your waiting time
3.4/10
National average: 3.4/10
About the same as the national average
Doctors and nurses listened to you
8.0/10
National average: 8.3/10
About the same as the national average
Confidence and trust in the doctors and nurses
7.9/10
National average: 8.1/10
About the same as the national average
Involved in decisions about your care
6.9/10
National average: 7.4/10
About the same as the national average
Test results explained before you left
7.2/10
National average: 7.5/10
About the same as the national average
Felt safe around other patients
7.5/10
National average: 7.8/10
About the same as the national average
Told how to care for your condition at home after leaving
6.6/10
National average: 6.8/10
About the same as the national average
Treated with respect and dignity
8.1/10
National average: 8.3/10
About the same as the national average

Source: Care Quality Commission — CQC Urgent & Emergency Care Survey (A&E). About this data

Patient experience — cancer care

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · National Cancer Patient Experience Survey, 2025 · scores are the % of patients giving the most positive answer (and an overall 0–10 rating), and "better"/"worse" means the trust's score falls outside the range expected for a trust of its size (the survey's 95% expected range, centred on the national average) — a statistical-significance test, not a raw ranking. Based on 185 patients treated for cancer by this trust (a question is only shown here where at least 10 people at this trust answered it). England only; response rates vary between trusts.

Response rate
—
Share of those sampled who responded
Respondents
185
Who took part
Overall rating of care
8.8/10
National average: 8.9/10
About the same as the national average
Cancer diagnosis explained understandably
72%
National average: 78%
About the same as the national average
Easy to contact your main contact person
86%
National average: 84%
About the same as the national average
Involved as much as wanted in treatment decisions
77%
National average: 80%
About the same as the national average
Confidence and trust in the team during hospital care
73%
National average: 78%
About the same as the national average
Always treated with respect and dignity in hospital
86%
National average: 88%
About the same as the national average
Possible side effects explained understandably
70%
National average: 74%
About the same as the national average
Given enough information about signs of cancer returning or spreading
61%
National average: 65%
About the same as the national average
The whole care team worked well together
90%
National average: 89%
About the same as the national average
Got the support needed from your GP practice since diagnosis
45%
National average: 45%
About the same as the national average

Source: NHS England (survey run by Picker on its behalf) — National Cancer Patient Experience Survey. About this data

Hip & knee replacement — patient outcomes (PROMs)

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Financial year 2024-25(finalised) · patients having a primary hip or knee replacement voluntarily score their health before and after surgery. The average gain shown is adjusted for differences between patients (case-mix) — it is not a raw before/after difference and not a ranking, so read it alongside the patient numbers.

Hip replacement
Average health gain (adjusted)
20.6
Oxford Score, case-mix-adjusted, 0-48 scale
Raw gain (unadjusted): 20.1
Patients
101
Modelled records — completed the questionnaire before & after
% who improved
96.0%
Oxford Score higher after surgery than before
EQ-5D Index gain (adjusted)
0.39
General health, secondary measure, 0-1 scale
Knee replacement
Average health gain (adjusted)
16.7
Oxford Score, case-mix-adjusted, 0-48 scale
Raw gain (unadjusted): 14.9
Patients
106
Modelled records — completed the questionnaire before & after
% who improved
90.6%
Oxford Score higher after surgery than before
EQ-5D Index gain (adjusted)
0.29
General health, secondary measure, 0-1 scale

Source: NHS England PROMs (hip & knee replacement). About this data

Diagnostic test waits

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Latest month: June 2026. The operational standard is that under 1% should wait more than 6 weeks.

Waiting 6+ weeks for a test
4.4%
of 7,591 patients on the diagnostic waiting list
TestWaiting list6+ weeks6+ weeks (count)13+ weeks
Cardiology58626.3%15462
Flexi Sigmoidoscopy10920.2%220
Colonoscopy40815.0%618
Gastroscopy50210.4%525
Cystoscopy1349.7%135
Audiology4552.9%130
Respiratory physiology1751.1%21
CT scan1,1560.8%90
Ultrasound2,2970.0%00
DEXA Scan3390.0%00
MRI1,3590.0%00
Waiting 6+ weeks for a diagnostic test
All tests combined
2%4%6%Apr 25Jan 264.4%3.8%April 20253.7%May 20253.8%June 20253.9%July 20254.0%August 20253.8%September 20253.6%October 20253.1%November 20253.4%December 20253.0%January 20261.6%February 20262.8%March 20267.2%April 20265.3%May 20264.4%June 2026

Source: NHS England Diagnostic Waiting Times & Activity (DM01). About this data

Safety: infections

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Cases in the 12 months to July 2026. Hospital-onset cases are those most likely acquired in hospital.

InfectionCases (12 mo)Hospital-onset
MRSA bacteraemia20
C. difficile12664
E. coli bacteraemia24153
MSSA bacteraemia7920
Klebsiella bacteraemia6615
Pseudomonas bacteraemia195
Hospital-onset cases per month
All infections combined
1015May 25Jan 261817May 202512June 202516July 202517August 202513September 202512October 202515November 202510December 202517January 20269February 202612March 202611April 202611May 202612June 202618July 2026

Source: UK Health Security Agency mandatory surveillance. About this data

Mortality (SHMI)

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · 12 months to Mar 2026.

As expected
1.06
SHMI value (1.00 = as many deaths as expected) · 1,435 deaths vs 1,355 expected
SHMI over time
Rolling 12-month value
0.901.001.10Dec 18Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26As expected (1.00)1.061.12December 20181.11January 20191.12February 20191.10March 20191.09April 20191.09May 20191.05June 20191.06July 20191.06August 20191.06September 20191.07October 20191.06November 20191.05December 20191.06January 20201.06February 20201.07March 20201.07April 20201.07May 20201.09June 20201.08July 20201.05August 20201.06September 20201.06October 20201.05November 20201.05December 20201.04January 20211.04February 20211.03March 20211.01April 20211.00May 20211.01June 20211.00July 20211.01August 20210.99September 20210.98October 20210.98November 20210.98December 20210.98January 20220.97February 20220.95March 20220.98April 20220.98May 20220.98June 20220.97July 20220.97August 20220.97September 20220.97October 20221.00November 20220.99December 20220.99January 20231.00February 20231.01March 20230.98April 20230.97May 20230.96June 20230.97July 20230.95August 20230.95September 20230.92October 20230.93November 20230.93December 20230.93January 20240.93February 20240.95March 20240.96April 20240.97May 20240.98June 20241.00July 20241.02August 20241.03September 20241.05October 20241.03November 20241.05December 20241.04January 20251.04February 20251.05March 20251.06April 20251.05May 20251.05June 20251.02July 20251.02August 20251.02September 20251.01October 20251.04November 20251.02December 20251.03January 20261.04February 20261.06March 2026

The SHMI compares the number of deaths after hospital care with the number expected given patients' characteristics. It is not a death rate and a higher value is a prompt to investigate, not proof of poor care. Source: NHS England. About this data

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait9 in 10 wait under52+ wks65+ wks78+ wks
Other - Surgicals5,65860.5%14.1 wks41.4 wks5200
Gynaecology3,58065.1%12.9 wks36.9 wks3100
Trauma and Orthopaedic3,45151.1%17.5 wks47.7 wks13200
Ear Nose and Throat3,43856.9%15.7 wks37.3 wks3700
Other - Medicals3,32757.7%15.6 wks36.3 wks200
Gastroenterology2,87877.7%9.7 wks32.5 wks700
Ophthalmology2,34587.8%8.1 wks21.3 wks000
Urology2,12471.0%11.7 wks36.9 wks2300
Other - Paediatrics2,01673.2%9.4 wks34.9 wks600
Cardiology1,78473.8%11.0 wks29.5 wks500
Rheumatology1,22052.2%17.3 wks39.8 wks900
Respiratory Medicine1,09272.0%10.9 wks31.0 wks000
General Surgery80780.4%8.0 wks31.1 wks200
Other - Others62844.6%20.6 wks45.2 wks100
Elderly Medicine38562.1%14.8 wks30.3 wks100
General Internal Medicine63100.0%6.6 wks15.0 wks000

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About this data

Every figure on this page comes from an official publication: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics, NHS England A&E statistics, and the Care Quality Commission directory. Data periods are shown against each figure — NHS England publishes with a lag of around six weeks. Read the full methodology.