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Dermatology waiting times at Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: August 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
8,204
Seen within 18 weeks
55.3%
Typical (median) wait
15.2 wks
Waiting over a year
476
Waiting over 65 weeks
16
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Dermatology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%55.3%94.9%April 202195.8%May 202195.5%June 202194.9%July 202194.2%August 202190.9%September 202188.1%October 202185.3%November 202181.3%December 202176.6%January 202268.9%February 202261.0%March 202260.3%April 202364.8%May 202367.5%June 202372.9%July 202370.1%August 202367.9%September 202365.7%October 202361.9%November 202358.1%December 202357.7%January 202458.0%February 202457.4%March 202460.5%April 202462.2%May 202462.4%June 202461.4%July 202460.0%August 202460.9%September 202458.6%October 202458.7%November 202456.4%December 202454.3%January 202556.6%February 202557.6%March 202558.8%April 202561.6%May 202561.5%June 202561.5%July 202560.9%August 202560.7%September 202557.5%October 202554.6%November 202551.2%December 202547.4%January 202645.8%February 202649.1%March 202650.8%April 202653.7%May 202654.1%June 202655.3%July 202655.3%August 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for dermatology patients who started treatment in August 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
1.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
50.0%
Patients treated
2
in August 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
69.8%
Patients treated
1,577
in August 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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