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Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
2,739
Seen within 18 weeks
71.2%
Typical (median) wait
12.1 wks
Waiting over a year
16
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ear Nose and Throat · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%71.2%32.9%April 202143.0%May 202151.0%June 202156.0%July 202151.4%October 202142.5%November 202140.4%December 202137.0%January 202234.7%February 202230.2%March 202236.8%April 202334.5%May 202335.1%June 202335.8%July 202333.3%August 202334.2%September 202334.9%October 202335.2%November 202334.4%December 202335.9%January 202439.4%February 202440.3%March 202440.1%April 202439.3%May 202436.6%June 202434.5%July 202436.0%August 202434.4%September 202436.7%October 202435.7%November 202433.2%December 202435.0%January 202535.4%February 202535.8%March 202534.8%April 202536.0%May 202535.1%June 202535.0%July 202532.2%August 202535.5%September 202535.8%October 202535.7%November 202537.1%December 202539.0%January 202646.8%February 202661.5%March 202665.7%April 202668.6%May 202671.2%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ear nose and throat patients who started treatment in June 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
14.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
54.2%
Patients treated
83
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
20.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
43.8%
Patients treated
706
in June 2026

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

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