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Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
3,438
Seen within 18 weeks
56.9%
Typical (median) wait
15.7 wks
Waiting over a year
37
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ear Nose and Throat · % of the waiting list
20%40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%56.9%64.2%April 202174.0%May 202176.0%June 202174.3%July 202172.8%August 202160.3%September 202153.1%October 202152.4%November 202150.3%December 202147.2%January 202245.4%February 202242.7%March 202227.5%April 202328.1%May 202332.0%June 202330.9%July 202332.3%August 202331.1%September 202329.6%October 202331.2%November 202331.4%December 202331.9%January 202443.2%February 202447.5%March 202451.0%April 202457.7%May 202460.9%June 202460.3%July 202460.0%August 202462.8%September 202461.7%October 202460.9%November 202458.0%December 202455.5%January 202552.4%February 202554.8%March 202551.3%April 202556.2%May 202560.9%June 202557.7%July 202556.0%August 202559.5%September 202558.8%October 202557.7%November 202553.7%December 202553.0%January 202653.2%February 202657.7%March 202657.7%April 202658.5%May 202656.9%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
38.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
35.7%
Patients treated
56
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
9.4 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
63.9%
Patients treated
543
in June 2026

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

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