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General Internal Medicine waiting times at Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
417
Seen within 18 weeks
87.8%
Typical (median) wait
5.6 wks
Waiting over a year
0
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
General Internal Medicine · % of the waiting list
70%80%90%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%87.8%97.1%April 2021100.0%May 202195.5%June 202192.3%July 202196.3%August 2021100.0%September 2021100.0%October 202196.2%November 202176.9%December 202175.6%January 202272.5%February 202277.5%March 202279.4%April 202378.9%May 202378.3%June 202387.3%July 202385.9%August 202385.2%September 202385.8%October 202382.3%November 202380.2%December 202387.4%January 202489.7%February 202485.2%March 202488.3%April 202486.8%May 202490.5%June 202489.3%July 202490.3%August 202486.4%September 202492.4%October 202493.5%November 202493.1%December 202491.9%January 202590.7%February 202590.9%March 202589.7%April 202591.8%May 202590.6%June 202589.1%July 202589.5%August 202589.9%September 202582.4%October 202584.2%November 202584.4%December 202583.1%January 202687.3%February 202682.3%March 202684.3%April 202687.8%May 202687.8%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for general internal medicine 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
2.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
93.3%
Patients treated
15
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
3.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
90.6%
Patients treated
127
in June 2026

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

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