15week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 2,002 people on the general internal medicine list here have been waiting longer than 15 weeks, half less. That is 1 week longer than a year ago. It is about 4 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty.
59%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
39
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
52 / 60
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
1 week longer than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 1 week longer than twelve months ago, but 2 weeks shorter than six months ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Prescot | 32 miles | 6 wks | 10 wks |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester | 38 miles | 8 wks | 8 wks |
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan | 21 miles | 12 wks | 4 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Neurology | 8,643 | 18 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 7,139 | 15 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 6,183 | 14 wks |
| Oral Surgery | 4,724 | 17 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 4,561 | 17 wks |
| Plastic Surgery | 4,227 | 16 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.