12week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 73 people on the other: other services list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 9 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 1 of them has been waiting more than a year.
66%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
41
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
91 / 122
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
9 weeks shorter than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 10 weeks shorter than twelve months ago, but 1 week longer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Stafford | 39 miles | 4 wks | 9 wks |
| Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Crewe | 21 miles | 4 wks | 9 wks |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preston | 54 miles | 4 wks | 8 wks |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent | 23 miles | 5 wks | 7 wks |
| South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Wakefield | 50 miles | 5 wks | 7 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. East Cheshire NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 2,478 | 13 wks |
| Gynaecology | 2,253 | 16 wks |
| Gastroenterology | 1,903 | 18 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 1,594 | 14 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 1,543 | 15 wks |
| Cardiology | 1,423 | 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.