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Stepping Hill Hospital

Poplar Grove, Stockport, SK2 7JE · Run by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Requires improvement

CQC rating published 10 May 2024 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
61.8%
Better than 22% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
13.6 wks
Better than 22% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
34,641
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
177
Better than 64% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
63.6%
Better than 11% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
9,544
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
210
Better than 53% of trustsData: Jun 2026

NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (Stockport NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic6,22059.1%14.5 wks55
Ophthalmology4,11364.8%13.2 wks19
Ear Nose and Throat4,03462.0%14.0 wks5
General Surgery3,39664.0%13.1 wks21
Cardiology3,19054.2%16.5 wks9
Other - Medicals3,07959.7%12.9 wks18
Gynaecology2,95259.4%13.7 wks33
Gastroenterology2,89662.5%13.9 wks2
Urology2,18265.9%11.4 wks10
Rheumatology1,26062.7%13.2 wks2
Respiratory Medicine58290.0%7.1 wks1
Other - Surgicals22946.7%21.3 wks0
Other - Others21450.0%18.0 wks2
Other - Paediatrics14094.3%3.9 wks0
Elderly Medicine12496.8%2.9 wks0
Oral Surgery1693.8%5.4 wks0
Cardiothoracic Surgery7100.0%4.5 wks0
General Internal Medicine7100.0%6.3 wks0

About this data

Every figure on this page comes from an official publication: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics, NHS England A&E statistics, and the Care Quality Commission directory. Data periods are shown against each figure — NHS England publishes with a lag of around six weeks. Read the full methodology.