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Thomas Linacre Centre

Parsons Walk, Wigan, WN1 1RU · Run by Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

CQC rating published 13 May 2026 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings

Performance at a glance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
Trust-wide
60.4%
Better than 12% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
Trust-wide
13.9 wks
Better than 20% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
Trust-wide
44,669
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
Trust-wide
1,053
Better than 20% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
Trust-wide
74.6%
Better than 53% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
Trust-wide
13,414
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
Trust-wide
139
Better than 61% 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 Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Waiting times by specialty

Trust-wide (Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic8,79559.1%14.8 wks188
Other - Others4,98654.3%15.9 wks211
Ear Nose and Throat4,93651.3%17.4 wks206
Gastroenterology4,47155.9%14.9 wks108
Gynaecology2,98764.1%12.4 wks79
Cardiology2,93464.5%12.6 wks1
Other - Paediatrics2,68962.8%13.5 wks54
Dermatology2,64962.4%12.4 wks7
General Surgery2,04346.8%19.2 wks130
Respiratory Medicine1,94770.4%11.6 wks0
Urology1,78769.6%11.2 wks44
Ophthalmology1,57685.0%7.0 wks4
Oral Surgery1,48860.8%14.1 wks21
Rheumatology83981.2%9.2 wks0
Elderly Medicine32069.7%13.6 wks0
General Internal Medicine18272.5%13.4 wks0
Cardiothoracic Surgery2665.4%11.0 wks0
Neurosurgical1060.0%16.5 wks0
Other - Surgicals425.0%41.0 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.