Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 5DR · Run by Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
CQC rating published 5 April 2024 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings
Performance at a glance
NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Waiting times by specialty
Trust-wide (Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics
| Specialty | Waiting | Within 18 wks | Median wait | 52+ wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Surgery | 7,803 | 56.5% | 15.4 wks | 171 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 7,599 | 68.3% | 10.7 wks | 123 |
| Dermatology | 7,570 | 53.7% | 16.4 wks | 423 |
| Gastroenterology | 7,553 | 78.9% | 10.6 wks | 20 |
| Other - Medicals | 7,512 | 68.2% | 11.6 wks | 89 |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 6,626 | 66.9% | 13.2 wks | 92 |
| General Surgery | 6,579 | 64.8% | 13.0 wks | 150 |
| Urology | 5,827 | 67.3% | 12.4 wks | 94 |
| Gynaecology | 5,520 | 69.0% | 12.1 wks | 57 |
| Ophthalmology | 3,477 | 73.8% | 11.1 wks | 12 |
| Other - Paediatrics | 2,883 | 88.9% | 6.2 wks | 2 |
| Cardiology | 2,847 | 74.7% | 11.8 wks | 0 |
| Other - Surgicals | 2,639 | 55.4% | 15.5 wks | 52 |
| Oral Surgery | 2,116 | 57.8% | 15.1 wks | 23 |
| Rheumatology | 1,430 | 65.0% | 13.5 wks | 33 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 1,157 | 83.4% | 10.0 wks | 0 |
| General Internal Medicine | 361 | 87.8% | 5.7 wks | 0 |
| Elderly Medicine | 348 | 80.5% | 8.7 wks | 0 |
| Other - Others | 245 | 88.2% | 6.8 wks | 1 |
| Neurosurgical | 50 | 54.0% | 17.3 wks | 1 |
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.