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Ear Nose and Throat waiting times at Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: July 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
7,511
Seen within 18 weeks
61.7%
Typical (median) wait
13.7 wks
Waiting over a year
97
Waiting over 65 weeks
1
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Ear Nose and Throat · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%61.7%74.3%April 202175.7%May 202178.7%June 202179.0%July 202179.1%August 202180.4%September 202179.6%October 202179.6%November 202179.2%December 202180.4%January 202280.0%February 202281.7%March 202276.3%April 202377.1%May 202372.6%June 202365.5%July 202364.3%August 202362.5%September 202360.2%October 202362.9%November 202361.2%December 202363.4%January 202464.6%February 202466.2%March 202469.1%April 202468.9%May 202468.5%June 202466.0%July 202463.7%August 202461.8%September 202459.8%October 202457.9%November 202456.2%December 202456.3%January 202556.8%February 202558.2%March 202557.7%April 202556.1%May 202556.0%June 202554.4%July 202554.4%August 202555.8%September 202555.0%October 202555.0%November 202556.1%December 202556.6%January 202661.9%February 202667.9%March 202666.4%April 202666.9%May 202663.7%June 202661.7%July 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for ear nose and throat patients who started treatment in July 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
9.0 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
62.5%
Patients treated
80
in July 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
14.1 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
70.5%
Patients treated
1,004
in July 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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