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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code REM

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 64,802 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 3% from 66,543 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 62.7% of the pathways waiting at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (56.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 29.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 66.7% of A&E attendances at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 1.5 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (68.2%). That is 28.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 73.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (73.0%). That is 11.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 11.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (8.5%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
64,802
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
62.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
815
August 2026 · NHS England
67k59k August 2025August 2026
62.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,329558 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202566,543
September 202565,581
October 202565,325
November 202563,650
December 202563,006
January 202663,111
February 202661,846
March 202659,668
April 202658,725
May 202660,427
June 202661,511
July 202661,513
August 202664,802
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.0%
September 202556.0%
October 202556.3%
November 202556.5%
December 202555.3%
January 202655.5%
February 202657.6%
March 202662.1%
April 202660.7%
May 202660.5%
June 202661.4%
July 202660.7%
August 202662.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,329
September 20252,097
October 20251,662
November 20251,500
December 20251,045
January 2026973
February 2026874
March 2026558
April 2026658
May 2026697
June 2026759
July 2026722
August 2026815

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
66.7%
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. Source
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
1,125
September 2026 · NHS England
Counts patients who waited 12 hours or more from the decision to admit to admission (sometimes called trolley waits), not 12 hours from arrival.
A&E attendances in the month
28,153
September 2026 · NHS England
70.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,485887 September 2025September 2026
29k24k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202568.2%
October 202565.7%
November 202568.1%
December 202566.8%
January 202666.4%
February 202667.4%
March 202670.0%
April 202669.7%
May 202669.4%
June 202667.7%
July 202668.0%
August 202670.7%
September 202666.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025887
October 2025962
November 20251,040
December 20251,111
January 20261,485
February 20261,234
March 20261,124
April 20261,279
May 20261,273
June 20261,229
July 20261,057
August 20261,027
September 20261,125
A&E attendances in the month
September 202526,823
October 202528,155
November 202527,028
December 202525,116
January 202626,293
February 202624,124
March 202627,225
April 202627,307
May 202628,117
June 202627,078
July 202628,404
August 202628,983
September 202628,153

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
68.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
92.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
73.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
92.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
76.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.9%
May 202571.3%
June 202574.2%
July 202576.4%
August 202574.7%
September 202575.9%
October 202577.9%
November 202578.0%
December 202575.2%
January 202670.5%
February 202682.6%
March 202678.3%
April 202674.9%
May 202677.6%
June 202672.0%
July 202675.5%
August 202668.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202591.9%
May 202590.4%
June 202589.6%
July 202589.5%
August 202590.2%
September 202587.3%
October 202588.4%
November 202586.2%
December 202590.5%
January 202683.7%
February 202689.0%
March 202688.5%
April 202685.9%
May 202686.3%
June 202690.1%
July 202690.5%
August 202692.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.0%
May 202571.7%
June 202571.7%
July 202576.1%
August 202572.2%
September 202570.9%
October 202575.8%
November 202573.2%
December 202574.0%
January 202666.2%
February 202669.4%
March 202676.8%
April 202672.2%
May 202669.6%
June 202671.5%
July 202673.3%
August 202673.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
11.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
16,270
August 2026 · NHS England
15.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
18k15k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20258.5%
September 202510.7%
October 20257.0%
November 20259.1%
December 20258.7%
January 20268.9%
February 20267.2%
March 202611.0%
April 202615.0%
May 202615.2%
June 202614.1%
July 202611.5%
August 202611.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202515,916
September 202516,012
October 202517,128
November 202516,294
December 202515,964
January 202615,083
February 202616,660
March 202618,142
April 202617,398
May 202616,874
June 202616,564
July 202617,158
August 202616,270

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Liverpool

Where Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026