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Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code REP

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

NHS England counted 10,814 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 35% from 16,567 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 61.3% of the pathways waiting at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 15.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (45.9%). That is 30.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 88.6% of A&E attendances at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 4.9 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (93.5%). That is 6.4 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 68.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 19.5 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (48.9%). That is 16.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 7.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 12.5 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (20.4%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 June 2023.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
10,814
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
61.3%
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
127
August 2026 · NHS England
17k11k August 2025August 2026
63.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,660103 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202516,567
September 202517,035
October 202515,337
November 202514,203
December 202514,129
January 202613,458
February 202613,137
March 202611,638
April 202611,606
May 202611,346
June 202611,439
July 202611,389
August 202610,814
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202545.9%
September 202546.7%
October 202547.9%
November 202548.8%
December 202549.8%
January 202648.9%
February 202650.9%
March 202660.1%
April 202661.0%
May 202662.9%
June 202663.8%
July 202663.8%
August 202661.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,393
September 20251,660
October 20251,508
November 20251,289
December 20251,046
January 2026898
February 2026511
March 2026276
April 2026288
May 2026247
June 2026165
July 2026103
August 2026127

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
88.6%
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 attendances in the month
1,654
September 2026 · NHS England
93.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,6541,382 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202593.5%
October 202583.3%
November 202580.7%
December 202587.0%
January 202689.6%
February 202689.1%
March 202687.4%
April 202681.9%
May 202691.0%
June 202689.1%
July 202691.7%
August 202691.7%
September 202688.6%
A&E attendances in the month
September 20251,461
October 20251,601
November 20251,482
December 20251,382
January 20261,575
February 20261,427
March 20261,589
April 20261,493
May 20261,559
June 20261,462
July 20261,584
August 20261,506
September 20261,654

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
73.8%
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
91.9%
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
68.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
79.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
71.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.6%
May 202561.4%
June 202555.1%
July 202560.2%
August 202565.0%
September 202566.0%
October 202564.2%
November 202567.3%
December 202563.9%
January 202666.8%
February 202672.2%
March 202675.4%
April 202679.0%
May 202674.8%
June 202673.0%
July 202675.7%
August 202673.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202577.8%
May 202586.1%
June 202578.4%
July 202588.0%
August 202569.4%
September 202583.8%
October 202595.7%
November 202594.9%
December 202593.5%
January 202685.1%
February 202687.8%
March 202681.8%
April 202685.7%
May 202680.6%
June 202686.4%
July 202685.4%
August 202691.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202548.9%
May 202525.5%
June 202544.2%
July 202546.7%
August 202543.2%
September 202536.5%
October 202555.6%
November 202562.3%
December 202553.6%
January 202640.0%
February 202662.7%
March 202665.1%
April 202655.8%
May 202643.2%
June 202671.4%
July 202669.1%
August 202668.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
7.9%
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
831
August 2026 · NHS England
20.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
831465 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202520.4%
September 202515.8%
October 20259.4%
November 20255.8%
December 20259.8%
January 20269.7%
February 20267.0%
March 20264.3%
April 20268.2%
May 20266.5%
June 20263.9%
July 20266.5%
August 20267.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 2025643
September 2025614
October 2025595
November 2025515
December 2025590
January 2026465
February 2026532
March 2026601
April 2026502
May 2026696
June 2026737
July 2026697
August 2026831

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 June 2023. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Liverpool Women's 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 Women's NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Liverpool Women's 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 Women's 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