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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RBT

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

NHS England counted 30,253 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 32% from 44,339 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 70.6% of the pathways waiting at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 15.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (54.8%). That is 21.4 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 65.2% of A&E attendances at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 4.4 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (60.8%). That is 29.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 73.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.1 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (73.8%). That is 11.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 14.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.9 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (20.4%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
30,253
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
70.6%
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
247
August 2026 · NHS England
44k28k August 2025August 2026
70.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,051247 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202544,339
September 202543,704
October 202543,202
November 202541,889
December 202539,570
January 202637,395
February 202634,544
March 202630,569
April 202630,398
May 202629,096
June 202628,407
July 202629,183
August 202630,253
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202554.8%
September 202554.8%
October 202554.8%
November 202554.6%
December 202553.8%
January 202654.6%
February 202657.3%
March 202662.5%
April 202663.7%
May 202666.7%
June 202669.6%
July 202670.7%
August 202670.6%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,051
September 20251,838
October 20251,493
November 20251,144
December 2025862
January 2026800
February 2026627
March 2026409
April 2026332
May 2026346
June 2026266
July 2026276
August 2026247

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
65.2%
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
607
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
10,672
September 2026 · NHS England
67.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
743497 September 2025September 2026
11k9,110 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202560.8%
October 202561.0%
November 202563.8%
December 202563.0%
January 202664.8%
February 202659.9%
March 202663.6%
April 202666.5%
May 202662.7%
June 202664.0%
July 202666.2%
August 202667.1%
September 202665.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025497
October 2025510
November 2025569
December 2025551
January 2026590
February 2026634
March 2026665
April 2026587
May 2026539
June 2026743
July 2026513
August 2026612
September 2026607
A&E attendances in the month
September 20259,939
October 202510,393
November 202510,392
December 20259,640
January 20269,929
February 20269,110
March 202610,856
April 202610,113
May 202610,650
June 202610,982
July 202610,967
August 202610,316
September 202610,672

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.8%
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
97.4%
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
73.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202574.7%
May 202576.4%
June 202574.6%
July 202571.9%
August 202567.3%
September 202570.2%
October 202575.5%
November 202572.4%
December 202577.2%
January 202671.5%
February 202680.4%
March 202681.4%
April 202678.4%
May 202680.0%
June 202680.0%
July 202680.0%
August 202678.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202591.6%
May 202588.7%
June 202584.4%
July 202585.6%
August 202580.0%
September 202583.0%
October 202571.5%
November 202583.5%
December 202584.3%
January 202681.0%
February 202689.4%
March 202687.9%
April 202686.6%
May 202692.2%
June 202688.8%
July 202686.2%
August 202697.4%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.8%
May 202567.6%
June 202568.4%
July 202574.8%
August 202569.4%
September 202564.0%
October 202554.5%
November 202556.0%
December 202571.4%
January 202661.6%
February 202662.2%
March 202675.6%
April 202671.8%
May 202667.2%
June 202675.1%
July 202671.1%
August 202673.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
14.5%
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
9,506
August 2026 · NHS England
20.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
9,5067,835 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202520.4%
September 202515.2%
October 202511.7%
November 20258.5%
December 20259.6%
January 20268.6%
February 20265.7%
March 20268.3%
April 202610.6%
May 202611.6%
June 202612.0%
July 202612.7%
August 202614.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,936
September 20258,705
October 20258,649
November 20258,153
December 20257,835
January 20268,026
February 20268,484
March 20268,902
April 20268,777
May 20268,093
June 20268,794
July 20269,406
August 20269,506

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Mid Cheshire 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: Cheshire East · Cheshire West and Chester

Where Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Mid Cheshire 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

    • Mid Cheshire 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