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North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RWW

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

NHS England counted 35,442 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 9% from 32,498 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 65.3% of the pathways waiting at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 8.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (57.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 26.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.2% of A&E attendances at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 10.4 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (64.8%). That is 19.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 79.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (79.8%). That is 5.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 6.6% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 2.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (4.0%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 24 July 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
35,442
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.3%
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
321
August 2026 · NHS England
35k32k August 2025August 2026
65.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,495244 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202532,498
September 202532,461
October 202532,732
November 202532,589
December 202533,167
January 202633,246
February 202633,689
March 202633,113
April 202633,645
May 202633,915
June 202634,796
July 202635,315
August 202635,442
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202557.0%
September 202559.4%
October 202560.1%
November 202560.6%
December 202561.1%
January 202661.5%
February 202663.0%
March 202665.3%
April 202664.6%
May 202665.1%
June 202665.1%
July 202664.9%
August 202665.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,495
September 20251,293
October 20251,277
November 20251,087
December 2025928
January 2026857
February 2026562
March 2026244
April 2026248
May 2026309
June 2026308
July 2026329
August 2026321

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.2%
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
856
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
14,041
September 2026 · NHS England
76.8%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,063756 September 2025September 2026
14k8,796 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202564.8%
October 202563.0%
November 202564.9%
December 202562.6%
January 202663.3%
February 202662.6%
March 202666.0%
April 202676.4%
May 202675.2%
June 202675.3%
July 202676.8%
August 202675.5%
September 202675.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025891
October 2025988
November 2025922
December 2025772
January 20261,063
February 2026825
March 2026909
April 2026756
May 2026770
June 2026916
July 2026841
August 2026882
September 2026856
A&E attendances in the month
September 202510,080
October 202510,668
November 202510,236
December 202510,106
January 20269,757
February 20268,796
March 202610,384
April 202613,669
May 202613,886
June 202613,969
July 202613,955
August 202613,479
September 202614,041

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.1%
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
97.5%
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
79.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
84.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202573.8%
May 202572.2%
June 202574.1%
July 202574.2%
August 202572.1%
September 202574.3%
October 202575.6%
November 202577.1%
December 202577.7%
January 202677.8%
February 202678.8%
March 202680.7%
April 202677.5%
May 202681.9%
June 202681.0%
July 202680.2%
August 202681.1%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202597.4%
May 202598.4%
June 202598.0%
July 202599.0%
August 202597.2%
September 202598.9%
October 202597.4%
November 202597.0%
December 202598.2%
January 202699.3%
February 202698.6%
March 2026100.0%
April 202697.6%
May 202698.6%
June 202698.3%
July 202698.2%
August 202697.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202579.8%
May 202581.0%
June 202578.5%
July 202578.0%
August 202578.7%
September 202577.1%
October 202584.8%
November 202583.4%
December 202580.2%
January 202684.3%
February 202679.3%
March 202681.6%
April 202678.3%
May 202679.2%
June 202681.6%
July 202683.7%
August 202679.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
6.6%
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
6,736
August 2026 · NHS England
7.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
7,8105,585 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20254.0%
September 20253.8%
October 20253.6%
November 20253.1%
December 20253.4%
January 20263.0%
February 20261.6%
March 20262.8%
April 20267.2%
May 20265.3%
June 20264.4%
July 20266.3%
August 20266.6%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20255,757
September 20255,653
October 20255,759
November 20255,664
December 20255,585
January 20265,661
February 20267,210
March 20267,607
April 20266,546
May 20267,810
June 20267,591
July 20266,992
August 20266,736

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 24 July 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to North Cheshire and Mersey 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: Halton · Warrington

Where North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • North Cheshire and Mersey 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