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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RBL

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

NHS England counted 43,231 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 9% from 47,271 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 65.4% of the pathways waiting at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.7%). That is 26.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 53.4% of A&E attendances at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.7 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (57.1%). That is 41.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 78.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.2 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (76.0%). That is 6.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 6.1% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 5.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (11.2%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 31 March 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
43,231
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.4%
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
274
August 2026 · NHS England
49k43k August 2025August 2026
65.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,335274 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202547,271
September 202548,195
October 202549,453
November 202548,066
December 202547,125
January 202646,478
February 202646,197
March 202643,525
April 202643,867
May 202645,285
June 202645,228
July 202643,975
August 202643,231
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.7%
September 202561.7%
October 202561.0%
November 202559.6%
December 202559.3%
January 202659.2%
February 202659.8%
March 202664.8%
April 202665.4%
May 202665.7%
June 202665.4%
July 202665.2%
August 202665.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,335
September 20251,138
October 20251,313
November 20251,296
December 20251,046
January 2026990
February 2026978
March 2026349
April 2026283
May 2026306
June 2026320
July 2026307
August 2026274

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
53.4%
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
498
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
10,669
September 2026 · NHS England
62.5%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,051446 September 2025September 2026
12k9,633 September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202557.1%
October 202557.5%
November 202562.1%
December 202558.4%
January 202656.9%
February 202660.4%
March 202661.5%
April 202662.5%
May 202661.4%
June 202661.4%
July 202659.7%
August 202652.6%
September 202653.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025696
October 2025822
November 2025875
December 2025897
January 20261,051
February 2026758
March 2026626
April 2026735
May 2026858
June 2026705
July 2026575
August 2026446
September 2026498
A&E attendances in the month
September 202510,956
October 202511,286
November 202510,993
December 202511,134
January 202610,783
February 20269,633
March 202611,597
April 202611,457
May 202611,204
June 202611,300
July 202611,625
August 202610,134
September 202610,669

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
74.4%
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
94.2%
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
78.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
78.6%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202571.6%
May 202567.5%
June 202573.5%
July 202572.4%
August 202567.4%
September 202563.1%
October 202566.2%
November 202567.3%
December 202570.0%
January 202665.8%
February 202676.9%
March 202684.0%
April 202678.8%
May 202679.3%
June 202679.6%
July 202674.7%
August 202674.4%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.1%
May 202592.9%
June 202592.4%
July 202591.0%
August 202590.1%
September 202591.3%
October 202593.5%
November 202587.8%
December 202589.5%
January 202690.8%
February 202692.1%
March 202691.8%
April 202691.2%
May 202692.9%
June 202694.2%
July 202692.5%
August 202694.2%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202576.0%
May 202576.2%
June 202578.6%
July 202575.8%
August 202575.1%
September 202575.2%
October 202573.3%
November 202572.5%
December 202570.2%
January 202670.9%
February 202674.5%
March 202675.4%
April 202678.6%
May 202676.2%
June 202678.0%
July 202677.6%
August 202678.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
6.1%
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
8,223
August 2026 · NHS England
12.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
11k8,223 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202511.2%
September 202512.6%
October 20255.3%
November 20255.4%
December 20259.2%
January 20268.3%
February 20263.0%
March 20266.4%
April 20268.0%
May 20264.2%
June 20264.9%
July 20265.0%
August 20266.1%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20259,850
September 202510,103
October 20259,742
November 20259,327
December 20259,366
January 20269,205
February 20269,659
March 202610,507
April 20269,970
May 20269,461
June 20268,972
July 20268,632
August 20268,223

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 31 March 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Wirral University Teaching Hospital 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: Wirral

Where Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Wirral University Teaching Hospital 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