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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · North West · England · code RRF

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

NHS England counted 46,291 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 6% from 49,337 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 60.5% of the pathways waiting at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.0 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (56.5%). That is 31.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 69.0% of A&E attendances at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 5.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (74.6%). That is 26.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.7% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 4.6 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (82.3%). That is 7.3 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 17.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 21.1 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (38.6%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 26 February 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
46,291
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
60.5%
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
1,106
August 2026 · NHS England
49k44k August 2025August 2026
61.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,881886 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202549,337
September 202548,473
October 202548,514
November 202547,410
December 202546,450
January 202645,540
February 202644,382
March 202644,346
April 202644,088
May 202644,669
June 202645,361
July 202645,733
August 202646,291
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202556.5%
September 202557.4%
October 202557.7%
November 202558.4%
December 202557.5%
January 202658.0%
February 202659.0%
March 202661.2%
April 202660.2%
May 202660.4%
June 202661.0%
July 202660.6%
August 202660.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,881
September 20251,725
October 20251,720
November 20251,492
December 20251,281
January 20261,105
February 20261,055
March 2026886
April 2026944
May 20261,053
June 20261,060
July 20261,100
August 20261,106

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
69.0%
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
238
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
13,114
September 2026 · NHS England
78.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
567139 September 2025September 2026
14k11k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202574.6%
October 202572.5%
November 202570.8%
December 202566.8%
January 202665.7%
February 202665.0%
March 202678.1%
April 202676.5%
May 202675.5%
June 202674.6%
July 202675.4%
August 202671.1%
September 202669.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025439
October 2025434
November 2025466
December 2025453
January 2026567
February 2026520
March 2026407
April 2026321
May 2026179
June 2026139
July 2026181
August 2026235
September 2026238
A&E attendances in the month
September 202512,330
October 202513,054
November 202512,879
December 202512,443
January 202612,249
February 202611,347
March 202613,504
April 202612,691
May 202612,636
June 202613,414
July 202613,661
August 202612,299
September 202613,114

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
90.3%
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
77.7%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.1%0.0% April 2025August 2026
94.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
82.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.5%
May 202576.2%
June 202576.3%
July 202576.5%
August 202575.2%
September 202576.2%
October 202573.6%
November 202571.7%
December 202576.4%
January 202672.8%
February 202684.1%
March 202682.0%
April 202680.8%
May 202679.8%
June 202680.8%
July 202682.8%
August 202678.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202594.2%
May 202591.3%
June 202593.5%
July 202592.9%
August 202590.2%
September 202583.2%
October 202588.2%
November 202589.9%
December 202583.0%
January 202675.5%
February 202689.2%
March 202689.2%
April 202687.0%
May 202691.9%
June 202687.7%
July 202689.0%
August 202690.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202582.3%
May 202577.1%
June 202573.2%
July 202568.8%
August 202568.7%
September 202566.8%
October 202572.1%
November 202566.9%
December 202568.7%
January 202661.8%
February 202666.3%
March 202679.2%
April 202665.1%
May 202676.6%
June 202672.8%
July 202676.8%
August 202677.7%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
17.5%
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
9,372
August 2026 · NHS England
38.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
15k7,889 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202538.6%
September 202537.0%
October 202534.6%
November 202530.6%
December 202535.2%
January 202630.4%
February 202618.9%
March 202618.6%
April 202617.9%
May 202612.5%
June 202611.8%
July 202614.4%
August 202617.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202514,501
September 202514,138
October 202514,234
November 202513,278
December 202513,022
January 202612,136
February 202611,821
March 20269,682
April 20269,938
May 20267,889
June 20268,141
July 20268,690
August 20269,372

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 26 February 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching 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: West Lancashire · Wigan

Where Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching 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

    • Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching 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