{"title": "NHS waiting times by hospital trust and specialty (England)", "publisher": "Thera Travel (theratravel.co.uk)", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times", "month": "2026-09", "month_label": "September 2026", "published_by_nhs_england": "November 2026", "next_update_expected": "2026-12-10", "source": {"publisher": "NHS England", "dataset": "Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times", "page": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/", "file": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Full-CSV-data-file-Sep26-ZIP-3M-ojyW5x.zip", "fetched": "2026-11-13"}, "licence": {"name": "Open Government Licence v3.0", "url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times.", "credit": "Thera Travel, from NHS England data, https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times"}, "trust": {"code": "RET", "name": "The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust", "short_name": "Walton Centre", "area": "Cheshire and Merseyside", "area_code": "QYG", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/walton-centre"}, "definitions": {"waiting": "Incomplete referral-to-treatment pathways at the end of the month (the waiting list). One person can be on more than one list.", "median_weeks": "Half the list has waited longer than this so far; interpolated within weekly bands over pathways with a known clock start.", "p92_weeks": "92% of the list has waited less than this so far.", "under_18_weeks_pct": "Share of the list waiting under 18 weeks. The NHS Constitution gives a right to start consultant-led treatment within a maximum of 18 weeks from referral for non-urgent conditions.", "over_52_weeks": "Pathways waiting more than 52 weeks.", "waiting_to_be_admitted": "Incomplete pathways with a decision to admit for treatment (usually an operation).", "admitted_this_month": "Pathways completed by admission to hospital during the month, and how long those patients had waited.", "area": "The NHS integrated care board (ICB) the provider belongs to.", "coverage": "England only; reported figures, without NHS England's estimates for trusts that did not report."}, "specialties": {"all": {"name": "All specialties", "trust": {"waiting": 14703, "median_weeks": 11.1, "p92_weeks": 36.6, "under_18_weeks_pct": 67.3, "over_52_weeks": 236, "over_65_weeks": 3, "over_78_weeks": 1, "waiting_to_be_admitted": {"waiting": 1849, "median_weeks": 22.3, "p92_weeks": 48.5, "over_52_weeks": 75}, "admitted_this_month": {"patients": 335, "median_weeks_waited": 18.5, "p92_weeks_waited": 53.2}}, "england": {"waiting": 7104965, "median_weeks": 12.2, "p92_weeks": 37.8, "under_18_weeks_pct": 65.9, "over_52_weeks": 113490, "over_65_weeks": 14469, "over_78_weeks": 3094, "waiting_to_be_admitted": {"waiting": 1198923, "median_weeks": 17.6, "p92_weeks": 46.8, "over_52_weeks": 50769}, "admitted_this_month": {"patients": 311884, "median_weeks_waited": 13.3, "p92_weeks_waited": 51.9}}}, "ophthalmology": {"name": "Eyes (ophthalmology)", "trust": {"waiting": 6, "median_weeks": 5.0, "p92_weeks": 25.5, "under_18_weeks_pct": 83.3, "over_52_weeks": 0, "over_65_weeks": 0, "over_78_weeks": 0}, "england": {"waiting": 620752, "median_weeks": 10.1, "p92_weeks": 32.8, "under_18_weeks_pct": 72.8, "over_52_weeks": 5153, "over_65_weeks": 235, "over_78_weeks": 27, "waiting_to_be_admitted": {"waiting": 155679, "median_weeks": 12.2, "p92_weeks": 38.8, "over_52_weeks": 3024}, "admitted_this_month": {"patients": 59755, "median_weeks_waited": 12.3, "p92_weeks_waited": 36.7}}}, "neurosurgery": {"name": "Neurosurgery", "trust": {"waiting": 3729, "median_weeks": 11.7, "p92_weeks": 38.6, "under_18_weeks_pct": 64.7, "over_52_weeks": 60, "over_65_weeks": 0, "over_78_weeks": 0, "waiting_to_be_admitted": {"waiting": 1222, "median_weeks": 22.3, "p92_weeks": 46.9, "over_52_weeks": 42}, "admitted_this_month": {"patients": 212, "median_weeks_waited": 19.3, "p92_weeks_waited": 54.0}}, "england": {"waiting": 53384, "median_weeks": 13.4, "p92_weeks": 38.5, "under_18_weeks_pct": 62.6, "over_52_weeks": 830, "over_65_weeks": 56, "over_78_weeks": 17, "waiting_to_be_admitted": {"waiting": 10025, "median_weeks": 18.4, "p92_weeks": 46.4, "over_52_weeks": 367}, "admitted_this_month": {"patients": 2409, "median_weeks_waited": 16.0, "p92_weeks_waited": 51.1}}}}, "history": {"months": ["2025-09", "2025-10", "2025-11", "2025-12", "2026-01", "2026-02", "2026-03", "2026-04", "2026-05", "2026-06", "2026-07", "2026-08", "2026-09"], "fields": ["waiting", 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64.7]]}, "nearby_trusts": [{"name": "Alder Hey Children's", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/alder-hey-childrens", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/alder-hey-childrens.json"}, {"name": "Clatterbridge Cancer Centre", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/clatterbridge-cancer-centre", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/clatterbridge-cancer-centre.json"}, {"name": "Countess of Chester Hospital", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/countess-of-chester-hospital", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/countess-of-chester-hospital.json"}, {"name": "East Cheshire", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/east-cheshire", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/east-cheshire.json"}, {"name": "Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/liverpool-heart-and-chest-hospital", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/liverpool-heart-and-chest-hospital.json"}, {"name": "Liverpool University Hospitals", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/liverpool-university-hospitals", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/liverpool-university-hospitals.json"}, {"name": "Liverpool Women's", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/liverpool-womens", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/liverpool-womens.json"}, {"name": "Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/mersey-and-west-lancashire-teaching-hospitals", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/mersey-and-west-lancashire-teaching-hospitals.json"}, {"name": "Mid Cheshire Hospitals", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/mid-cheshire-hospitals", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/mid-cheshire-hospitals.json"}, {"name": "North Cheshire and Mersey", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/north-cheshire-and-mersey", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/north-cheshire-and-mersey.json"}, {"name": "Wirral University Teaching Hospital", "page": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/wirral-university-teaching-hospital", "json": "https://www.theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times/wirral-university-teaching-hospital.json"}]}