East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustNHS
Blackburn BB2 3HH
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−1w
Typical wait 3 weeks
Deaths after care more than expected, the NHS is looking into why
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Respiratory specialists in North West
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Hospitals and NHS clinics providing respiratory medicine in North West.
The shortest wait for respiratory medicine care in North West is 3 weeks at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The longest is 17 weeks at East Cheshire NHS Trust. The England median is 9 weeks.
28 providers · 16 NHS, 12 independent
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Patient recommendation, the safety flag and cancer waiting times are published per NHS trust, not per hospital. A mortality review is an NHS trigger for investigation, not proof of poor care. Cancer percentages move sharply on small patient numbers.
NHS providers
ranked by median waiting timeNorthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Salford M6 8HD
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−1w
Typical wait 5 weeks
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Kendal LA9 7RG
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−1w
Typical wait 5 weeks
Deaths after care more than expected, the NHS is looking into why
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Crewe CW1 4QJ
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−11w
Typical wait 6 weeks
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Chester CH2 1UL
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−5w
Typical wait 6 weeks
Stockport NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Stockport SK2 7JE
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine waitlevel
Typical wait 6 weeks
Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Manchester M13 9WL
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine waitlevel
Typical wait 6 weeks
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Ashton Under Lyne OL6 9RW
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine waitlevel
Typical wait 7 weeks
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Liverpool L7 8XP
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−1w
Typical wait 8 weeks
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustNHS
Prescot L35 5DR
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−2w
Typical wait 9 weeks
Bolton NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Bolton BL4 0JR
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−3w
Typical wait 9 weeks
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Warrington WA5 1QG
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−1w
Typical wait 10 weeks
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−1w
Typical wait 11 weeks
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Blackpool FY3 8NR
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine waitlevel
Typical wait 14 weeks
Deaths after care more than expected, the NHS is looking into why
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustNHS
Wirral CH49 5PE
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait+2w
Typical wait 15 weeks
East Cheshire NHS TrustNHS
Macclesfield SK10 3BL
9 in 10 would recommendtrust-wide
Respiratory medicine wait−4w
Typical wait 17 weeks
Deaths after care more than expected, the NHS is looking into why
Independent providers
appointment times are set by the provider and are not published hereSpire Cheshire HospitalIndependent
Warrington WA4 4LU
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
HCA Healthcare UK The Christie Private CareIndependent
Manchester M20 4BX
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Nuffield Health The Grosvenor Hospital ChesterIndependent
Chester CH4 7QP
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
The Alexandra HospitalIndependent
Cheadle SK8 2PX
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Fairfield Independent HospitalIndependent
St. Helens WA11 7RS
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Oaklands HospitalIndependent
Salford M6 8AQ
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
The Beaumont HospitalIndependent
Lostock Bolton BL6 4LA
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Renacres HospitalIndependent
Ormskirk L39 8SE
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Euxton Hall HospitalIndependent
Chorley PR7 6DY
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
The Beardwood HospitalIndependent
Blackburn BB2 7AE
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Fulwood Hall HospitalIndependent
Preston PR2 9SZ
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Lancaster Private HospitalIndependent
Lancaster LA1 3RH
No recommendation data
Typical wait time not published
Waiting times: NHS England Referral to Treatment. Ratings: Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. Data retrieved 2026-10-25.