Too few patients are waiting to be able to calculate a statistically meaningful median. Instead, the following tables provide information on the number of patients waiting, by time band.
By the end of 2008, all patients on consultant-led pathways can expect to start any necessary treatment within 18 weeks, unless they choose not to, or it would be clinically appropriate to wait longer. This includes patients waiting for endocrinology services, where that forms part of a consultant-led pathway.
Weeks Total waiting list Less than 1 1 to <2 2 to <3 3 to <4 4 to <5 5 to <6 6 to <7 7 to <8 8 to <9 9 to <10 10 to <11 11 to <12 12 to <13 13 to <14 14 to <15 15+ In-patients Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 28 6 5 5 2 2 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust 42 8 8 5 6 4 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust 84 32 7 8 4 1 4 6 3 7 4 1 3 2 0 2 0 Out-patients Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT 67 19 14 13 9 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust 17 2 6 4 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust 48 11 14 10 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 100 21 18 16 26 7 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Cheshire NHS Trust 12 4 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 55 11 6 10 4 4 5 4 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust 39 14 8 3 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust 129 18 14 13 15 18 9 11 12 10 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust 76 17 20 15 5 4 8 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 34 8 6 10 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Trust 28 10 3 3 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust 22 7 1 6 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sources: In-patients: Department of Health form KH07 Out-patients: Department of Health form QM08ns
6+ weeks 13+ weeks Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust 4 0 North Cumbria Acute NHS Trust 1 1 Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust 2 1 North Cheshire Hospital NHS Trust 1 0 Note: Census only collects waits of over six weeks Source: Diagnostic census