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NHS waiting times · Cheshire East

Leighton Hospital waiting times (July 2026 NHS data)

The typical NHS waiting time for every specialty at Leighton Hospital in Cheshire East, run by Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, from the latest published RTT data.

Updated July 2026 · NHS RTT data

These are planned-treatment waits. For A&E or urgent care, which are measured separately, see NHS urgent and emergency care.

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The typical wait shown is the median for the whole specialty: half of the people waited less than this, half waited longer, measured from referral to treatment. For mainly outpatient specialties, such as rheumatology, dermatology and neurology, it is the wait for patients treated in clinic; for the rest it is the wait for patients admitted for treatment. Urgent cases are treated sooner, so a routine wait can be longer.

Dermatology
5 wks
17 wks
1,465
Cardiologyheart problems
6 wks
20 wks
234
Ophthalmologycataract surgery
7 wks
17 wks
191
Gynaecologyheavy periods · fibroid removal · ovarian cyst removal
8 wks
63 wks
88
Other surgical services
8 wks
31 wks
52
Respiratory Medicine
11 wks
24 wks
79
Trauma & Orthopaedicsknee replacement · hip replacement · meniscus surgery
12 wks
51 wks
32
Rheumatologypolymyalgia rheumatica
13 wks
39 wks
223
Gastroenterologydigestive problems · IBS treatment · acid reflux treatment
30 wks
47 wks
204

9 specialties with a confident sample at this trust, NHS RTT, July 2026. The NHS publishes one wait per trust, not per hospital site, so this is the wait for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Nearer hospitals with a shorter wait

For Dermatology, this hospital's busiest specialty, these nearby hospitals report a shorter typical wait. Under the NHS right to choose, you can ask to be treated at any of them, for free.

Conditions in these specialties

Heart problems waiting times
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Cataract surgery waiting times
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Heavy periods waiting times
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Fibroid removal waiting times
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Digestive problems waiting times
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IBS treatment waiting times
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Waiting times by specialty at Leighton Hospital

Cardiology waiting time
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Ophthalmology waiting time
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Gynaecology waiting time
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Trauma & Orthopaedics waiting time
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Rheumatology waiting time
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Gastroenterology waiting time
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