Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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What changed since the last meeting

1 Sept 2026 compared with 1 Jul 2026

added
12
removed
24
carried forward
5

Performance at a glance

Latest published position to Aug 2026

Latest performance measures, national standards, change, status and twelve month trend
A&E Wait Times, opens in a new tabAugust 2026Latest73.7%Standard≥ 95%Change+0.5 pts since Jul 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 95% standard.12 month trend
Waiting times (RTT), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest66.5%Standard≥ 92%Change−0.1 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 92% standard.12 month trend
Diagnostic tests (DM01), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest78.8%Standard≥ 99%Change−1.8 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 99% standard.12 month trend
Cancer diagnosis (FDS), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest72.4%Standard≥ 75%Change−0.7 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 75% standard.12 month trend
Cancer (31-day), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest95.5%Standard≥ 96%Change−0.5 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 96% standard.12 month trend
Cancer (62-day), opens in a new tabJuly 2026Latest78.0%Standard≥ 85%Change+1.8 pts since Jun 2026StatusBelow standard. Below the 85% standard.12 month trend

Latest board intelligence

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    Quality Accounts 2019 - 2020

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    Quality Account 2022 - 2023

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    Equality Delivery System 2023

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Headquarters
Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Prescot, L35 5DR, England
NHS oversight
NOF segment 3 · Q1 2026/2751 of 134 acute trusts

11 recorded

  • Ormskirk And District General HospitalL39 2AZGeneral acute hospital
  • Southport And Formby District General HospitalPR8 6PNGeneral acute hospital
  • St Helens HospitalWA9 3DAGeneral acute hospital
  • Whiston HospitalL35 5DRGeneral acute hospital
  • Newton Community HospitalWA12 8RBCommunity hospital (with inpatient beds)
  • Jubilee CourtWA10 1PPNon inpatient
  • Knowsley CollegeL36 3SDNon inpatient
  • Lowe House Resource CentreWA10 2DJNon inpatient
  • St Helens Walk-In CentreWA10 1HJNon inpatient
  • Wheelchair ServicesWN8 9PNNon inpatient
  • Other Reportable SitesL35 5DROther Reportable Site

12 people recorded

  • Anne-Marie Stretch

    Deputy Chief Executive

  • Dr Kate Clark

    Director of Strategy

  • Dr Simon Dowson

    Chief Medical Officer

  • Gareth Lawrence

    Chief Finance Officer

  • Lesley Neary

    Chief Operating Officer

  • Malcolm Gandy

    Director of Informatics

  • Malise Szpakowska

    Chief People Officer

  • Sarah O'Brien

    Chief Nursing Officer

  • Simon Regan

    Director of Corporate Services

  • Wayne Longshaw

    Director of Integration

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  • Charitable Funds Committee

    Charitable funds

These are the committees confirmed from the organisation’s own papers so far. We are confirming the rest.

  • 30 September 2026 · Trust BoardPapers held
  • 1 July 2026 · Trust BoardPapers held
  • 1 June 2026 · Trust BoardPapers held
  • 1 May 2026 · Trust BoardPapers held
  • 1 April 2026 · Trust BoardPapers held
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    Quality Accounts 2019 - 2020

    Annual report

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    Quality Account 2022 - 2023

    Annual report

    Open paper
  • Date not recorded

    Equality Delivery System 2023

    Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Open paper