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How to read these chartsEach measure uses its own NHS England standard

Against the national standards

Each measure is drawn against its own NHS England standard: 95% for A&E within four hours, 85% for urgent cancer treatment within sixty-two days and 99% for diagnostic tests within six weeks. The charts do not share a standard and the three cancer measures are never added together.

Care Quality Commission

When CQC last rated this body

CQC has not rated Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 31 March 2020. Its judgements from then are still on CQC’s own site and are not shown here, because a rating more than 3 years old is not what CQC currently says about a body.

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Monthly performance against national standards

Hover or use the arrow keys to read any month, with the figures the percentage was worked out from. Every chart opens as a table.

A&E Wait Times

Patients seen within four hours

52.6%

Aug 2026

5,332 of 10,134 attendances

−7.1 pts since Jul 2026

Below the 95% standard · −42.4 points

40%70%100%95% standardMay 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026Aug 2026

August 2026: 52.6 per cent, 5,332 of 10,134 attendances. Below the 95% standard.

All 17 months as a table
A&E Wait Times by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf attendances
Aug 202652.6%, Below the 95% standard5,332 of 10,134
Jul 202659.7%, Below the 95% standard6,939 of 11,625
Jun 202661.4%, Below the 95% standard6,938 of 11,300
May 202661.4%, Below the 95% standard6,874 of 11,204
Apr 202662.5%, Below the 95% standard7,166 of 11,457
Mar 202661.5%, Below the 95% standard7,131 of 11,597
Feb 202660.5%, Below the 95% standard5,823 of 9,633
Jan 202656.9%, Below the 95% standard6,136 of 10,783
Dec 202558.4%, Below the 95% standard6,499 of 11,134
Nov 202562.1%, Below the 95% standard6,825 of 10,993
Oct 202557.5%, Below the 95% standard6,487 of 11,286
Sept 202557.1%, Below the 95% standard6,259 of 10,956
Aug 202560.6%, Below the 95% standard6,610 of 10,900
Jul 202561.4%, Below the 95% standard7,004 of 11,400
Jun 202561.5%, Below the 95% standard6,773 of 11,010
May 202563.0%, Below the 95% standard6,914 of 10,983
Apr 202563.1%, Below the 95% standard6,654 of 10,545
Dips every January are national, not local. NHS England monthly A&E data

Waiting times (RTT)

Referral to treatment: waiting under eighteen weeks to start treatment

65.2%

Jul 2026

28,763 of 44,108 people waiting

−0.2 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 92% standard · −26.8 points

50%75%100%92% standardJul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 65.2 per cent, 28,763 of 44,108 people waiting. Below the 92% standard.

All 14 months as a table
Waiting times (RTT) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jul 202665.2%, Below the 92% standard28,763 of 44,108
Jun 202665.4%, Below the 92% standard29,656 of 45,369
May 202665.6%, Below the 92% standard29,809 of 45,415
Apr 202665.4%, Below the 92% standard28,767 of 43,999
Mar 202664.7%, Below the 92% standard28,254 of 43,666
Feb 202659.7%, Below the 92% standard27,689 of 46,357
Jan 202659.2%, Below the 92% standard27,606 of 46,656
Dec 202559.3%, Below the 92% standard28,059 of 47,320
Nov 202559.5%, Below the 92% standard28,738 of 48,270
Oct 202560.9%, Below the 92% standard30,269 of 49,679
Sept 202561.7%, Below the 92% standard29,847 of 48,404
Aug 202560.6%, Below the 92% standard28,784 of 47,463
Jul 202561.8%, Below the 92% standard29,317 of 47,478
Jun 202562.5%, Below the 92% standard29,441 of 47,098
Incomplete pathways: people still waiting, not those already treated. NHS England monthly RTT data

Diagnostic tests (DM01)

Waiting under six weeks for a scan, a scope or a test

95.0%

Jul 2026

8,222 of 8,658 people waiting

Level since Jun 2026

Below the 99% standard · −4.0 points

80%90%100%99% standardApr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 95.0 per cent, 8,222 of 8,658 people waiting. Below the 99% standard.

All 4 months as a table
Diagnostic tests (DM01) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf people waiting
Jul 202695.0%, Below the 99% standard8,222 of 8,658
Jun 202695.0%, Below the 99% standard8,550 of 8,997
May 202695.8%, Below the 99% standard9,091 of 9,494
Apr 202692.0%, Below the 99% standard9,208 of 10,004
Fifteen test types together, from MRI to endoscopy. NHS England monthly diagnostics data

Cancer diagnosis (FDS)

Faster diagnosis standard: told the outcome within twenty-eight days

74.7%

Jul 2026

1,778 of 2,380 referrals

−4.9 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 75% standard · −0.3 points

50%70%90%75% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 74.7 per cent, 1,778 of 2,380 referrals. Below the 75% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer diagnosis (FDS) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf referrals
Jul 202674.7%, Below the 75% standard1,778 of 2,380
Jun 202679.7%, Meets the 75% standard1,804 of 2,265
May 202679.3%, Meets the 75% standard1,681 of 2,120
Apr 202678.8%, Meets the 75% standard1,703 of 2,160
Mar 202684.0%, Meets the 75% standard1,886 of 2,244
Feb 202676.9%, Meets the 75% standard1,641 of 2,135
Jan 202665.8%, Below the 75% standard1,606 of 2,440
Told whether they have cancer, not treated for it. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times

Cancer (31-day)

Decision to treat to first treatment within thirty-one days

92.5%

Jul 2026

260 of 281 treatments

−1.7 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 96% standard · −3.5 points

80%90%100%96% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 92.5 per cent, 260 of 281 treatments. Below the 96% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer (31-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 202692.5%, Below the 96% standard260 of 281
Jun 202694.2%, Below the 96% standard260 of 276
May 202692.9%, Below the 96% standard249 of 268
Apr 202691.2%, Below the 96% standard229 of 251
Mar 202691.8%, Below the 96% standard236 of 257
Feb 202692.0%, Below the 96% standard231 of 251
Jan 202690.8%, Below the 96% standard227 of 250
Starts at the decision to treat, so it excludes the wait to diagnose. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times

Cancer (62-day)

Urgent referral to first treatment within sixty-two days

77.7%

Jul 2026

165 of 212.5 treatments

−0.4 pts since Jun 2026

Below the 85% standard · −7.3 points

60%75%90%85% standardJan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026

July 2026: 77.7 per cent, 165 of 212.5 treatments. Below the 85% standard.

All 7 months as a table
Cancer (62-day) by month, with the figures each percentage was worked out from.
MonthPerformanceOf treatments
Jul 202677.7%, Below the 85% standard165 of 212.5
Jun 202678.0%, Below the 85% standard167 of 214
May 202676.2%, Below the 85% standard146 of 191.5
Apr 202678.6%, Below the 85% standard139.5 of 177.5
Mar 202675.9%, Below the 85% standard143 of 188.5
Feb 202674.7%, Below the 85% standard134.5 of 180
Jan 202670.7%, Below the 85% standard126.5 of 179
The standard usually meant by 'the cancer target'. NHS England monthly cancer waiting times