East Cheshire NHS Trust
Updated December 2025
The typical wait to see a respiratory consultant is
24 weeks
That's 5½ months
East Cheshire NHS Trust is an NHS Trust in the North West region. There are currently 1,147 people waiting to see a respiratory consultant, with a typical wait of about 5½ months. 38% of patients are seen within the 18-week target.
Distribution of patients by how many weeks they've been on the waiting list.
The national average wait to see a respiratory consultant is about 11 weeks. This hospital is slower than the national average.
Ranked 125th out of 125 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 17th out of 17 in North West
Common conditions and procedures for this department:
Main hospital switchboard — ask to be connected to the department.
Compare Respiratory Medicine waiting times at other hospitals in the North West region:
The current average Respiratory Medicine waiting time at East Cheshire NHS Trust is about 24 weeks.
You can compare Respiratory Medicine waiting times across all NHS hospitals on WaitRadar to find shorter waits near you.
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