Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
One of the largest acute teaching trusts in Europe, includes MRI, St Marys, and Wythenshawe.
RTT 18-week
63.8%
Far below standard
Waiting list
166,898
incomplete pathways across 22 specialties
Waiting 52+ weeks
1,437
Low 52+ burden
CQC rating
Not rated
not rated under CQC's current approach
The wait picture
Manchester University ranks 197 of 266 English NHS providers with waiting lists above 1,000 on the 18-week RTT standard (63.8% within standard; 166,898 incomplete pathways). Longest published specialty median here: Plastic Surgery at 18 weeks.
- 63.8%
- Incomplete pathways within 18 weeks
- 166,898
- Incomplete pathways on the list
- 18 wks
- Longest specialty median (Plastic Surgery)
- 1,437
- Patients waiting 52+ weeks
Ranked on NHS England's RTT-June-2026 incomplete-pathway return against every English provider with a list above 1,000 (not only the trusts PlainNHS profiles). Specialty charts use rows with ≥100 incomplete pathways.
Published performance context
How this profile sits in the published data
PlainNHS converts the measures below into percentiles within the named comparison groups, then combines them into a transparent context score. It is not a clinical-quality rating, a referral recommendation, or a prediction of an individual wait. The official source values remain the decision-relevant record.
32/100 context score. Weights automatically redistribute when a source value is unavailable.
- 18-week standard: 26th percentile (63% weight)
63.8% of incomplete pathways were within 18 weeks. 266 English providers with 1,000+ incomplete pathways. Source: NHS England RTT incomplete-pathway return. - 52-week burden: 42nd percentile (37% weight)
8.6 patients waiting 52+ weeks per 1,000 incomplete pathways. 266 English providers with 1,000+ incomplete pathways. Source: NHS England RTT incomplete-pathway return.
A percentile describes this publication's comparison group, not care quality or likely treatment timing. CQC inspection bands and RTT operational data measure different things and should be read separately as well as together.
NHS England RTT incomplete return
Manchester University incomplete-pathway return June 2026 · provider×specialty
Manchester University · 63.8% within 18w · #197/266 · 166,898 incomplete
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust 63.2%
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 65%
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 65%
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 62.5%
Manchester University line from NHS England's consultant-led incomplete-pathway return (RTT-June-2026), compared with nearest within-18-week peers outside North West. How RTT works → · Compare two trusts →
Manchester University in the within-18-week neighbourhood
Specialty median waits at Manchester University
Sorted ascending. Incomplete pathways with ≥100 patients from NHS England's consultant-led RTT return (RTT-June-2026). Showing the four shortest and twelve longest of 20 published specialties.
Share within 18 weeks by specialty
Sorted descending. Same specialty set as the median chart; useful when comparing queues inside this trust.
Waiting times by specialty
Incomplete pathways from NHS England's consultant-led RTT provider return. Longest published median on this trust: Plastic Surgery Service (18 weeks). RTT is reported by treatment function (specialty), not by individual operation - a hernia repair sits inside General Surgery, not as its own row.
| Specialty | Median wait | 92nd percentile | Within 18 weeks | Waiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory Medicine Service | 7 wks | 18 wks | 93.2% | 3,046 |
| Rheumatology Service | 7 wks | 19 wks | 90.9% | 1,128 |
| Dermatology Service | 8 wks | 28 wks | 77.3% | 1,579 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery Service | 8 wks | 24 wks | 85.2% | 762 |
| General Internal Medicine Service | 8 wks | 23 wks | 87.7% | 212 |
| Other - Other Services | 9 wks | 29 wks | 80.1% | 4,197 |
| Other - Surgical Services | 10 wks | 32 wks | 75% | 13,001 |
| Ophthalmology Service | 11 wks | 36 wks | 69.2% | 11,444 |
| Gastroenterology Service | 11 wks | 30 wks | 74.6% | 7,703 |
| Other - Medical Services | 11 wks | 33 wks | 72% | 23,782 |
| Elderly Medicine Service | 12 wks | 38 wks | 60.9% | 657 |
| Cardiology Service | 14 wks | 39 wks | 61.5% | 8,413 |
| General Surgery Service | 15 wks | 37 wks | 59.5% | 5,222 |
| Ear Nose and Throat Service | 15 wks | 40 wks | 58.8% | 8,911 |
| Other - Paediatric Services | 15 wks | 40 wks | 57.9% | 18,310 |
| Urology Service | 16 wks | 42 wks | 55.7% | 6,490 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic Service | 16 wks | 43 wks | 57.2% | 12,295 |
| Gynaecology Service | 16 wks | 41 wks | 55.8% | 18,629 |
| Oral Surgery Service | 17 wks | 43 wks | 53.7% | 15,758 |
| Plastic Surgery Service | 18 wks | 46 wks | 50.5% | 5,261 |
Source: NHS England Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) waiting times, RTT-June-2026. Specialties with fewer than 100 incomplete pathways are omitted. View source
Diagnostic test waiting times
NHS England's monthly Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity (DM01) return for Manchester University, by test type. This tracks scans and investigations, separate from the specialty treatment waits above.
| Test | Median wait | Within 6 weeks | Over 13 weeks | Waiting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urodynamics | 5 wks | 63.6% | 11 | 302 |
| Sleep Studies | 4 wks | 76.2% | 52 | 1,517 |
| Audiology Assessments | 3 wks | 98.1% | 0 | 1,341 |
| Barium Enema | 3 wks | 99.6% | 0 | 237 |
| CT | 3 wks | 87.6% | 78 | 4,251 |
| Cystoscopy | 3 wks | 80.3% | 41 | 608 |
| Echocardiography | 3 wks | 96.9% | 14 | 2,870 |
| Gastroscopy | 3 wks | 73% | 215 | 1,206 |
| MRI | 3 wks | 84.2% | 314 | 6,180 |
| Non Obstetric Ultrasound | 3 wks | 99.8% | 0 | 9,260 |
| Peripheral Neurophys | 3 wks | 100% | 0 | 471 |
| Colonoscopy | 2 wks | 94.7% | 31 | 804 |
| DEXA Scan | 2 wks | 100% | 0 | 813 |
| Flexi Sigmoidoscopy | 2 wks | 96.2% | 3 | 209 |
Source: NHS England Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), DM01-MAY-2026. Tests with fewer than 20 patients waiting are omitted. View source
Trusts with a similar RTT profile
Other English trusts with a within-18-week share within 2.5 percentage points of Manchester University's 63.8%, ranked by closeness, outside North West.
Longest mapped procedure waits at this trust
Procedure pages joined to this trust's slowest RTT treatment functions on file. Use them to compare national medians and per-trust tables.
- Hip Replacement (16 wks median at this trust)
- Knee Replacement (16 wks median at this trust)
- Hernia Repair (15 wks median at this trust)
- Varicose Vein Treatment (15 wks median at this trust)
What to do next
Use Manchester University's published RTT return before you chase a clinical answer.
- Manchester University reported 63.8% of incomplete pathways within 18 weeks (166,898 waiting across 22 specialties on the June 2026 return). Compare with another trust
- Longest median wait at this trust on file: Hip Replacement (16 weeks). Open procedure profile
- Read how the 18-week clock and incomplete-pathway counts are defined in NHS England’s monthly release. RTT guide
Published operational data only, not medical advice. Contact your GP, NHS 111, or the treating trust for clinical decisions.
Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times · RTT-June-2026 CQC overall rating is shown only when matched from the regulator’s published provider file.
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PlainNHS trust pages are rendered directly from NHS England RTT provider returns and matched CQC overall ratings, no number is typed in by an editor. Specialty waits and within-18-week shares for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust come from the live provider×specialty return on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of RTT-June-2026. Figures here are for context and comparison; clinical pathway decisions belong with your GP, NHS 111, or the treating Trust.