At a glance: 30,989 people were waiting for NHS treatment at Stockport in June 2026, spread across 11 specialties, and 147 of them had already waited more than a year. The hardest specialty to be seen quickly was cardiology — only 56% of patients seen within the 18-week target and a median wait of 15 weeks — while elderly medicine was quickest at 98%.
Treatment waiting times at Stockport
| Specialty | People waiting | Seen within 18 weeks | Waiting over a year | Median wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | 3,143 | 56% | 12 | 15 weeks |
| Trauma & orthopaedics | 6,280 | 60% | 41 | 14 weeks |
| ENT | 3,972 | 61% | 1 | 13 weeks |
| Ophthalmology | 4,384 | 62% | 26 | 13 weeks |
| Rheumatology | 1,227 | 62% | 1 | 13 weeks |
| Gynaecology | 2,953 | 63% | 26 | 12 weeks |
| Gastroenterology | 3,014 | 63% | 9 | 12 weeks |
| General surgery | 3,232 | 64% | 22 | 12 weeks |
| Urology | 2,157 | 67% | 9 | 10 weeks |
| Respiratory medicine | 526 | 94% | 0 | 6 weeks |
| Elderly medicine | 101 | 98% | 0 | 4 weeks |
Diagnostic test waiting times at Stockport
| Test | People waiting | Waiting beyond 6 weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Audiology | 1,373 | 73% |
| Urodynamics | 55 | 45% |
| Echocardiography | 1,394 | 11% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 81 | 10% |
| Gastroscopy | 287 | 7% |
| Colonoscopy | 374 | 5% |
| CT | 971 | 2% |
| MRI | 1,207 | 1% |
| DEXA scan | 545 | 1% |
| Ultrasound | 1,960 | 0% |
The six-week point is where the NHS counts a diagnostic wait as a breach; at Stockport the longest was audiology, with 73% past it and 1,373 people in the queue.
Skip the 15-week wait
Waiting 15 weeks for cardiology at Stockport is a long time to be in pain or limbo. Private cover can have you seen by a consultant in days rather than months. It will not pay for a condition you are already waiting on, so it only helps if arranged before a problem starts — compare cover, see whether it is worth it, or get a free quote now.
Frequently asked questions
Can private cover skip the waiting list at Stockport? Yes for a new problem, no for one you are already waiting to have treated — here is what private cover gets you over the NHS. For the national picture see cardiology waits across England or our NHS waiting-time guides.
Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) and Diagnostics (DM01) waiting-times statistics, June 2026; self-pay figures from UK private hospitals’ own published price lists. Waiting-list figures change monthly.