NHS waiting times for treatment
This hospital is run by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (matched on the NHS organisation code REF). NHS England publishes waiting times for the whole trust, not for each hospital, so the figures below are for the trust, August 2026.
See waiting times by specialty for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust · How waiting times work
About these figures
These count patients on a consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathway who were still waiting to start treatment at the end of the month. They are not the time a new patient should expect to wait, and they say nothing about urgent or cancer care, which is reported separately. Waiting times at a trust can differ greatly between specialties. Docorix shows the figures as published; it does not rank providers.
Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times Data, August 2026 ("Full CSV data file", incomplete pathways). Imported by Docorix on 31 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Information from NHS England. Source pages last checked 31 October 2026.
St Michael's Hospital is a CQC-registered NHS hospital in Hayle, run by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and registered since June 2010.
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CQC inspection rating
Good Overall rating, published 14 December 2018
- SafeGood
- EffectiveGood
- CaringGood
- ResponsiveGood
- Well-ledGood
View the full CQC profile and inspection reports. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission. CQC location ID REF02. Always check the CQC website for the latest rating. This listing is built from the CQC’s public register and has not been checked or claimed by the provider.
CQC rating history
- GoodDecember 2018 · latest
- GoodOctober 2017
- GoodMay 2016
- GoodMarch 2014
Overall ratings published by the Care Quality Commission for this location.
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Good to know: your rights as an NHS patient
- You can chooseYou have the legal right to choose the hospital or service you go to, and the clinical team led by a consultant.
- 18 weeksThe maximum wait for non-urgent, consultant-led treatment is 18 weeks from when the hospital receives your referral or you book through the NHS e-Referral Service.
- 28 days for suspected cancerAfter an urgent referral, cancer should be confirmed or ruled out within 28 days.
- If the wait will be longerYou have the legal right to ask to be seen or treated by a different provider.
This is general guidance for England, not information about this provider. Source: NHS – Guide to NHS waiting times in England. Checked 4 October 2026.
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