LATEST waiting times for East Lancashire hospitals are mostly within guidelines.

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, including the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital, has performed well in disciplines like MRI scans and ultrasound examinations.

But figures for February show dozens waiting for internal assessments.

Seventy seven waited more than 13 weeks, and 33 more than 26 weeks, for audiology assessment, Department of Health statistics show.

Major waiting time is for neurophysiology checks at the Royal Preston Hospital.

More than 560 people waited more than 13 weeks and 313 have seen treatment delayed by half a year.