Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust East of England Area: Central East

At the end of August 2026, 5,955 patients were waiting for treatment at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 8.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
8.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
28.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
81%
Waiting over a year
22

Waiting times by specialty

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust waiting times by specialty, August 2026
Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
Cardiothoracic surgery 512 9.2 wks 9.6 wks 27.5 wks 12th of 21
Cardiology (heart) 2,099 13.6 wks 11.9 wks 37.7 wks 92nd of 125
Respiratory medicine 3,344 7.2 wks 10.4 wks 17.3 wks 21st of 120

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.7 weeks to 8.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20268.8 wks12.2 wks
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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks by month
MonthRoyal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 20268.812.2
July 20268.212
June 2026811.9
May 20268.412.4
April 20268.111.9
March 20267.711.3
February 20268.513.2
January 20261013.6
December 202510.113.5
November 20259.512.9
October 20259.913.3
September 202510.413.4
August 202511.113.5
July 202511.113.1
June 20251213.4
May 202512.913.6
April 202512.813.3
March 202512.613.9
February 202513.914.2
January 202513.514.5
December 202413.214.2
November 202412.614
October 202412.814.2
September 202412.714.4

Where it treats patients

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.

Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.

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