ShortestWait

Cardiothoracic surgery waiting times by hospital

Patients waiting for cardiothoracic surgery treatment at the end of August 2026, at every NHS trust and independent provider in England with at least 50 patients waiting.

Includes treatments such as heart surgery, bypass, cabg, valve, lung surgery, thoracic.

England median wait
9.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
74%
People waiting
8,798

Shortest cardiothoracic surgery waits near you

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England median wait over two years

England: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.1 weeks to 9.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20269.6 wks
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MonthEngland
August 20269.6
July 20269.6
June 20269.9
May 202610.6
April 20269.9
March 20269.6
February 202611.1
January 202611
December 202510.1
November 20259.9
October 202510.3
September 202510.8
August 202510.9
July 202510.1
June 20259.9
May 202511.7
April 202511.2
March 202510.8
February 202511.5
January 202511.1
December 202411.3
November 202410.6
October 202410.9
September 202411.1

hospitals ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 St George'S University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 303 4.9 wks 17.6 wks 92% 0.1 weeks shorter
2 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS Midlands 294 6.1 wks 31.2 wks 83% 2.1 weeks shorter
3 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust NHS Midlands 173 6.8 wks 25.2 wks 82% 0.7 weeks longer
4 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 524 7.3 wks 27.1 wks 79% 0.5 weeks shorter
5 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 358 7.7 wks 28.8 wks 80% 2.3 weeks shorter
6 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 447 7.7 wks 28.6 wks 79% 0.1 weeks shorter
7 University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust NHS Midlands 316 7.7 wks 23.4 wks 86% 0.5 weeks longer
8 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust NHS East of England 156 8.1 wks 18.3 wks 91% 0.6 weeks longer
9 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 817 8.1 wks 26.4 wks 82% 0.8 weeks longer
10 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust NHS Midlands 487 8.5 wks 27.9 wks 75% 1.1 weeks shorter
11 King'S College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 116 9.0 wks 31.7 wks 75% no change
12 Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS East of England 512 9.2 wks 27.5 wks 79% 0.4 weeks shorter
13 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust NHS South East 112 9.3 wks 27.5 wks 71% 0.5 weeks shorter
14 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust NHS South West 479 9.6 wks 28.4 wks 76% 3.4 weeks shorter
15 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 381 10.2 wks 30.5 wks 75% 0.5 weeks shorter
16 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 661 10.8 wks 32.0 wks 72% 1.3 weeks longer
17 University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust NHS Midlands 227 11.2 wks 29.9 wks 74% 1.7 weeks longer
18 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust NHS Midlands 80 12.1 wks 20.6 wks 86% 3.2 weeks longer
19 Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 1,054 13.1 wks 41.9 wks 61% 1.1 weeks shorter
20 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North East and Yorkshire 90 14.0 wks 47.9 wks 59% 3.5 weeks shorter
21 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS North West 876 18.6 wks 50.5 wks 49% 1.8 weeks shorter

21 providers. Independent providers treat NHS patients at no cost to the patient; you can usually ask to be referred to one. Providers reporting one figure for several sites are marked with the number of sites.

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