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Healthcare data, medically informed. Built and authored by Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · doctor-data.co.uk

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Compare Cardiothoracic Surgery Service NHS Waiting Times by Hospital | HospitalWaits

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All specialties/Cardiothoracic Surgery Service

National

Cardiothoracic Surgery Service waiting times across England

Every NHS hospital that publishes data for this specialty, ranked by shortest median wait. Data through March 2026. NHS source.

46

Trusts

9,135

On the list

7 wks

National median

HospitalWaits is a Doctor Data Ltd product

Healthcare data, medically informed. Built and authored by Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · doctor-data.co.uk

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NHS England RTT — wait times
NHS ODS — trust info
postcodes.io — geocoding

Data through March 2026

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Right to Choose
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73%

Within 18 weeks

Wait times are pooled across all consultants in this specialty at this trust. Your individual wait depends on which consultant you're allocated. Why this matters →

What this means for you

Wait times for Cardiothoracic Surgery Service at NHS Trusts vary by 20 weeks across England

Fastest: ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST — 4-week wait.
Slowest: MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST — 24-week wait.
18-week target: 7 in 10 patients seen within 18 weeks (73%) — below the NHS Constitution standard (9 in 10 patients, 92%).

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Ranked NHS Trusts — shortest wait first

Showing 37 NHS Foundation Trusts and NHS Trusts with published Cardiothoracic Surgery Service data. Want to filter by distance from your postcode? Search by postcode →

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2weeks
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

National median wait — 12 months

Median of trust-level medians across all NHS providers (proxy for true national median; methodology limitation noted on /methodology).

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TAUNTON · TA1 5DA

Small sample · 24

24

On the list

96%

Within 18 wks

See wait + GP letter

NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

NORTHAMPTON · NN1 5BD

Small sample · 15

See wait + GP letter

SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

SMETHWICK · B66 2QT

Small sample · 13

See wait + GP letter

ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

LONDON · SW17 0QT

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BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

LONDON · E1 2ES

Small sample · 14

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WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST

HEREFORD · HR1 2ER

CQC: Requires improvementSmall sample · 15

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CHELTENHAM · GL53 7AN

Small sample · 31

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ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

CHERTSEY · KT16 0PZ

Small sample · 11

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UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

BIRMINGHAM · B15 2GW

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UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

KENDAL · LA9 7RG

Small sample · 21

See wait + GP letter

Show all 37 trusts(27 more below the top 10)

6weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST
STOKE-ON-TRENT · ST4 6QG
229
On the list
85%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
6weeks
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
LONDON · SE5 9RS
122
On the list
87%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
6weeks
EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE TEACHING NHS TRUST
STEVENAGE · SG1 4AB
170
On the list
88%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
6weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST
COVENTRY · CV2 2DX
313
On the list
87%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
6weeks
THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
SHREWSBURY · SY3 8XQ
52
On the list
96%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
7weeks
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
MANCHESTER · M13 9WL
CQC: Good
730
On the list
86%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
7weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
SOUTHAMPTON · SO16 6YD
524
On the list
79%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
7weeks
LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
LEEDS · LS9 7TF
500
On the list
77%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
7weeks
MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST
MAIDSTONE · ME16 9QQ
Small sample · 30
30
On the list
97%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
8weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST
LEICESTER · LE1 5WW
CQC: Requires improvement
461
On the list
83%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
8weeks
NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
NOTTINGHAM · NG7 2UH
278
On the list
85%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
8weeks
ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
CAMBRIDGE · CB2 0AY
514
On the list
78%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
9weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
WORTHING · BN11 2DH
122
On the list
74%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
9weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
DERBY · DE22 3NE
Small sample · 46
46
On the list
96%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
9weeks
IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
LONDON · W2 1BL
509
On the list
77%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
10weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
BRISTOL · BS1 3NU
424
On the list
84%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
10weeks
HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
HULL · HU3 2JZ
322
On the list
72%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
11weeks
SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
MIDDLESBROUGH · TS4 3BW
368
On the list
75%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
12weeks
LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
LIVERPOOL · L14 3PE
1,044
On the list
61%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
13weeks
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
LONDON · SE1 7EH
Small sample · 45
45
On the list
58%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
14weeks
WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
WIGAN · WN1 2NN
Small sample · 15
15
On the list
67%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
15weeks
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST
PLYMOUTH · PL6 8DH
538
On the list
57%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
17weeks
THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE · NE7 7DN
105
On the list
52%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
18weeks
COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
DARLINGTON · DL3 6HX
Small sample · 17
17
On the list
47%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
19weeks
BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
BLACKPOOL · FY3 8NR
917
On the list
48%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
20weeks
BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
BOLTON · BL4 0JR
63
On the list
41%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter
24weeks
MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
MILTON KEYNES · MK6 5LD
Outlier — investigate
78
On the list
19%
Within 18 wks
See wait + GP letter