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NHS waiting times
Data through March 2026. NHS source.
Heart operation (general) is usually treated within the NHS Cardiothoracic Surgery Service pathway. The median wait across 46 NHS trusts is 7 weeks for the outpatient appointment, with 7 in 10 patients seen within the 18-week target. Routing note: Heart operations on the NHS are arranged through Cardiothoracic Surgery after referral from Cardiology. The most common are coronary bypass (CABG) and heart valve surgery — see those entries for specific waits.
Top 10 NHS trusts publishing Cardiothoracic Surgery Service data, ranked by shortest median wait. Want the full ranking? See all trusts on the Cardiothoracic Surgery Service national page →
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