Cardiothoracic Surgery Service

CQC: Requires improvement

Cardiothoracic Surgery Service at TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

What this means for you

Your wait is around the national average.

5/10Doctor Data Wait Score™ · Averagevs nat. median 7w

At TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, the median cardiothoracic surgery service wait is 7 weeks, compared to 7 weeks nationally. Doctor Data Wait Score: 5/10. Below are your realistic options ranked by sensibility — Right to Choose first (free, easy), then private if your wait is hurting your life.

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TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTTORQUAY, TQ2 7AA

The data behind it

Median wait: 7wOn the list: 4Within 18 weeks: 75%

Cardiothoracic Surgery Service — 12-month median wait

This trust (solid) vs national average (dashed). Data through March 2026.

12-month range: 2-11 weeks (spread 9 weeks). Trust waits are sensitive to consultant joins/leaves, list-management policy, and coding changes — the headline median above is one point in this range, not a fixed value.

▸ Why median wait can vary (pooled lists, coding, consultant mix)

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 →

Source: NHS England RTT. Median wait calculated from the published weekly band distribution for incomplete pathways. Source: NHS England RTT · Analysis: Doctor Data Ltd.

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