Heart at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Darlington Memorial and University of Durham cardiology waiting times: most people treated waited 7 to 20 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 7 weeks and 9 in 10 under 24 weeks. 85% are within 18 weeks.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Cardiology at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, 24 months to August 2026
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Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 202410.527.411.5
October 20246.925.89.9
November 20246.930.48.5
December 20246.124.78.8
January 20257.127.68.6
February 20257.026.67.9
March 20256.019.38.2
April 20256.219.59.2
May 20258.725.79.1
June 20258.221.78.7
July 20257.426.48.8
August 20259.426.38.6
September 20257.624.09.2
October 20256.922.99.0
November 20257.629.48.3
December 20258.929.98.6
January 20268.924.68.4
February 20267.728.07.9
March 20267.327.97.7
April 20268.024.18.1
May 20267.322.09.1
June 20267.023.87.4
July 20267.723.97.0
August 20266.720.47.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
6 to 23weeks

Half seen within 6 weeks, 9 in 10 within 23 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 11 weeks, 9 in 10 under 32 weeks. 559 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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