Heart at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Queen Elizabeth cardiology waiting times: most people treated waited 11 to 36 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 12 weeks and 9 in 10 under 29 weeks. 66% are within 18 weeks.

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Half seen within 11 weeks, 9 in 10 within 36 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 12 weeks, 9 in 10 under 29 weeks. 169 people treated in the month.

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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 Gateshead Health 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 20248.935.712.0
October 202414.744.211.5
November 202410.436.29.4
December 202412.237.710.3
January 202515.340.011.7
February 202516.538.013.1
March 202519.439.313.5
April 202519.340.313.3
May 202514.744.814.0
June 202520.445.914.1
July 202523.042.313.3
August 202518.143.513.0
September 202526.344.313.0
October 202517.342.713.5
November 202519.139.712.8
December 202517.235.113.3
January 202617.741.312.3
February 202616.433.811.8
March 202611.536.110.9
April 202615.837.811.4
May 202616.136.411.8
June 202618.438.111.5
July 202611.536.411.9
August 202611.136.112.5

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E
3 to 17weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 17 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 7 weeks, 9 in 10 under 17 weeks. 307 people treated in the month.

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7 to 20weeks

Half seen within 7 weeks, 9 in 10 within 20 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 27 weeks. 200 people treated in the month.

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