Cardiothoracic surgery waiting times in England
Cardiothoracic surgery waiting times at every NHS and independent provider in England. Heart and chest surgery: heart bypass, valve surgery, lung surgery. 21 hospitals and providers with figures, shortest treated wait first, and 24 more with too few patients to show.
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, West Midlands | 5 to 23 weeks | 7 to 26 weeks | 82% |
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| Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber | 5 to 33 weeks | 8 to 29 weeks | 79% |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Southampton, South East | 6 to 25 weeks | 7 to 27 weeks | 79% |
| South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Middlesbrough, North East | 6 to 32 weeks | 8 to 29 weeks | 80% |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Newcastle upon Tyne, North East | 6 to 38 weeks | 14 to 48 weeks | 60% |
| St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wandsworth, London | 7 to 20 weeks | 5 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry, West Midlands | 7 to 23 weeks | 8 to 23 weeks | 86% |
| Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester, North West | 7 to 28 weeks | 8 to 26 weeks | 82% |
| University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester, East Midlands | 7 to 32 weeks | 8 to 28 weeks | 75% |
| Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Bristol, City of, South West | 9 to 32 weeks | 10 to 28 weeks | 77% |
| University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands | 10 to 29 weeks | 11 to 30 weeks | 74% |
| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Worthing, South East | 10 to 37 weeks | 9 to 28 weeks | 71% |
| Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Westminster, London | 10 to 44 weeks | 11 to 32 weeks | 72% |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham, East Midlands | 11 to 23 weeks | 6 to 31 weeks | 83% |
| Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge, East of England | 11 to 32 weeks | 9 to 28 weeks | 79% |
| Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber | 11 to 33 weeks | 10 to 31 weeks | 75% |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust Stevenage, East of England | 12 to 104 weeks | 8 to 18 weeks | 91% |
| Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London | 13 to 44 weeks | 16 to 49 weeks | 53% |
| Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool, North West | 13 to 52 weeks | 13 to 42 weeks | 61% |
| King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth, London | 15 to 39 weeks | 9 to 32 weeks | 75% |
| Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool, North West | 27 to 69 weeks | 19 to 50 weeks | 49% |
| Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Runnymede, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Havering, London | Too few patients to show | ||
| Barts Health NHS Trust Tower Hamlets, London | Too few patients to show | ||
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Luton, East of England | Too few patients to show | ||
| Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Bolton, North West | Too few patients to show | ||
| Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kensington and Chelsea, London | Too few patients to show | ||
| County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Darlington, North East | Too few patients to show | ||
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cheltenham, South West | Too few patients to show | ||
| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basingstoke and Deane, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Maidstone, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Milton Keynes, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Salford, North West | Too few patients to show | ||
| Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber | Too few patients to show | ||
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Oxford, South East | Too few patients to show | ||
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Sandwell, West Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
| Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset, South West | Too few patients to show | ||
| Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stockport, North West | Too few patients to show | ||
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust King's Lynn and West Norfolk, East of England | Too few patients to show | ||
| The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Shropshire, West Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
| University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby, East Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
| University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Westmorland and Furness, North West | Too few patients to show | ||
| Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wigan, North West | Too few patients to show | ||
| Wye Valley NHS Trust Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands | Too few patients to show | ||
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Questions people ask
How long is the NHS waiting list for cardiothoracic surgery?
It depends on the hospital. In August 2026, at a typical hospital half of the people treated for cardiothoracic surgery had waited under 10 weeks. The shortest treated wait in England was at UHB (Good Hope and Heartlands), where half were treated within 5 weeks. The table above covers every provider with figures.
Is the cardiothoracic surgery waiting list getting shorter?
Every hospital page for cardiothoracic surgery on this site has a trend chart covering up to 24 months of NHS England figures, so you can see whether the wait at that hospital is rising or falling. National figures are updated about two months after each month ends.
What does cardiothoracic surgery cover?
Heart and chest surgery: heart bypass, valve surgery, lung surgery. NHS England collects waiting times by specialty, not by operation, so a knee replacement and a fracture clinic appointment sit in the same figure.