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Compare hospitals for cardiology

Every NHS trust in England that reports cardiology, compared side by side. Waiting-list figures are for incomplete pathways (people still waiting to start treatment).

The best hospital depends on what matters most to you — a shorter wait, a better outcome, or a shorter journey. Sort by each to compare.

119 trusts. Data: August 2026. Source: NHS England RTT statistics. CQC inspection ratings aren't shown here — see each trust's profile page, linked from every row.

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#TrustMedian waitWithin 18 wks
1The Robert Jones And Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation TrustOswestry0.5 wks100.0%
2Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds4.9 wks96.3%
3Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS TrustWakefield6.0 wks92.3%
4United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLincoln6.1 wks90.2%
5University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal6.3 wks91.5%
6Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham6.9 wks84.9%
7The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustDudley7.0 wks89.2%
8Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustAshton-Under-Lyne7.0 wks92.0%
9East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn7.1 wks91.0%
10Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustKettering7.1 wks86.4%
11Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustNorth Shields7.3 wks97.3%
12Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton7.3 wks92.6%
13County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington7.5 wks85.2%
14Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation TrustBarnsley7.6 wks96.5%
15Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustWalsall7.7 wks93.6%
16North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustHartlepool7.9 wks83.2%
17University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham8.0 wks88.0%
18South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustSunderland8.1 wks84.4%
19Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWorcester8.2 wks85.1%
20East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage8.3 wks94.5%
21Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustRedhill8.3 wks88.3%
22Liverpool Heart And Chest Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool8.3 wks83.9%
23South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustWarwick8.8 wks88.6%
24Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChester8.8 wks79.6%
25Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDoncaster9.0 wks82.2%
26Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon9.1 wks96.2%
27North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation TrustWarrington9.3 wks82.0%
28Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustHuddersfield9.3 wks82.2%
29The Rotherham NHS Foundation TrustRotherham9.7 wks84.0%
30University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustPoole9.8 wks79.1%
31East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation TrustColchester9.8 wks73.1%
32Frimley Health NHS Foundation TrustCamberley9.8 wks70.8%
33University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon9.8 wks72.5%
34Barts Health NHS TrustLondon10.2 wks76.5%
35Croydon Health Services NHS TrustThornton Heath10.2 wks78.2%
36Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton10.3 wks77.1%
37Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes10.3 wks74.7%
38Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSwindon10.3 wks70.8%
39Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustPortsmouth10.4 wks74.3%
40Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation TrustChesterfield10.4 wks72.4%
41The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne10.5 wks75.6%
42Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone10.5 wks78.4%
43George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustNuneaton10.5 wks77.8%
44Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan10.6 wks67.9%
45South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough10.6 wks74.4%
46Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool10.7 wks73.3%
47West Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustBury St. Edmunds10.7 wks75.7%
48West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustWatford10.8 wks77.7%
49Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWirral10.8 wks75.0%
50Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham10.9 wks72.9%
51Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustReading10.9 wks82.3%
52University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry10.9 wks74.0%
53Whittington Health NHS TrustLondon11.0 wks75.1%
54Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustGuildford11.1 wks67.2%
55The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury11.2 wks74.9%
56Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford11.4 wks69.1%
57Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby11.4 wks69.5%
58Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCrewe11.4 wks74.4%
59Lewisham And Greenwich NHS TrustLondon11.5 wks70.2%
60Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSalisbury11.5 wks69.0%
61Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEast Grinstead11.5 wks65.8%
62Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRomford11.7 wks73.6%
63Airedale NHS Foundation TrustKeighley11.7 wks72.5%
64University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-On-Trent11.8 wks63.0%
65Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPreston11.9 wks68.6%
66Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNorwich11.9 wks68.3%
67Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation TrustKingston Upon Thames11.9 wks68.2%
68The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation TrustKing's Lynn11.9 wks66.1%
69Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon12.0 wks66.9%
70Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustPrescot12.1 wks72.1%
71Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBradford12.2 wks71.6%
72Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation TrustWestcliff-On-Sea12.3 wks66.8%
73University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester12.3 wks67.3%
74University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton12.3 wks68.1%
75Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSalford12.4 wks65.1%
76King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon12.4 wks67.6%
77University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby12.4 wks65.2%
78Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustBath12.5 wks67.8%
79Harrogate And District NHS Foundation TrustHarrogate12.5 wks64.0%
80Gateshead Health NHS Foundation TrustGateshead12.5 wks66.3%
81Shropshire Community Health NHS TrustShrewsbury12.5 wks80.3%
82Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS TrustTruro12.7 wks63.3%
83East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustSt. Leonards-On-Sea13.0 wks64.9%
84London North West University Healthcare NHS TrustHarrow13.1 wks67.3%
85Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey13.1 wks64.7%
86Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCambridge13.6 wks61.3%
87Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustLondon13.6 wks65.1%
88St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon13.7 wks61.8%
89Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustCarshalton13.7 wks63.9%
90Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester13.8 wks61.6%
91The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustHarlow13.8 wks65.4%
92Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol13.9 wks59.8%
93Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport14.0 wks59.7%
94Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustExeter14.4 wks57.9%
95Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon14.5 wks58.6%
96The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustWolverhampton14.6 wks59.6%
97Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAmersham14.6 wks62.9%
98Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSutton-In-Ashfield14.6 wks60.8%
99York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustYork14.8 wks59.1%
100Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCambridge15.0 wks58.0%
101Dartford And Gravesham NHS TrustDartford15.0 wks61.0%
102Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustLondon15.2 wks58.5%
103North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustCarlisle15.3 wks57.7%
104Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLuton15.5 wks58.7%
105Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford15.5 wks57.5%
106University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing15.9 wks55.4%
107Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton16.3 wks53.8%
108Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool16.5 wks53.0%
109Isle Of Wight NHS TrustNewport16.8 wks51.4%
110Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke16.9 wks53.5%
111James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustGreat Yarmouth17.1 wks52.3%
112North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustPeterborough17.3 wks51.9%
113East Cheshire NHS TrustMacclesfield17.7 wks51.1%
114East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury17.9 wks50.1%
115Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick18.1 wks49.9%
116Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull18.2 wks49.5%
117Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustDorchester18.5 wks49.1%
118Medway NHS Foundation TrustGillingham19.0 wks47.7%
119The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUxbridge19.6 wks45.9%

Tip: for planned care you can usually ask to be referred to any trust — one with a higher “% within 18 weeks” may treat you sooner. Your right to choose.

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