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Cardiology waiting times at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Incomplete pathways · Data: June 2026 · Source: NHS England RTT statistics · full trust profile

On the waiting list
2,055
Seen within 18 weeks
88.2%
Typical (median) wait
7.8 wks
Waiting over a year
0
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Cardiology · % of the waiting list
40%60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%88.2%89.5%April 202188.2%May 202186.3%June 202188.4%July 202189.0%August 202192.3%September 202190.6%October 202191.3%November 202189.8%December 202186.3%January 202286.2%February 202283.0%March 202252.1%April 202352.1%May 202349.8%June 202345.9%July 202344.2%August 202341.3%September 202339.8%October 202340.2%November 202340.1%December 202340.9%January 202439.9%February 202438.7%March 202439.2%April 202439.7%May 202439.5%June 202440.0%July 202440.4%August 202440.8%September 202441.3%October 202441.0%November 202441.2%December 202442.4%January 202543.6%February 202546.7%March 202547.4%April 202548.4%May 202551.3%June 202553.0%July 202551.3%August 202552.3%September 202554.0%October 202556.5%November 202559.6%December 202566.7%January 202672.7%February 202685.2%March 202688.1%April 202689.6%May 202688.2%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for cardiology patients who started treatment in June 2026 — not those still waiting. The wait shown is how long they had waited before treatment started. It is typically longer than the current waiting-list figure above, because it includes people who were finally treated after a long wait.

Admitted (needed a hospital admission)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
16.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
60.9%
Patients treated
46
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
17.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
54.5%
Patients treated
393
in June 2026

Source: NHS England RTT statistics, completed (admitted/non-admitted) pathways. About this data

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