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Compare hospitals for cardiothoracic surgery

Every NHS trust in England that reports cardiothoracic surgery, 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.

43 trusts. Data: June 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
1University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal2.2 wks100.0%
2Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon2.3 wks100.0%
3Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustOxford2.5 wks100.0%
4Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey3.0 wks90.0%
5Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation TrustAshton-Under-Lyne3.5 wks100.0%
6Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton4.0 wks87.5%
7Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes4.5 wks100.0%
8Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone4.7 wks96.8%
9St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon5.3 wks98.1%
10Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustNorthampton5.3 wks86.7%
11East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage6.0 wks88.3%
12Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick6.3 wks85.7%
13Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford6.5 wks85.0%
14Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham6.8 wks83.3%
15King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon6.8 wks80.2%
16University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry7.3 wks85.5%
17University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham7.3 wks83.2%
18Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds7.4 wks78.8%
19University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton7.6 wks78.7%
20Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester7.7 wks85.2%
21Barts Health NHS TrustLondon8.0 wks100.0%
22Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCambridge8.5 wks80.3%
23Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon8.8 wks74.2%
24South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough9.0 wks80.4%
25Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon9.4 wks73.8%
26University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester9.5 wks76.8%
27University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-On-Trent9.5 wks78.9%
28University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby9.7 wks78.0%
29The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury9.8 wks87.2%
30Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull9.9 wks76.8%
31Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham10.0 wks93.8%
32Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol10.6 wks71.1%
33University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing10.9 wks69.6%
34East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury11.5 wks66.7%
35Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan13.5 wks68.2%
36Liverpool Heart And Chest Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool14.7 wks59.0%
37University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustPlymouth15.5 wks56.4%
38Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby16.5 wks100.0%
39Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool18.2 wks49.8%
40The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne20.0 wks46.7%
41Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton25.0 wks30.4%
42County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington27.5 wks43.5%
43Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke44.5 wks0.0%

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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