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Cardiothoracic Surgery waiting times at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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

On the waiting list
542
Seen within 18 weeks
80.3%
Typical (median) wait
8.5 wks
Waiting over a year
4
Waiting over 65 weeks
2
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Cardiothoracic Surgery · % of the waiting list
60%80%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%80.3%65.1%April 202164.4%May 202170.5%June 202171.9%July 202172.6%August 202170.9%September 202168.2%October 202167.2%November 202167.0%December 202166.0%January 202265.4%February 202265.2%March 202267.4%April 202367.6%May 202363.8%June 202361.0%July 202360.5%August 202360.7%September 202363.4%October 202364.3%November 202360.9%December 202358.7%January 202457.5%February 202456.5%March 202458.3%April 202458.2%May 202457.4%June 202457.7%July 202457.4%August 202462.1%September 202464.3%October 202462.3%November 202463.7%December 202466.2%January 202567.6%February 202570.6%March 202570.3%April 202572.1%May 202574.0%June 202573.2%July 202575.5%August 202577.7%September 202578.5%October 202580.8%November 202579.9%December 202577.3%January 202677.4%February 202677.6%March 202676.5%April 202678.5%May 202680.3%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for cardiothoracic surgery 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
12.8 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
69.0%
Patients treated
126
in June 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
8.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
82.0%
Patients treated
50
in June 2026

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

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