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Cardiothoracic Surgery waiting times at Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

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

On the waiting list
7
Seen within 18 weeks
85.7%
Typical (median) wait
6.3 wks
Waiting over a year
0
Waiting over 65 weeks
0
Waiting over 78 weeks
0
Seen within 18 weeks
Cardiothoracic Surgery · % of the waiting list
70%80%90%100%Apr 21Jan 22Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26NHS standard 92%85.7%92.3%April 202193.3%May 202186.7%June 202186.7%July 202185.0%August 202176.5%September 202189.5%October 202183.3%November 202188.9%December 202192.9%January 202289.5%February 202278.9%March 202288.9%April 202388.9%May 202388.9%June 202393.8%July 202387.5%August 202389.5%September 202390.5%October 202388.2%November 202381.3%December 202380.0%January 202487.5%February 202494.1%March 202494.1%April 202492.9%May 2024100.0%June 202490.9%July 202487.0%August 202470.8%September 202470.0%October 202480.0%November 202480.0%December 202477.8%January 202580.0%February 202581.3%March 202571.4%April 202576.9%May 202585.7%June 2025100.0%July 2025100.0%August 2025100.0%September 202591.7%October 2025100.0%November 2025100.0%December 2025100.0%January 2026100.0%February 2026100.0%March 2026100.0%April 2026100.0%May 202685.7%June 2026

How long did treated patients wait?

These figures are for cardiothoracic surgery patients who started treatment in January 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
104.5 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
0.0%
Patients treated
1
in January 2026
Non-admitted (outpatient)
Typical (median) wait before treatment
6.3 wks
Treated within 18 weeks
100.0%
Patients treated
11
in June 2026

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

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