11week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 1,427 people on the cardiology list here have been waiting longer than 11 weeks, half less. That is 7 weeks shorter than a year ago. 2 of them have been waiting more than a year.
69%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
32
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
68 / 128
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
7 weeks shorter than a year ago.
That hides a turn: it is 7 weeks shorter than twelve months ago, but 1 week longer than six months ago.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Treating sooner nearby
Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.
| Provider | Miles | Median | Sooner by |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Lincoln | 65 miles | 5 wks | 6 wks |
| Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Kettering | 69 miles | 7 wks | 5 wks |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Bury St. Edmunds | 47 miles | 9 wks | 3 wks |
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Nose and Throat | 3,085 | 18 wks |
| Dermatology | 2,468 | 10 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 2,388 | 12 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 2,195 | 18 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 2,042 | 12 wks |
| General Surgery | 1,630 | 18 wks |
Straight answers
About this figure
- It’s about six weeks behind. NHS England publishes monthly, with a lag. This page shows June 2026.
- It’s a trust-level average, not your wait. Your own wait depends on urgency, clinical need and which site you are treated at. Large trusts run several hospitals.
- It counts people still waiting (incomplete pathways at month end), not people already treated.
This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.