Cardiothoracic Surgery waiting times at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (June 2026)

18week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 937 people on the cardiothoracic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 18 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks longer than a year ago. It is about 8 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 95 of them have been waiting more than a year.

50%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

21 / 23

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

3 weeks longer than a year ago.

That hides a turn: it is 3 weeks longer than twelve months ago, but 1 week shorter than six months ago.

Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard. 47% of this queue is already past it.

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
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester	51 miles	8 wks	11 wks
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool	36 miles	15 wks	4 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

Specialty	Waiting	Median
Cardiology	5,297	17 wks
Gastroenterology	3,692	15 wks
Ear Nose and Throat	3,264	11 wks
Other: Medical Services	3,243	12 wks
Gynaecology	3,174	19 wks
Dermatology	3,159	11 wks

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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.