Cardiothoracic Surgery waiting times at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (June 2026)

8week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 762 people on the cardiothoracic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 8 weeks, half less. That is 5 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 3 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.

85%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

9 / 23

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

5 weeks shorter than a year ago.

1 week of those came off in the last six months alone.

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. 11% of this queue is already past it.

Comparable providers nearby

Nothing within 75 miles is treating cardiothoracic surgery more than two weeks sooner than here, so on these figures you are already near the front of the queue. The closest comparable providers are below so you can see that for yourself.

Provider	Miles	Median	Against here
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool	35 miles	15 wks	7 wks longer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Stoke-on-Trent	40 miles	10 wks	2 wks longer
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Leeds	47 miles	7 wks	about the same
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool	51 miles	18 wks	11 wks longer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham	70 miles	7 wks	about the same

Other waits here

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

Specialty	Waiting	Median
Other: Medical Services	23,593	10 wks
Gynaecology	18,498	16 wks
Other: Paediatric Services	18,231	15 wks
Oral Surgery	15,692	17 wks
Other: Surgical Services	12,926	10 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic	12,262	15 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.