Cardiothoracic Surgery waiting times at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (June 2026)

5week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 310 people on the cardiothoracic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 5 weeks, half less. That is 1 week shorter than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks shorter than the England average for this specialty.

98%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

1 / 23

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

1 week shorter than a year 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. 1% 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
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London	8 miles	9 wks	4 wks longer
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge	67 miles	9 wks	3 wks longer

Other waits here

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

Specialty	Waiting	Median
Other: Medical Services	10,699	11 wks
Cardiology	5,850	13 wks
Other: Surgical Services	5,677	13 wks
Ear Nose and Throat	5,114	14 wks
Dermatology	5,088	11 wks
Neurology	4,432	13 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.