11week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 394 people on the cardiothoracic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 11 weeks, half less. That is 3 weeks longer than a year ago.
71%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
28
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
17 / 23
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
3 weeks longer than a year ago.
2 weeks of those were added in the last six months alone.
Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.
How the queue is spread
Comparable providers nearby
No other provider within 75 miles carries a big enough cardiothoracic surgery list to be a like-for-like comparison. This is one of the more concentrated specialties, so a real alternative means travelling further than the other sections of this site assume.
Other waits here
The same right to choose applies to every one of these. University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other: Paediatric Services | 9,542 | 14 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 6,737 | 8 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 5,396 | 11 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 5,028 | 9 wks |
| Other: Surgical Services | 4,538 | 10 wks |
| Cardiology | 4,537 | 15 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.