16week median wait · June 2026
Half of the 541 people on the cardiothoracic surgery list here have been waiting longer than 16 weeks, half less. That is 2 weeks shorter than a year ago. It is about 5 weeks longer than the England average for this specialty. 19 of them have been waiting more than a year.
56%
seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)
44
weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue
20 / 23
shortest wait in England for this specialty
Which way it’s moving
2 weeks shorter than a year ago.
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 Plymouth NHS Trust reports 6 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.
| Specialty | Waiting | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Other: Surgical Services | 6,378 | 12 wks |
| Ophthalmology | 5,740 | 11 wks |
| Other: Medical Services | 4,557 | 10 wks |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 4,073 | 10 wks |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 3,423 | 16 wks |
| Cardiology | 3,102 | 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.