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Compare hospitals for cardiothoracic surgery

Every NHS trust in England that reports cardiothoracic surgery, compared side by side. Waiting-list figures are for incomplete pathways (people still waiting to start treatment).

The best hospital depends on what matters most to you — a shorter wait, a better outcome, or a shorter journey. Sort by each to compare.

43 trusts. Data: July 2026. Source: NHS England RTT statistics. CQC inspection ratings aren't shown here — see each trust's profile page, linked from every row.

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#TrustMedian waitWithin 18 wks
1Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport0.8 wks100.0%
2Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustChertsey1.5 wks92.3%
3Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustRomford1.5 wks100.0%
4University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustKendal1.9 wks100.0%
5Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustSmethwick3.1 wks86.7%
6Somerset NHS Foundation TrustTaunton3.3 wks95.2%
7Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustSalford3.5 wks100.0%
8Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS TrustMaidstone5.0 wks97.2%
9Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustNorthampton5.3 wks94.1%
10Bolton NHS Foundation TrustBolton5.5 wks73.0%
11University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham5.7 wks84.6%
12Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon6.0 wks100.0%
13St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLondon6.2 wks94.4%
14East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS TrustStevenage6.8 wks89.2%
15University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustSouthampton7.5 wks77.4%
16University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS TrustCoventry7.5 wks84.8%
17Manchester University NHS Foundation TrustManchester7.8 wks84.1%
18Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCambridge8.0 wks78.9%
19Bristol NHS Foundation TrustBristol8.0 wks77.2%
20Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustNottingham8.2 wks82.2%
21Wye Valley NHS TrustHereford8.2 wks85.2%
22South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustMiddlesbrough8.5 wks80.3%
23Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustMilton Keynes8.5 wks100.0%
24Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLeeds8.6 wks76.2%
25Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustCheltenham9.0 wks84.4%
26University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS TrustLeicester9.1 wks76.9%
27Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHull9.6 wks74.3%
28County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation TrustDarlington9.8 wks61.3%
29University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS TrustStoke-On-Trent9.9 wks76.0%
30University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation TrustWorthing9.9 wks73.4%
31The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury9.9 wks89.3%
32Imperial College Healthcare NHS TrustLondon10.1 wks71.1%
33King's College Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLondon10.5 wks76.7%
34University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation TrustDerby11.8 wks70.7%
35Barts Health NHS TrustLondon12.0 wks100.0%
36Liverpool Heart And Chest Hospital NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool14.0 wks58.5%
37The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNewcastle Upon Tyne14.0 wks59.0%
38East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustCanterbury15.5 wks66.7%
39Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWigan17.1 wks69.6%
40Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon17.2 wks58.6%
41Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool18.8 wks47.1%
42Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation TrustGrimsby20.5 wks0.0%
43Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBasingstoke49.5 wks0.0%

Tip: for planned care you can usually ask to be referred to any trust — one with a higher “% within 18 weeks” may treat you sooner. Your right to choose.

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