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Heart & Chest Surgery

Heart bypass, valve replacements, and lung surgery

Data from Dec 2025 · Published 2026-02-13

Total waiting

9,392

Avg. median wait

10.9 weeks

Within 18 weeks

71.9%

Hospitals

47

Hospitals ranked by shortest wait

#1TAMESIDE AND GLOSSOP INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

1.5w

100%

#2THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, KING'S LYNN, NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

2.5w

100%

#3BARKING, HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

2.5w

100%

#4NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

3.5w

100%

#5ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

3.5w

100%

#6NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST

Other

4.5w

100%

#7SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

4.5w

85%

#8SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

4.5w

100%

#9ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

5.5w

92.2%

#10UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

Midlands

6.5w

86.2%

#11LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

London

7.5w

77.2%

#12UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

7.5w

79%

#13MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST

South East

7.5w

97.4%

#14STOCKPORT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

7.5w

88.9%

#15MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

8.5w

78.4%

#16UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

75.3%

#17UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

8.5w

88.7%

#18UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST

Midlands

8.5w

80.3%

#19SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

8.5w

84%

#20KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

8.5w

86.7%

#21GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South West

8.5w

87%

#22ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

9.5w

79.9%

#23IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

South East

9.5w

71.7%

#24NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

9.5w

70.9%

#25EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE NHS TRUST

London

9.5w

90.7%

#26COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

9.5w

71.4%

#27UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF MORECAMBE BAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

9.5w

85.7%

#28OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

9.5w

60%

#29UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

Midlands

10.5w

67.6%

#30HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

Midlands

10.5w

69.1%

#31UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

10.5w

73.4%

#32UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF DERBY AND BURTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

10.5w

79.3%

#33TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

10.5w

100%

#34WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST

Midlands

11.5w

62.1%

#35THE SHREWSBURY AND TELFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Midlands

12.5w

61.5%

#36LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Other

14.5w

60.1%

#37THE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North East and Yorkshire

14.5w

59.4%

#38GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

14.5w

52.4%

#39WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

14.5w

60%

#40UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

East of England

15.5w

55.1%

#41BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

15.5w

60%

#42BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

London

16.5w

50%

#43BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

North West

19.5w

47.7%

#44MILTON KEYNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

East of England

28.5w

0%

#45ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

London

32.5w

0%

#46HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Midlands

43.5w

0%

#47EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

South East

47.5w

0%