Cardiology Waiting Times Across the NHS

The NHS Cardiology waiting list in England has 372,076 patients currently waiting for treatment, with a typical wait of around 11 weeks across 129 hospitals. In practice, Cardiology waiting times range from about 3 weeks at the fastest hospital to 21 weeks at the slowest. From GP referral to first Cardiology appointment, most patients (92%) are seen within about 31 weeks; the NHS constitutional target is 18 weeks. 2,892 patients have been on the Cardiology waiting list for more than a year. Waits for Cardiology are about 2 weeks shorter than in June 2025.

12-month change

Then vs now nationally

Jun 25→Jun 26
Typical wait
11.3weeks
â–¼ -2 wks
How long most people wait
Seen in 18 weeks
7in 10
â–² +6.3 pts
NHS aims to see everyone this fast
People waiting
372k
â–¼ -23k
On the waiting list right now
Waiting over a year
2.9k
â–¼ -4.5k
Been on the list for 12+ months
129
Hospitals you could choose from
11 weeks
How long most people wait
7 in 10
Seen within 18 weeks
2.9k
Have waited over a year

Common reasons for referral

Chest pain investigation
Heart rhythm problems (arrhythmia)
Heart failure management
Angiogram and angioplasty
Echocardiogram
High blood pressure
Heart murmur assessment
Palpitations
Post-heart attack follow-up

National trend

Average cardiology wait across England, month by month.

â–¼ -2 wks

All hospitals

Hospital Region Wait Within 18 Wks 52+ Wk
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital East of England East of England 3 wks
100.0%
-
The Hamptons Hospital Ltd East of England East of England 3 wks
75.4%
1
Care Plus Group North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
89.0%
3
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 4 wks
96.9%
-
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 5 wks
93.2%
-
Duchy Hospital South West South West 6 wks
82.6%
1
Tameside And Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
92.8%
-
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
90.3%
-
North Tees And Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 6 wks
84.6%
-
University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 6 wks
84.6%
5
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
87.6%
-
South Tyneside And Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
84.7%
-
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
94.7%
-
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
96.8%
-
East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust East of England East of England 7 wks
94.0%
-
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
89.8%
1
Countess Of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 7 wks
87.4%
1
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
97.8%
-
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 7 wks
93.4%
-
County Durham And Darlington NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 7 wks
82.4%
-
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
85.1%
6
Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 8 wks
94.7%
-
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
85.8%
-
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 8 wks
85.6%
-
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 8 wks
88.2%
-
Surrey And Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 8 wks
84.0%
1
Chelsea And Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 8 wks
96.6%
-
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
82.1%
1
Liverpool Heart And Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 8 wks
81.8%
-
Epsomedical Group South East South East 9 wks
81.6%
1
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 9 wks
79.6%
5
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust London London 9 wks
80.5%
2
Calderdale And Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
80.8%
2
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
87.9%
-
Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 9 wks
74.0%
3
University Hospitals Coventry And Warwickshire NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 9 wks
76.0%
-
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
77.3%
-
Heart Networks North West North West 10 wks
94.6%
-
East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
74.5%
-
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
72.9%
3
Doncaster And Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
83.5%
1
Barts Health NHS Trust London London 10 wks
76.4%
1
Dorking Healthcare Limited (Dhc) South East South East 10 wks
86.9%
-
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
79.8%
-
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
79.0%
-
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
82.2%
1
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
78.3%
-
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
81.1%
1
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
76.8%
38
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 10 wks
81.8%
-
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
78.2%
-
Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 10 wks
77.8%
2
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 10 wks
77.9%
-
Whittington Health NHS Trust London London 10 wks
76.8%
1
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust South East South East 10 wks
72.2%
5
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
72.3%
32
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 10 wks
69.9%
1
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 10 wks
70.0%
5
North Bristol NHS Trust South West South West 10 wks
68.6%
-
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 10 wks
76.2%
28
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust East of England East of England 10 wks
76.5%
-
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
75.8%
9
University Hospitals Of Derby And Burton NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
74.2%
26
The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
72.4%
-
North Cheshire And Mersey NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
73.8%
5
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 11 wks
71.4%
3
Kingston And Richmond NHS Foundation Trust London London 11 wks
69.0%
-
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 11 wks
68.0%
15
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 11 wks
68.7%
2
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
71.1%
-
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London London 12 wks
69.1%
30
University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 12 wks
67.2%
11
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London London 12 wks
68.7%
1
Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North West North West 12 wks
73.3%
-
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 12 wks
67.6%
1
Lewisham And Greenwich NHS Trust London London 12 wks
69.4%
-
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust London London 12 wks
66.4%
16
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
67.9%
1
Spire Hull And East Riding Hospital North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 12 wks
73.5%
-
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust East of England East of England 12 wks
70.1%
13
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 12 wks
67.7%
8
Ashford And St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 12 wks
68.2%
2
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
68.9%
7
University Hospitals Of North Midlands NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
61.4%
68
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 13 wks
66.5%
17
Wrightington, Wigan And Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
63.1%
-
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 13 wks
68.1%
-
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust London London 13 wks
70.3%
1
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 13 wks
62.9%
108
Mid And South Essex NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 13 wks
66.8%
90
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 13 wks
64.1%
22
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 13 wks
62.1%
2
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
63.7%
17
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 13 wks
67.1%
1
Harrogate And District NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 13 wks
65.5%
-
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust South West South West 14 wks
63.7%
15
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
60.0%
28
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 14 wks
61.5%
28
York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 14 wks
60.2%
31
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
62.3%
17
Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London London 14 wks
60.0%
122
Norfolk And Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
60.7%
42
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 14 wks
60.5%
1
Epsom And St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust London London 15 wks
61.6%
114
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
58.8%
76
University Hospitals Bristol And Weston NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 15 wks
58.8%
15
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 15 wks
59.9%
58
Wye Valley NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
60.9%
7
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
58.3%
-
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 15 wks
59.8%
84
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 15 wks
57.6%
27
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 15 wks
56.7%
173
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust South West South West 15 wks
57.8%
47
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust South West South West 15 wks
57.3%
4
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 16 wks
55.6%
12
East Cheshire NHS Trust North West North West 16 wks
53.1%
22
Medway NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 16 wks
53.5%
11
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 17 wks
52.2%
76
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust South East South East 17 wks
51.9%
659
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust North East and Yorkshire North East and Yorkshire 17 wks
51.7%
93
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 17 wks
52.0%
263
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust South East South East 17 wks
52.6%
1
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 17 wks
51.3%
115
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust East of England East of England 18 wks
51.1%
69
Sandwell And West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust Midlands Midlands 18 wks
49.1%
18
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London London 19 wks
47.5%
15
Isle Of Wight NHS Trust South East South East 19 wks
46.9%
-
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust North West North West 20 wks
46.6%
16
Dartford And Gravesham NHS Trust South East South East 21 wks
42.9%
5

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is the NHS Cardiology waiting list?

The NHS Cardiology waiting list in England has about 372,076 patients currently waiting for treatment. The typical wait is around 11 weeks (nearly 3 months), based on data from 129 hospitals. Waiting times vary significantly between hospitals, so it's worth comparing your options before accepting a referral.

How long will I wait to see a cardiologist on the NHS?

The headline NHS waiting time is the wait from your GP's referral to your first outpatient appointment, which is the first time you actually see a cardiologist. Nationally this currently averages about 11 weeks. In our data it ranges from as short as 3 weeks at the fastest hospital to 21 weeks at the slowest, so where you are referred matters. Any tests, procedures or treatment that follow that first appointment may have their own waits on top.

What percentage of Cardiology patients are seen within 18 weeks?

Across the NHS, 72% of Cardiology patients are currently seen within the 18-week target. The NHS constitutional standard is 92%.

Can I choose which hospital I'm referred to?

Yes. Under the NHS Constitution, patients in England have the right to choose which hospital they are referred to for a first outpatient appointment. You can use WaitRadar to compare waiting times and discuss your options with your GP.

Source: NHS England RTT statistics. about our methodology

This is informational data, not medical advice. Always discuss referral options with your GP. Full disclaimer.