Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Updated February 2026
The typical wait to see a cardiothoracic surgeon is
20 weeks
That's nearly 5 months
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an NHS Foundation Trust in the East of England region. There are currently 82 people waiting to see a cardiothoracic surgeon, with a typical wait of about nearly 5 months. About 4 in 10 people are seen within 18 weeks. That's the NHS target.
Median wait and % seen within 18 weeks for this department, with the national average as a dashed line.
Distribution of patients by how many weeks they've been on the waiting list.
The national average wait to see a cardiothoracic surgeon is about 10 weeks. This hospital is slower than the national average.
Ranked 30th out of 31 hospitals nationally for this department
Ranked 3rd out of 3 in East of England
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The current average Cardiothoracic Surgery waiting time at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is about 20 weeks.
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