NHS Heart Failure Waiting Time
NHS heart failure specialist assessment and management falls under Cardiology. Find the trust with the shortest wait near you.
Data source: Cardiology waiting times — the NHS specialty that covers Heart Failure.
18w
Avg treatment wait
4w
Shortest wait
44w
Longest wait
126
Hospitals reporting
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About Heart Failure on the NHS
Heart failure assessment, optimisation of medical therapy, and device therapy (pacemakers, ICD, CRT) are managed within the NHS Cardiology specialty. Access to specialist heart failure nurses and clinics varies by trust.
Shortest Cardiology waits in England
Heart Failure is treated within the Cardiology specialty. These are the trusts with the shortest current waits.
| # | Hospital | Region | Avg treatment wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Buckhurst Hill Essex Nuffield | East of England | 4w |
| 02 | Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | South East | 7w |
| 03 | South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust | Midlands | 8w |
| 04 | Northumbria Health Care NHS Foundation Trust | North East & Yorkshire | 8w |
| 05 | Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | Midlands | 8w |
| 06 | Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | North East & Yorkshire | 8w |
| 07 | South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | North East & Yorkshire | 9w |
| 08 | Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | South East | 9w |
| 09 | North Tees | North East & Yorkshire | 9w |
| 10 | Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | North East & Yorkshire | 10w |
Average Heart Failure wait by region
Your right to choose where you are treated
Under the NHS Constitution and the Health Act 2009, you have a legal right to choose which NHS or NHS-commissioned independent sector provider sees you for your first outpatient appointment.
Your GP must refer you via the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) and offer you at least five choices. If you were referred to a hospital with a long wait, you can ask your GP to re-refer you to a provider with a shorter wait — this is your legal right.
Research shows the average extra distance to a significantly shorter wait is just 13 miles.
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