Heart problems · Guildford · Cardiology
Heart problems waiting time at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
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weeks
Actual referral-to-treatment wait in July 2026.
NHS RTT data, July 2026
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About heart problems
Heart problems, in the sense this page covers, means symptoms that are being looked into in a planned, non-urgent way, such as palpitations (a fluttering, pounding or irregular heartbeat), a heart murmur, or breathlessness that a GP wants investigated.
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How long people have been waiting
642
377
0 to 18 wks
Over 18 wks
People on the cardiology waiting list now, split by whether they have passed the 18-week target, July 2026. Whole specialty.
NHS hospitals near Guildford
Royal Surrey County Hospital (current)
0 mi
15 wks
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust · Surrey Heath
8 mi
12 wks
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust · Kingston upon Thames
18 mi
12 wks
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust · Reigate and Banstead
19 mi
13 wks
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust · Reading
21 mi
7 wks
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust · Sutton
21 mi
14 wks
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Basingstoke and Deane
22 mi
10 wks
Weeks waited by patients treated in July 2026, whole specialty, straight-line from this hospital. Switching does not guarantee a shorter wait.
How we know this
NHS RTT data, July 2026.
Cardiology as a whole, not heart problems alone.
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