NHS trust · East of England
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
How long the people on Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s waiting list for planned treatment had waited at the end of August 2026, in total and specialty by specialty.
The whole waiting list
- Waited 18 weeks or less
- 81%
- of the people still waiting
- 16 percentage points higher than England (65%)
- Typical wait so far
- 8.8 weeks
- half have waited less, half longer
- 3.4 weeks shorter than England (12.2 weeks)
- Waited over a year
- 22
- more than 52 weeks
- People waiting
- 5,955
These are the people still waiting for treatment at the end of the month, counted from their referral. “Within 18 weeks” means they had waited 18 weeks or less so far; it does not say when they will be treated.
This is a fact about the waiting list, not a grade or a verdict on the care. Hospitals treat different patients: a specialist centre takes the hardest cases from a wide area and often has longer waits.
Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, August 2026, published 8 October 2026. Open Government Licence. England’s figures count every provider, the 388 independent sector providers included.
By specialty
In NHS England’s order of specialties, not a ranking. England’s figure is under each name.
| Specialty | Waiting | 18 weeks or less | Typical wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart and chest surgery (cardiothoracic)England: 74%, 9.5 weeks | 512 | 79% | 9.2 weeks |
| CardiologyEngland: 68%, 11.9 weeks | 2,099 | 61% | 13.6 weeks |
| Respiratory medicineEngland: 74%, 10.4 weeks | 3,344 | 93% | 7.2 weeks |
Data updated
The month each source’s data runs to, and when its publisher released it.
- Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times: (published 8 October 2026)
Sources
- Contains public sector information from NHS England licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, monthly.