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Table showing number of patients waiting for heart tests and procedures in England

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Year Month Cardiology Cardiothoracic Surgery
2020 January 223,653 8,465
2020 February 224,650 8,431
2020 March 212,516 8,338
2020 April 187,313 8,402
2020 May 175,690 8,517
2020 June 170,892 8,414
2020 July 175,239 8,418
2020 August 180,136 8,254
2020 September 181,706 8,242
2020 October 185,210 8,368
2020 November 185,489 8,525
2020 December 189,411 8,527
2021 January 190,971 9,095
2021 February 194,327 9,566
2021 March 206,911 10,067
2021 April 219,506 10,772
2021 May 231,511 10,671
2021 June 241,603 10,751
2021 July 249,632 10,771
2021 August 259,337 10,962
2021 September 259,337 11,254
2021 October 259,337 11,325
2021 November 272,929 10,915
2021 December 279,543 11,391
2022 January 282,404 11,256
2022 February 291,491 11,481
2022 March 298,435 11,493
2022 April 307,953 11,501
2022 May 315,767 11,491
2022 June 323,973 11,593
2022 July 326,040 11,746
2022 August 334,716 11,501
2022 September 338,381 10,863
2022 October 335,806 10,789
2022 November 335,404 10,883
2022 December 343,381 11,400
2023 January 357,770 11,434
2023 February 361,293 11,510
2023 March 368,987 11,800
2023 April 377,176 12,090
2023 May 381,088 11,610
2023 June 384,926 11,817
2023 July 390,870 11,923
2023 August 394,774 11,869
2023 September 397,956 11,585
2023 October 396,459 10,236
2023 November 392,134 9,894
2023 December 396,123 9,837
2024 January 398,450 9,611
2024 February 399,094 9,454
2024 March 405,304 9,292
2024 April 410,149 8,890
2024 May 412,379 9,054
2024 June 417,312 9,148
2024 July 417,864 9,290
2024 August 418,669 9,398
2024 September 412,164 9,160
2024 October 412,017 8,928
2024 November 411,612 8,977
2024 December 412,953 10,292
2025 January 415,224 10,174
2025 February 411,581 10,102