Darent Valley waiting times
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust runs Darent Valley Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. Dartford, South East, DA2 8DA. ODS code RN7.
Sites this trust runs: Darent Valley Hospital, Chelsfield Park Hospital, Erith & District Hospital, Fawkham Manor Hospital, Physio Livingstone Community Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. The figures below cover all of them.
Hospital waiting times near Dartford. A&E waiting times near Dartford.
A&E in September 2026
74% of 12,375 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 490 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Covers every A&E this trust runs.
Waits by specialty
Each band runs from the point where half of patients had been treated to the point where 9 in 10 had.
| Specialty | Treated waits | Waiting now | Within 18 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | 28 to 39 weeks | 15 to 37 weeks | 61% |
| Elderly medicine | 3 to 27 weeks | 8 to 21 weeks | 89% |
| Gastroenterology | 19 to 39 weeks | 12 to 31 weeks | 66% |
| General internal medicine | 11 to 45 weeks | 12 to 32 weeks | 68% |
| General surgery | 7 to 57 weeks | 15 to 50 weeks | 56% |
| Gynaecology | 20 to 53 weeks | 16 to 44 weeks | 56% |
| Neurology | 28 to 39 weeks | 13 to 29 weeks | 66% |
| Other medical services | 6 to 37 weeks | 8 to 28 weeks | 80% |
| Other paediatric services | 4 to 12 weeks | 4 to 12 weeks | 98% |
| Other services | 13 to 55 weeks | 12 to 46 weeks | 65% |
| Other surgical services | 19 to 31 weeks | 12 to 27 weeks | 73% |
| Respiratory medicine | 23 to 38 weeks | 13 to 30 weeks | 68% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 23 to 61 weeks | 18 to 48 weeks | 51% |
| Urology | 7 to 42 weeks | 10 to 37 weeks | 70% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Darent Valley?
At the end of August 2026, 30,105 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 14 weeks and 9 in 10 under 43 weeks. 61% were within the 18-week standard. Each specialty in the table below has its own figure.
Can I check where I am on the waiting list?
Not from this site: these are NHS England's monthly figures for whole specialties, not individual patients. The NHS App shows your own referral, and the hospital's patient advice and liaison service (PALS) can tell you your position and whether your referral is marked urgent. See how your wait compares.
How do I get seen sooner than the Darent Valley wait time?
When your GP refers you, you can choose any hospital in England that holds an NHS contract, including independent hospitals the NHS pays for. If you have already waited over 18 weeks with no date in the next 8 weeks, you can ask to move. Compare every hospital near you first. Hospital waiting times near Dartford.