St Thomas waiting times
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust runs St Thomas Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Lambeth, London, SE1 7EH. ODS code RJ1.
Hospital waiting times near Lambeth. A&E waiting times near Lambeth.
A&E in September 2026
61% of 11,004 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 73 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 62%, May 25 65%, Jun 25 67%, Jul 25 66%, Aug 25 65%, Sep 25 65%, Oct 25 64%, Nov 25 69%, Dec 25 67%, Jan 26 63%, Feb 26 61%, Mar 26 60%, Apr 26 64%, May 26 62%, Jun 26 59%, Jul 26 62%, Aug 26 60%, Sep 26 61%.
Covers every A&E this trust runs. How every trust compares.
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 | 13 to 50 weeks | 15 to 41 weeks | 59% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 13 to 44 weeks | 16 to 49 weeks | 53% |
| Dermatology | 5 to 33 weeks | 10 to 27 weeks | 75% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 13 to 43 weeks | 12 to 36 weeks | 66% |
| Elderly medicine | 5 to 17 weeks | 5 to 17 weeks | 93% |
| Gastroenterology | 9 to 29 weeks | 9 to 27 weeks | 77% |
| General internal medicine | 13 to 26 weeks | 11 to 24 weeks | 81% |
| General surgery | 16 to 53 weeks | 16 to 38 weeks | 56% |
| Gynaecology | 24 to 56 weeks | 18 to 47 weeks | 49% |
| Neurology | 7 to 28 weeks | 7 to 20 weeks | 88% |
| Ophthalmology | 8 to 28 weeks | 9 to 25 weeks | 82% |
| Oral surgery | 11 to 30 weeks | 8 to 24 weeks | 83% |
| Other medical services | 8 to 28 weeks | 9 to 27 weeks | 81% |
| Other paediatric services | 10 to 32 weeks | 10 to 26 weeks | 77% |
| Other services | 4 to 30 weeks | 14 to 32 weeks | 63% |
| Other surgical services | 10 to 45 weeks | 11 to 38 weeks | 67% |
| Plastic surgery | 21 to 52 weeks | 19 to 46 weeks | 49% |
| Respiratory medicine | 10 to 47 weeks | 13 to 40 weeks | 62% |
| Rheumatology | 9 to 17 weeks | 6 to 15 weeks | 95% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 21 to 48 weeks | 14 to 38 weeks | 61% |
| Urology | 7 to 48 weeks | 17 to 42 weeks | 53% |
| Other mental health services | Too few patients to show | ||
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Sites this trust runs: St Thomas Hospital, Dulwich Community Hospital, Gstt @ Epsom Hospital, Gstt @ London Bridge Hospital, Gstt @ St Peter's Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Harefield Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- St Thomas Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH Map - Gstt @ Epsom Hospital
Epsom General Hospital, Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7EG Map - Gstt @ London Bridge Hospital
27 Tooley Street, London, SE1 2PR Map - Gstt @ St Peter's Hospital
Guildford Road, Chertsey, KT16 0PZ Map - Guy's Hospital
Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT Map - Harefield Hospital
Hill End Road, Harefield, Uxbridge, UB9 6JH Map
Addresses from the NHS Organisation Data Service.
Scan and test waits
People waiting for each test in August 2026, and the share who had waited over six weeks. The standard is under 1 in 100.
| Test | Waiting | Over six weeks | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound scan | 7,598 | 27% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 5,849 | 23% | 22% |
| CT scan | 3,741 | 18% | 11% |
| Echocardiogram | 2,877 | 23% | 30% |
| Hearing test | 2,626 | 32% | 43% |
| Sleep study | 1,930 | 29% | 35% |
| Urodynamics | 890 | 71% | 47% |
| Gastroscopy | 742 | 20% | 30% |
| DEXA bone density scan | 716 | 26% | 21% |
| Colonoscopy | 566 | 14% | 31% |
| Cystoscopy | 311 | 79% | 27% |
| Nerve conduction test | 267 | 5% | 45% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 168 | 11% | 33% |
| Cardiac electrophysiology | 36 | 86% | 20% |
| Barium enema | 35 | 0% | 26% |
NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.
Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at St Thomas?
At the end of August 2026, 109,147 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 11 weeks and 9 in 10 under 37 weeks. 68% 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 St Thomas 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 Lambeth.