Lungs and breathing at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Queen Elizabeth and University Hospital Lewisham respiratory medicine waiting times: most people treated waited 15 to 35 weeks.

Of the people still waiting, half have waited under 10 weeks and 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 84% are within 18 weeks.

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15 to 35weeks

Half seen within 15 weeks, 9 in 10 within 35 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 10 weeks, 9 in 10 under 25 weeks. 348 people treated in the month.

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Based on the waiting-now figures for August 2026. Not a prediction of your own wait: urgency decides who is seen first.

How the wait has changed

Respiratory medicine at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, 24 months to August 2026
03570September 2024August 2026

Shaded band: half to 9 in 10 of people treated that month. Line: the median wait of people still waiting. Weeks on the left.

The numbers behind the chart
MonthTreated, half withinTreated, 9 in 10 withinWaiting now, half within
September 202417.455.712.3
October 202419.147.312.6
November 202418.047.711.6
December 202418.956.811.3
January 202515.844.411.3
February 202515.458.211.8
March 202514.651.111.2
April 202511.951.411.9
May 202514.446.412.0
June 202513.638.810.3
July 202513.237.710.7
August 202515.035.111.6
September 202514.235.69.1
October 202516.936.49.6
November 202515.537.69.5
December 202512.640.510.0
January 202618.139.86.8
February 202613.930.78.1
March 202612.034.67.9
April 20269.532.38.4
May 202611.636.28.5
June 202613.735.98.2
July 202612.833.39.2
August 202615.034.510.2

Faster options within 25 miles

Shortest waitHas A&E

Whittington Health NHS Trust

NHS trust, 9.4 miles away

3 to 20weeks

Half seen within 3 weeks, 9 in 10 within 20 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 8 weeks, 9 in 10 under 19 weeks. 204 people treated in the month.

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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

NHS trust, 5.9 miles away

5 to 15weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 15 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 6 weeks, 9 in 10 under 14 weeks. 555 people treated in the month.

Has A&E
5 to 18weeks

Half seen within 5 weeks, 9 in 10 within 18 weeks

Waiting now: half have waited under 4 weeks, 9 in 10 under 14 weeks. 217 people treated in the month.

NHS England figures, . Checked for new figures . About the data.

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