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St George's Hospital (Tooting) waiting times

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs St George's Hospital (Tooting). Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Wandsworth, London, SW17 0QT. ODS code RJ7.

Sites this trust runs: St George's Hospital (Tooting), St George's at Kings College Hospital, St Georges at East Surrey Hospital, St Georges at Epsom General Hospital, St Georges at Kingston Hospital, St Georges at Mayday University Hospital, St Georges at Peter's Hospital, St Georges at Queen Mary's Hospital, St Georges at St Helier Hospital, St Georges at the Royal Marsden Hospital, St. George's at Teddington Memorial Hospital, St. George's Community Services at Queen Mary's Hospital. The figures below cover all of them.

Where to find them

  • St George's Hospital (Tooting)
    Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT Map
  • St George's at Kings College Hospital
    Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS Map
  • St Georges at East Surrey Hospital
    Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH Map
  • St Georges at Epsom General Hospital
    Dorking Road, Epsom, KT18 7EG Map
  • St Georges at Kingston Hospital
    Galsworthy Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7QB Map
  • St Georges at Mayday University Hospital
    530 London Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 7YE Map

Addresses from the NHS Organisation Data Service.

Hospital waiting times near Wandsworth. A&E waiting times near Wandsworth.

A&E in September 2026

71% of 9,553 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 287 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.

SpecialtyTreated waitsWaiting nowWithin 18 weeks
Cardiology16 to 54 weeks14 to 39 weeks62%
Cardiothoracic surgery7 to 20 weeks5 to 18 weeks92%
Dermatology6 to 43 weeks11 to 40 weeks67%
Ear, nose and throat13 to 43 weeks15 to 37 weeks57%
Elderly medicine3 to 7 weeks2 to 10 weeks97%
Gastroenterology8 to 40 weeks10 to 32 weeks70%
General internal medicine4 to 14 weeks4 to 27 weeks83%
General surgery25 to 57 weeks20 to 49 weeks47%
Gynaecology9 to 50 weeks17 to 47 weeks51%
Neurology11 to 46 weeks13 to 36 weeks64%
Neurosurgery26 to 49 weeks15 to 41 weeks59%
Oral surgery12 to 47 weeks14 to 47 weeks60%
Other medical services10 to 40 weeks11 to 34 weeks69%
Other paediatric services8 to 40 weeks13 to 33 weeks67%
Other services15 to 41 weeks13 to 33 weeks63%
Other surgical services5 to 42 weeks13 to 42 weeks61%
Plastic surgery8 to 41 weeks11 to 35 weeks70%
Respiratory medicine12 to 40 weeks13 to 38 weeks64%
Rheumatology15 to 41 weeks11 to 33 weeks75%
Trauma and orthopaedics14 to 44 weeks12 to 33 weeks68%
Urology6 to 46 weeks12 to 37 weeks64%
OphthalmologyToo few patients to show

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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.

TestWaitingOver six weeksEngland
Ultrasound scan10,69737%22%
MRI scan2,5841%22%
Echocardiogram1,1679%30%
CT scan1,1611%11%
Sleep study63536%35%
Gastroscopy4514%30%
Nerve conduction test3637%45%
DEXA bone density scan3620%21%
Colonoscopy2430%31%
Cystoscopy10514%27%
Flexible sigmoidoscopy891%33%
Urodynamics564%47%

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Questions people ask

How long is the waiting list at St George's Hospital (Tooting)?

At the end of August 2026, 70,976 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 38 weeks. 64% 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 George's Hospital (Tooting) 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 Wandsworth.