Hillingdon waiting times
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs Hillingdon Hospital. Here is how long people waited for treatment there, by specialty, in August 2026.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Hillingdon, London, UB8 3NN. ODS code RAS.
Hospital waiting times near Hillingdon. A&E waiting times near Hillingdon.
A&E in September 2026
57% of 5,219 people at this trust's 24-hour A&E departments were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours. 6 people waited over 12 hours for a bed after a decision to admit.
Over the last 18 months: Apr 25 46%, May 25 52%, Jun 25 56%, Jul 25 60%, Aug 25 62%, Sep 25 52%, Oct 25 48%, Nov 25 52%, Dec 25 46%, Jan 26 50%, Feb 26 57%, Mar 26 58%, Apr 26 59%, May 26 57%, Jun 26 56%, Jul 26 59%, Aug 26 60%, Sep 26 57%.
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 | 39 to 51 weeks | 20 to 40 weeks | 46% |
| Dermatology | 2 to 13 weeks | 7 to 20 weeks | 87% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 31 to 50 weeks | 17 to 40 weeks | 52% |
| Elderly medicine | 5 to 20 weeks | 7 to 19 weeks | 88% |
| Gastroenterology | 5 to 32 weeks | 8 to 32 weeks | 75% |
| General surgery | 15 to 41 weeks | 15 to 37 weeks | 59% |
| Gynaecology | 7 to 20 weeks | 7 to 18 weeks | 92% |
| Neurology | 15 to 31 weeks | 8 to 25 weeks | 84% |
| Ophthalmology | 12 to 30 weeks | 10 to 27 weeks | 75% |
| Oral surgery | 30 to 41 weeks | 18 to 32 weeks | 51% |
| Other medical services | 11 to 48 weeks | 12 to 37 weeks | 65% |
| Other paediatric services | 8 to 33 weeks | 12 to 30 weeks | 72% |
| Other services | 4 to 40 weeks | 7 to 30 weeks | 83% |
| Other surgical services | 4 to 39 weeks | 11 to 37 weeks | 66% |
| Respiratory medicine | 17 to 31 weeks | 11 to 29 weeks | 73% |
| Rheumatology | 17 to 33 weeks | 10 to 26 weeks | 77% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 24 to 48 weeks | 14 to 38 weeks | 60% |
| Urology | 8 to 42 weeks | 17 to 41 weeks | 52% |
| General internal medicine | Too few patients to show | ||
| Plastic surgery | Too few patients to show | ||
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Sites this trust runs: Hillingdon Hospital, Mount Vernon Hospital Site. The figures below cover all of them.
Where to find them
- Hillingdon Hospital
Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3NN Map - Mount Vernon Hospital Site
Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, HA6 2RN 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 | 1,835 | 9% | 22% |
| MRI scan | 681 | 14% | 22% |
| Echocardiogram | 620 | 2% | 30% |
| Hearing test | 594 | 18% | 43% |
| CT scan | 406 | 4% | 11% |
| Colonoscopy | 350 | 27% | 31% |
| Gastroscopy | 298 | 29% | 30% |
| Cystoscopy | 58 | 3% | 27% |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy | 45 | 9% | 33% |
| Barium enema | 26 | 27% | 26% |
| Urodynamics | 22 | 0% | 47% |
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Questions people ask
How long is the waiting list at Hillingdon?
At the end of August 2026, 32,553 people were on the waiting list across all specialties. Half had waited under 13 weeks and 9 in 10 under 36 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 Hillingdon 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 Hillingdon.