Home Reports London, August 2026 Longest and shortest hospital waits in London, August 2026 In August 2026, 9 in 10 people waiting at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had waited under 31 weeks, the shortest of 17 trusts with an A&E in London that published waits. At King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust it was 40 weeks, NHS England figures show.
1,182,627 people were waiting at these trusts, down 3,071 on July 2026. Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust improved most (2 weeks shorter). Whittington Health NHS Trust rose most (1 week longer).
In A&E, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust saw 83% within 4 hours, the most in the region; Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust saw 46%.
Wait at each trust Homerton Healthcare 31 weeks Imperial College Healthcare 32 weeks Kingston and Richmond 33 weeks Whittington Health 35 weeks The Hillingdon Hospitals 36 weeks Croydon Health Services 36 weeks Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals 36 weeks Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 37 weeks Guy's and St Thomas' 37 weeks London North West University Healthcare 37 weeks University College London Hospitals 37 weeks Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals 38 weeks St George's University Hospitals 38 weeks Royal Free London 38 weeks Barts Health 38 weeks Lewisham and Greenwich 40 weeks King's College Hospital 40 weeks Cite this chart Chart: CheckWaitingTimes (checkwaitingtimes.co.uk/reports/august-2026/london), from NHS England RTT waiting times, August 2026. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.
Trust Waiting 9 in 10 within Change on July 2026 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 25,725 31 weeks same Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 84,317 32 weeks -1 week Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust 38,295 33 weeks -2 weeks Whittington Health NHS Trust 22,757 35 weeks +1 week The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 32,553 36 weeks same Croydon Health Services NHS Trust 36,343 36 weeks -1 week Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 56,697 36 weeks same Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 72,057 37 weeks same Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 109,147 37 weeks +1 week London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust 81,503 37 weeks +1 week University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 79,701 37 weeks same Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust 65,757 38 weeks same St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 70,976 38 weeks same Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust 137,873 38 weeks same Barts Health NHS Trust 122,447 38 weeks +1 week Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust 55,419 40 weeks same King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 91,060 40 weeks +1 week
Method: the waiting list for all specialties at each NHS trust with a main A&E and 1,000 or more people waiting, grouped by NHS England region. Specialist trusts are in the league table . How waits are worked out .
Latest monthly : NHS England , August 2026 . Data checked 19 October 2026 .
Other regions: The East of England , The Midlands , The North East and Yorkshire , The North West , The South East , The South West . Every report . What changed in England .