ShortestWait

Elderly medicine waiting times in North East London

LondonAugust 2026 figures

Across North East London, 1,217 patients were waiting for elderly medicine treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 6.1 weeks, against 7.6 weeks across England.

Area median wait
6.1 weeks
92% waiting less than
16.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
95%
Ranked providers
3

Hospitals in North East London ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 Barts Health NHS Trust NHS London 179 4.3 wks 15.2 wks 98% 1.7 weeks shorter
2 Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 154 4.9 wks 17.2 wks 94% 1.0 weeks shorter
3 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust NHS London 884 6.8 wks 17.1 wks 94% 1.8 weeks longer

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every elderly medicine provider in England, or search by postcode below.

Area median wait over two years

  • North East London
  • England
North East London: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 7.8 weeks to 6.1 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.024681012Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20266.1 wks7.6 wks
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MonthNorth East LondonEngland
August 20266.17.6
July 20266.17.3
June 20266.37.3
May 20265.37.8
April 202667.7
March 20264.97.2
February 20264.87.4
January 20266.28.7
December 202568.4
November 20255.87.8
October 20255.17.5
September 20255.17.7
August 20256.67.6
July 20256.46.9
June 202577.1
May 20258.97.7
April 20258.27.6
March 20258.87.5
February 202587.4
January 202510.28.3
December 20249.68
November 20249.27.4
October 20248.17.6
September 20247.88.2

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