ShortestWait

Elderly medicine waiting times in West and North London

LondonAugust 2026 figures

Across West and North London, 1,033 patients were waiting for elderly medicine treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 5.4 weeks, against 7.6 weeks across England.

Area median wait
5.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
19.9 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
90%
Ranked providers
7

Hospitals in West and North London ranked by median wait

# Hospital or provider Waiting Median wait 92% within Within 18 weeks vs 3 months ago
1 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 104 2.2 wks 5.5 wks 100% 0.2 weeks shorter
2 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 202 3.6 wks 12.3 wks 95% 2.2 weeks shorter
3 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 62 4.2 wks 18.0 wks 92% 3.1 weeks shorter
4 Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS London 91 6.3 wks 13.4 wks 100% 0.9 weeks longer
5 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 208 6.7 wks 28.5 wks 82% 5.1 weeks shorter
6 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 93 7.2 wks 18.7 wks 88% 2.2 weeks longer
7 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 273 10.6 wks 24.1 wks 86% 2.6 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

  • West and North London
  • England
West and North London: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 9.5 weeks to 5.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.024681012Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20265.4 wks7.6 wks
Show the figures
MonthWest and North LondonEngland
August 20265.47.6
July 20266.67.3
June 20266.67.3
May 20266.57.8
April 20266.87.7
March 20266.27.2
February 20266.37.4
January 20267.88.7
December 20257.48.4
November 20257.27.8
October 20256.87.5
September 20256.97.7
August 20256.67.6
July 20255.96.9
June 20256.57.1
May 20257.87.7
April 20258.47.6
March 20257.47.5
February 20258.17.4
January 202510.18.3
December 202410.18
November 20249.37.4
October 202497.6
September 20249.58.2

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