ShortestWait

General surgery waiting times in West and North London

LondonAugust 2026 figures

Across West and North London, 21,754 patients were waiting for general surgery treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 14.2 weeks, against 12.8 weeks across England.

Area median wait
14.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
42.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
60%
Ranked providers
15

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 Bishops Wood Hospital Independent London 64 4.8 wks 15.4 wks 97% 1.7 weeks shorter
2 Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital Independent London 211 5.1 wks 16.7 wks 95% 0.5 weeks longer
3 Clementine Churchill Hospital Independent London 353 5.3 wks 13.0 wks 100% 0.2 weeks longer
4 The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 148 6.8 wks 20.4 wks 88% 0.4 weeks shorter
5 Hendon Hospital Independent London 330 9.2 wks 29.3 wks 79% 2.4 weeks longer
6 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 74 9.5 wks 22.1 wks 78% 3.3 weeks longer
7 The New Foscote Hospital Ltd Independent 3 sites London 250 11.6 wks 22.9 wks 84% 4.0 weeks longer
8 Kings Oak Hospital Independent London 258 11.8 wks 36.5 wks 66% 0.9 weeks shorter
9 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 3,275 12.4 wks 37.8 wks 66% 1.5 weeks shorter
10 Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS London 4,341 12.6 wks 42.6 wks 64% 0.6 weeks longer
11 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 2,233 14.5 wks 38.5 wks 59% 0.1 weeks longer
12 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 4,217 14.7 wks 43.9 wks 59% 1.4 weeks shorter
13 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 1,371 14.7 wks 37.3 wks 59% 1.0 weeks longer
14 Cavell Hospital Independent London 238 15.3 wks 42.7 wks 57% 2.3 weeks longer
15 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 4,391 20.9 wks 47.5 wks 45% 1.0 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every general surgery 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 16.1 weeks to 14.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202614.2 wks12.8 wks
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MonthWest and North LondonEngland
August 202614.212.8
July 202613.912.6
June 202614.613.1
May 202614.713.3
April 202614.312.7
March 202614.712.1
February 202615.613.9
January 202616.414.2
December 20251614
November 202515.313.3
October 202515.413.5
September 202515.013.4
August 202515.313.4
July 202515.313.1
June 202515.313.5
May 202515.913.9
April 202515.513.5
March 202516.414.1
February 202516.114.5
January 202515.814.8
December 202415.214.7
November 202415.914.4
October 202416.514.5
September 202416.114.7

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