ShortestWait

Other medical specialties waiting times in West and North London

LondonAugust 2026 figures

Across West and North London, 63,844 patients were waiting for other medical specialties treatment at the end of August 2026. Half had waited less than 10.3 weeks, against 10.7 weeks across England.

Area median wait
10.3 weeks
92% waiting less than
33.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
72%
Ranked providers
11

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 The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 439 4.4 wks 14.3 wks 95% no change
2 Medefer Independent 52 sites London 62 6.5 wks 13.4 wks 97% 8.8 weeks shorter
3 Whittington Health NHS Trust NHS London 1,637 6.6 wks 20.1 wks 89% 0.7 weeks shorter
4 Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 2,313 8.1 wks 18.3 wks 91% 1.0 weeks shorter
5 Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 1,230 8.5 wks 19.3 wks 90% 1.6 weeks shorter
6 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust NHS London 885 8.5 wks 26.1 wks 78% 0.9 weeks shorter
7 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 13,389 8.9 wks 27.8 wks 78% 0.7 weeks shorter
8 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust NHS London 12,188 10.0 wks 34.9 wks 74% 0.7 weeks shorter
9 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 17,240 11.3 wks 36.9 wks 68% 0.7 weeks longer
10 The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 3,892 12.2 wks 37.4 wks 65% 0.1 weeks shorter
11 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS London 10,568 12.8 wks 41.3 wks 62% 0.5 weeks shorter

Patients often travel across area boundaries. See every other medical specialties 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 13.3 weeks to 10.3 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.051015Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.3 wks
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MonthWest and North LondonEngland
August 202610.310.7
July 20269.910.5
June 20261010.4
May 202610.611.0
April 202610.110.3
March 20269.79.8
February 202611.211.6
January 202611.812
December 202511.711.8
November 202511.511.4
October 202512.111.7
September 202511.811.8
August 202512.111.7
July 202511.711.3
June 202512.711.9
May 202512.812
April 202512.311.5
March 202511.711.3
February 202512.812.5
January 202512.912.6
December 202412.812.5
November 202412.712
October 20241312.4
September 202413.312.6

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