ShortestWait

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust London Area: West and North London

At the end of August 2026, 137,947 patients were waiting for treatment at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 13.2 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
13.2 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.2 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
63%
Waiting over a year
1,334

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,391 20.9 wks 12.8 wks 47.5 wks 231st of 238
Urology 9,684 14.5 wks 12.2 wks 40.8 wks 150th of 180
Orthopaedics 9,609 16.4 wks 13.9 wks 46.2 wks 242nd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 9,112 16.8 wks 15.4 wks 39.9 wks 116th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 7,362 12.2 wks 10.4 wks 33.6 wks 257th of 301
Oral surgery 5,055 15.6 wks 16.4 wks 37.6 wks 51st of 112
Plastic surgery 3,274 13.7 wks 14.0 wks 37.9 wks 54th of 82
General medicine 219 5.4 wks 10.2 wks 18.8 wks 16th of 62
Gastroenterology 9,393 11.1 wks 11.0 wks 33.0 wks 115th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 8,245 15.2 wks 11.9 wks 33.9 wks 107th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 9,039 8.2 wks 10.5 wks 25.6 wks 29th of 111
Respiratory medicine 5,655 11.4 wks 10.4 wks 33.9 wks 84th of 120
Neurology 6,440 13.1 wks 13.2 wks 33.2 wks 50th of 87
Rheumatology 3,450 15.5 wks 10.9 wks 35.5 wks 109th of 120
Elderly medicine 202 3.6 wks 7.6 wks 12.3 wks 5th of 96
Gynaecology 7,809 12.9 wks 14.2 wks 37.1 wks 82nd of 176
Other medical specialties 17,240 11.3 wks 10.7 wks 36.9 wks 95th of 145
Other mental health 11 9.8 wks 8.4 wks 24.1 wks under 50 waiting
Other paediatric specialties 5,801 14.8 wks 12.3 wks 37.7 wks 89th of 113
Other surgical specialties 14,902 13.9 wks 11.4 wks 41.1 wks 114th of 129
Other services 1,054 13.6 wks 8.7 wks 43.2 wks 99th of 119

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15 weeks to 13.2 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202613.2 wks
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MonthRoyal Free London NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202613.212.2
July 202613.112
June 202613.211.9
May 202613.312.4
April 202612.611.9
March 202611.811.3
February 202613.813.2
January 202614.513.6
December 202514.413.5
November 202514.412.9
October 202514.513.3
September 202514.213.4
August 202514.613.5
July 202514.813.1
June 202515.113.4
May 202515.413.6
April 202514.613.3
March 202515.113.9
February 20251514.2
January 20251514.5
December 202415.314.2
November 20241514
October 202415.114.2
September 20241514.4

Where it treats patients

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.

Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.

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