ShortestWait

Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust London Area: South East London

At the end of August 2026, 109,320 patients were waiting for treatment at Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 11.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.4 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.7 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
68%
Waiting over a year
916

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,648 15.5 wks 12.8 wks 38.1 wks 205th of 238
Urology 6,217 16.8 wks 12.2 wks 42.5 wks 170th of 180
Orthopaedics 5,150 13.7 wks 13.9 wks 37.7 wks 188th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 5,455 12.1 wks 15.4 wks 36.2 wks 45th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,215 8.9 wks 10.4 wks 25.0 wks 171st of 301
Oral surgery 5,814 8.0 wks 16.4 wks 23.7 wks 4th of 112
Plastic surgery 4,080 18.6 wks 14.0 wks 46.0 wks 74th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 36 15.5 wks 9.6 wks 49.1 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 278 11.5 wks 10.2 wks 24.0 wks 50th of 62
Gastroenterology 3,034 9.1 wks 11.0 wks 27.0 wks 75th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 10,822 14.5 wks 11.9 wks 41.4 wks 100th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 7,531 10.4 wks 10.5 wks 26.5 wks 57th of 111
Respiratory medicine 9,635 13.1 wks 10.4 wks 39.7 wks 105th of 120
Neurology 1,035 6.6 wks 13.2 wks 20.4 wks 6th of 87
Rheumatology 486 5.7 wks 10.9 wks 15.1 wks 10th of 120
Elderly medicine 460 4.8 wks 7.6 wks 16.6 wks 19th of 96
Gynaecology 7,564 18.4 wks 14.2 wks 46.6 wks 159th of 176
Other medical specialties 14,939 8.5 wks 10.7 wks 26.7 wks 43rd of 145
Other mental health 50 6.0 wks 8.4 wks 22.0 wks 3rd of 9
Other paediatric specialties 8,716 9.5 wks 12.3 wks 26.4 wks 26th of 113
Other surgical specialties 12,362 11.2 wks 11.4 wks 37.9 wks 79th of 129
Other services 793 13.5 wks 8.7 wks 32.4 wks 98th 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

  • Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 15.8 weeks to 11.4 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.4 wks
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MonthGuy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202611.412.2
July 20261112
June 202610.911.9
May 202611.212.4
April 202610.711.9
March 202610.311.3
February 202611.813.2
January 20261213.6
December 202511.813.5
November 202511.312.9
October 202511.913.3
September 202512.213.4
August 202512.213.5
July 202511.813.1
June 20251313.4
May 20251313.6
April 202512.813.3
March 202513.113.9
February 202513.814.2
January 202514.214.5
December 202414.414.2
November 202414.514
October 202415.514.2
September 202415.814.4

Where it treats patients

Guy'S and St Thomas' 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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