ShortestWait

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust London Area: South West London

At the end of August 2026, 70,983 patients were waiting for treatment at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.6 weeks
92% waiting less than
38.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
64%
Waiting over a year
805

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 1,234 19.5 wks 12.8 wks 48.7 wks 227th of 238
Urology 3,055 12.1 wks 12.2 wks 36.8 wks 114th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,118 11.7 wks 13.9 wks 32.9 wks 133rd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 5,251 15.2 wks 15.4 wks 37.0 wks 94th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 70 16.3 wks 10.4 wks 50.2 wks 294th of 301
Oral surgery 1,500 13.8 wks 16.4 wks 47.2 wks 38th of 112
Neurosurgery 4,087 14.7 wks 13.4 wks 41.0 wks 25th of 37
Plastic surgery 1,535 10.7 wks 14.0 wks 34.5 wks 36th of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 303 4.9 wks 9.6 wks 17.6 wks 1st of 21
General medicine 159 4.4 wks 10.2 wks 27.4 wks 10th of 62
Gastroenterology 2,751 10.0 wks 11.0 wks 31.8 wks 92nd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 5,695 13.7 wks 11.9 wks 39.5 wks 93rd of 125
Dermatology (skin) 5,427 11.4 wks 10.5 wks 40.0 wks 73rd of 111
Respiratory medicine 3,373 12.7 wks 10.4 wks 38.3 wks 101st of 120
Neurology 4,528 12.8 wks 13.2 wks 36.0 wks 47th of 87
Rheumatology 1,531 11.0 wks 10.9 wks 33.1 wks 78th of 120
Elderly medicine 36 1.9 wks 7.6 wks 10.1 wks under 50 waiting
Gynaecology 4,149 17.4 wks 14.2 wks 46.5 wks 153rd of 176
Other medical specialties 11,029 11.4 wks 10.7 wks 34.3 wks 96th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 3,346 13.3 wks 12.3 wks 32.8 wks 75th of 113
Other surgical specialties 5,771 12.9 wks 11.4 wks 42.3 wks 101st of 129
Other services 2,035 13.2 wks 8.7 wks 32.8 wks 95th 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

  • St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.8 weeks to 12.6 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612.6 wks
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MonthSt George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202612.612.2
July 202612.212
June 202611.911.9
May 202613.112.4
April 202612.411.9
March 20261211.3
February 202613.413.2
January 202613.813.6
December 202513.813.5
November 202513.612.9
October 202513.913.3
September 202513.713.4
August 202513.813.5
July 202513.213.1
June 202513.313.4
May 202513.213.6
April 202512.813.3
March 20251313.9
February 202513.714.2
January 202513.414.5
December 202413.314.2
November 202412.814
October 202412.914.2
September 202412.814.4

Where it treats patients

St George's University Hospitals 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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