ShortestWait

Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust London Area: West and North London

At the end of August 2026, 8,193 patients were waiting for treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 11.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
72%
Waiting over a year
228

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
Other medical specialties 2,313 8.1 wks 10.7 wks 18.3 wks 35th of 145
Other mental health 110 28.5 wks 8.4 wks 43.2 wks 9th of 9
Other paediatric specialties 5,653 13.6 wks 12.3 wks 41.4 wks 79th of 113
Other surgical specialties 46 15.3 wks 11.4 wks 38.3 wks under 50 waiting
Other services 71 14.5 wks 8.7 wks 36.7 wks 101st 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

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 11 weeks to 11.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.8 wks
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MonthGreat Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202611.812.2
July 202610.912
June 202610.311.9
May 202611.612.4
April 202611.011.9
March 20269.711.3
February 202610.613.2
January 202610.413.6
December 202510.813.5
November 202510.412.9
October 202511.313.3
September 202511.313.4
August 202511.613.5
July 202510.613.1
June 202510.913.4
May 20251113.6
April 202511.113.3
March 202510.513.9
February 20251114.2
January 202511.414.5
December 202412.114.2
November 202411.114
October 202410.814.2
September 20241114.4

Where it treats patients

Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children 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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