ShortestWait

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust London Area: West and North London

At the end of August 2026, 72,142 patients were waiting for treatment at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 11.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.9 weeks
92% waiting less than
36.6 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
69%
Waiting over a year
846

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 4,217 14.7 wks 12.8 wks 43.9 wks 194th of 238
Urology 6,635 12.1 wks 12.2 wks 33.4 wks 112th of 180
Orthopaedics 5,459 15.9 wks 13.9 wks 44.6 wks 234th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 5,478 17.5 wks 15.4 wks 42.0 wks 124th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 2,439 13.2 wks 10.4 wks 37.2 wks 271st of 301
Oral surgery 2,100 21.3 wks 16.4 wks 46.4 wks 98th of 112
Plastic surgery 3,076 17.1 wks 14.0 wks 48.9 wks 71st of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 2 11.0 wks 9.6 wks 11.8 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 61 7.6 wks 10.2 wks 14.7 wks 29th of 62
Gastroenterology 1,698 8.2 wks 11.0 wks 22.6 wks 59th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,804 9.1 wks 11.9 wks 17.2 wks 29th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 5,115 9.8 wks 10.5 wks 26.5 wks 50th of 111
Respiratory medicine 1,586 8.9 wks 10.4 wks 23.7 wks 47th of 120
Neurology 1,149 6.3 wks 13.2 wks 25.6 wks 5th of 87
Rheumatology 1,168 10.9 wks 10.9 wks 27.4 wks 77th of 120
Elderly medicine 273 10.6 wks 7.6 wks 24.1 wks 85th of 96
Gynaecology 6,958 8.3 wks 14.2 wks 23.4 wks 18th of 176
Other medical specialties 1,230 8.5 wks 10.7 wks 19.3 wks 42nd of 145
Other paediatric specialties 8,747 12.1 wks 12.3 wks 30.9 wks 63rd of 113
Other surgical specialties 7,058 13.8 wks 11.4 wks 42.0 wks 112th of 129
Other services 5,889 9.7 wks 8.7 wks 26.7 wks 73rd 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

  • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 13 weeks to 11.9 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.9 wks
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MonthChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 202611.912.2
July 202612.112
June 202612.611.9
May 202612.912.4
April 202612.211.9
March 202611.811.3
February 202613.613.2
January 202614.113.6
December 202514.213.5
November 202513.712.9
October 202513.813.3
September 202513.713.4
August 20251413.5
July 202513.913.1
June 20251413.4
May 202514.213.6
April 202513.713.3
March 202514.113.9
February 20251414.2
January 202513.714.5
December 202412.914.2
November 202412.614
October 202412.814.2
September 20241314.4

Where it treats patients

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 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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