ShortestWait

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust London Area: North East London

At the end of August 2026, 25,725 patients were waiting for treatment at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 9.7 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
9.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
31.1 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
73%
Waiting over a year
116

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,356 12.2 wks 12.8 wks 35.5 wks 136th of 238
Urology 1,556 11.4 wks 12.2 wks 39.1 wks 99th of 180
Orthopaedics 2,580 14.8 wks 13.9 wks 41.8 wks 207th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 2,505 10.9 wks 15.4 wks 40.7 wks 34th of 152
Oral surgery 1,977 10.1 wks 16.4 wks 32.8 wks 15th of 112
Plastic surgery 189 16.4 wks 14.0 wks 34.9 wks 68th of 82
General medicine 44 6.3 wks 10.2 wks 21.5 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 1,010 6.7 wks 11.0 wks 17.8 wks 38th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 1,372 13.6 wks 11.9 wks 29.8 wks 91st of 125
Dermatology (skin) 1,764 9.6 wks 10.5 wks 27.1 wks 48th of 111
Respiratory medicine 300 4.4 wks 10.4 wks 13.8 wks 2nd of 120
Neurology 335 4.6 wks 13.2 wks 12.0 wks 2nd of 87
Rheumatology 197 3.4 wks 10.9 wks 9.1 wks 1st of 120
Elderly medicine 154 4.9 wks 7.6 wks 17.2 wks 20th of 96
Gynaecology 4,302 9.5 wks 14.2 wks 28.6 wks 36th of 176
Other medical specialties 2,825 7.9 wks 10.7 wks 20.2 wks 31st of 145
Other paediatric specialties 1,986 9.2 wks 12.3 wks 22.1 wks 24th of 113
Other surgical specialties 257 1.8 wks 11.4 wks 10.4 wks 1st of 129
Other services 16 2.8 wks 8.7 wks 10.7 wks under 50 waiting

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

Median wait across all specialties

  • Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 11.3 weeks to 9.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 20269.7 wks12.2 wks
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MonthHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 20269.712.2
July 20269.212
June 20269.211.9
May 20261012.4
April 20269.211.9
March 20268.611.3
February 20268.913.2
January 20269.713.6
December 202510.313.5
November 202510.712.9
October 202511.213.3
September 20251213.4
August 202512.313.5
July 202511.713.1
June 202512.113.4
May 202512.613.6
April 202512.313.3
March 202511.913.9
February 202513.114.2
January 202512.814.5
December 20241214.2
November 202410.914
October 202410.914.2
September 202411.314.4

Where it treats patients

Homerton Healthcare 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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