ShortestWait

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust London Area: West and North London

At the end of August 2026, 80,143 patients were waiting for treatment at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited less than 12.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
12.0 weeks
92% waiting less than
37.4 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
66%
Waiting over a year
850

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 74 9.5 wks 12.8 wks 22.1 wks 73rd of 238
Urology 5,131 14.5 wks 12.2 wks 42.4 wks 151st of 180
Orthopaedics 3,449 9.1 wks 13.9 wks 31.8 wks 62nd of 299
Ear, nose and throat 7,621 13.5 wks 15.4 wks 39.3 wks 67th of 152
Oral surgery 7,435 11.7 wks 16.4 wks 32.6 wks 23rd of 112
Neurosurgery 3,578 13.2 wks 13.4 wks 39.6 wks 18th of 37
General medicine 5,530 16.0 wks 10.2 wks 36.3 wks 57th of 62
Gastroenterology 3,932 9.7 wks 11.0 wks 25.3 wks 83rd of 166
Cardiology (heart) 806 9.8 wks 11.9 wks 27.5 wks 36th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 2,808 11.2 wks 10.5 wks 38.1 wks 71st of 111
Respiratory medicine 741 7.1 wks 10.4 wks 19.9 wks 18th of 120
Neurology 5,558 11.0 wks 13.2 wks 31.7 wks 31st of 87
Rheumatology 827 12.5 wks 10.9 wks 38.2 wks 90th of 120
Elderly medicine 62 4.2 wks 7.6 wks 18.0 wks 8th of 96
Gynaecology 6,301 16.5 wks 14.2 wks 50.8 wks 145th of 176
Other medical specialties 10,568 12.8 wks 10.7 wks 41.3 wks 114th of 145
Other mental health 884 7.6 wks 8.4 wks 23.0 wks 5th of 9
Other paediatric specialties 5,005 13.7 wks 12.3 wks 38.6 wks 80th of 113
Other surgical specialties 8,190 10.1 wks 11.4 wks 30.3 wks 63rd of 129
Other services 1,643 6.3 wks 8.7 wks 22.1 wks 31st 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

  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • England
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.4 weeks to 12 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202612 wks
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MonthUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEngland
August 20261212.2
July 202611.812
June 202611.911.9
May 202612.712.4
April 202612.411.9
March 202611.911.3
February 202613.413.2
January 202613.713.6
December 20251413.5
November 202514.212.9
October 202514.613.3
September 202514.613.4
August 202514.813.5
July 202514.113.1
June 20251413.4
May 202513.913.6
April 202513.613.3
March 202514.513.9
February 202514.714.2
January 202514.614.5
December 202414.314.2
November 20241414
October 202414.414.2
September 202414.414.4

Where it treats patients

University College London 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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