ShortestWait

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust London Area: West and North London

At the end of August 2026, 84,392 patients were waiting for treatment at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 10.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
10.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
32.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
70%
Waiting over a year
22

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 2,233 14.5 wks 12.8 wks 38.5 wks 187th of 238
Urology 3,526 14.7 wks 12.2 wks 37.9 wks 153rd of 180
Orthopaedics 3,215 12.6 wks 13.9 wks 35.4 wks 151st of 299
Ear, nose and throat 7,922 13.2 wks 15.4 wks 37.4 wks 64th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 5,384 9.6 wks 10.4 wks 29.4 wks 195th of 301
Oral surgery 671 9.5 wks 16.4 wks 23.6 wks 9th of 112
Neurosurgery 3,018 15.2 wks 13.4 wks 36.3 wks 27th of 37
Plastic surgery 2,041 15.6 wks 14.0 wks 37.7 wks 63rd of 82
Cardiothoracic surgery 661 10.8 wks 9.6 wks 32.0 wks 16th of 21
General medicine 92 8.8 wks 10.2 wks 15.2 wks 37th of 62
Gastroenterology 2,764 7.9 wks 11.0 wks 17.9 wks 51st of 166
Cardiology (heart) 8,185 12.0 wks 11.9 wks 33.8 wks 74th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 4,140 10.4 wks 10.5 wks 29.6 wks 58th of 111
Respiratory medicine 2,222 9.1 wks 10.4 wks 23.8 wks 51st of 120
Neurology 3,172 12.2 wks 13.2 wks 32.3 wks 42nd of 87
Rheumatology 613 7.6 wks 10.9 wks 24.8 wks 29th of 120
Elderly medicine 208 6.7 wks 7.6 wks 28.5 wks 47th of 96
Gynaecology 7,051 9.5 wks 14.2 wks 32.7 wks 34th of 176
Other medical specialties 13,389 8.9 wks 10.7 wks 27.8 wks 51st of 145
Other paediatric specialties 4,076 8.4 wks 12.3 wks 23.2 wks 16th of 113
Other surgical specialties 9,366 12.5 wks 11.4 wks 35.4 wks 94th of 129
Other services 443 6.2 wks 8.7 wks 16.8 wks 28th 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

  • Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
  • England
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 14.8 weeks to 10.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202610.8 wks12.2 wks
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MonthImperial College Healthcare NHS TrustEngland
August 202610.812.2
July 202611.112
June 202610.711.9
May 202611.212.4
April 202610.911.9
March 202610.711.3
February 202612.213.2
January 202612.913.6
December 202512.913.5
November 202512.812.9
October 202513.313.3
September 202513.313.4
August 202513.513.5
July 20251313.1
June 202513.513.4
May 20251413.6
April 202513.213.3
March 202513.413.9
February 202514.714.2
January 202515.014.5
December 202414.614.2
November 202414.714
October 202414.514.2
September 202414.814.4

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