King George Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Barley Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford, IG3 8YB
- Phone
- 0330 400 4333 (Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust switchboard)
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including King George Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 65,760 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 15.7 wks | 7,149 |
| Urology | 10.7 wks | 4,138 |
| Orthopaedics | 15.1 wks | 4,364 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 13.6 wks | 4,469 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 8.4 wks | 3,421 |
| Oral surgery | 8.8 wks | 2,335 |
| Neurosurgery | 12.8 wks | 2,096 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 6.5 wks | 1 |
| General medicine | 10.0 wks | 16 |
| Gastroenterology | 8.1 wks | 4,194 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 11.7 wks | 4,283 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 12.9 wks | 3,184 |
| Respiratory medicine | 5.9 wks | 2,390 |
| Neurology | 12.2 wks | 2,954 |
| Rheumatology | 12.7 wks | 1,266 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.8 wks | 884 |
| Gynaecology | 17.9 wks | 6,255 |
| Other medical specialties | 11.3 wks | 7,279 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.9 wks | 454 |
| Other surgical specialties | 12.6 wks | 3,780 |
| Other services | 8.6 wks | 848 |
More about waiting times at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
King George Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 22 December 2023. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 10 February 2023.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 81.7% of the 32,810 people who went to A&E at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).
Other NHS hospitals nearby
You can usually choose where to have planned NHS treatment. Hospitals run by other trusts, with each trust's median wait across all specialties:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| Barking Birth CentreBarts Health NHS Trust | 3.0 miles | 12.5 wks |
| Homerton University HospitalHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 7.1 miles | 9.7 wks |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital, LondonLewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | 7.6 miles | 12.5 wks |
| North Middlesex University HospitalRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | 8.3 miles | 13.2 wks |
| Moorfields Eye HospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 9.4 miles | 7.7 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.
Other hospitals run by Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Queen's Hospital, Romford