University Hospital Lewisham
Address and phone number
- Address
- Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London, SE13 6LH
- Phone
- 020 8333 3000 (Lewisham and Greenwich 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
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including University Hospital Lewisham. At the end of August 2026, half of its 55,440 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 11.9 wks | 6,112 |
| Urology | 19.7 wks | 2,896 |
| Orthopaedics | 13.0 wks | 5,996 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 18.1 wks | 8,292 |
| Plastic surgery | 7.3 wks | 23 |
| General medicine | 8.3 wks | 223 |
| Gastroenterology | 11.9 wks | 6,339 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 11.5 wks | 3,123 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 6.4 wks | 2,917 |
| Respiratory medicine | 10.2 wks | 2,141 |
| Neurology | 14.6 wks | 1,920 |
| Rheumatology | 8.4 wks | 610 |
| Elderly medicine | 7.7 wks | 305 |
| Gynaecology | 13.6 wks | 8,675 |
| Other medical specialties | 7.2 wks | 2,058 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 8.9 wks | 2,132 |
| Other surgical specialties | 15.5 wks | 1,668 |
| Other services | 7.0 wks | 10 |
More about waiting times at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
University Hospital Lewisham: Requires improvement. Published 24 January 2024. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 3 July 2020.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 71.1% of the 33,723 people who went to A&E at Lewisham and Greenwich 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Barkantine CentreBarts Health NHS Trust | 3.3 miles | 12.5 wks |
| King's College HospitalKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 3.4 miles | 12.3 wks |
| Guy's HospitalGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 4.6 miles | 11.4 wks |
| Queen Mary's Hospital, SidcupDartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | 5.7 miles | 13.5 wks |
| Croydon University HospitalCroydon Health Services NHS Trust | 5.9 miles | 10.8 wks |
| Moorfields Eye HospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 6.0 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 Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London, London