Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London

NHS hospital Run by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust London

Address and phone number

Address
Stadium Road, Woolwich, London, SE18 4QH
Phone
020 8333 3000 (Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust switchboard)
Directions
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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 Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London. 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.

Waiting times at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust by specialty, August 2026
SpecialtyMedian waitEngland medianWaiting
General surgery 11.9 wks 12.8 wks 6,112
Urology 19.7 wks 12.2 wks 2,896
Orthopaedics 13.0 wks 13.9 wks 5,996
Ear, nose and throat 18.1 wks 15.4 wks 8,292
Plastic surgery 7.3 wks 14.0 wks 23
General medicine 8.3 wks 10.2 wks 223
Gastroenterology 11.9 wks 11.0 wks 6,339
Cardiology (heart) 11.5 wks 11.9 wks 3,123
Dermatology (skin) 6.4 wks 10.5 wks 2,917
Respiratory medicine 10.2 wks 10.4 wks 2,141
Neurology 14.6 wks 13.2 wks 1,920
Rheumatology 8.4 wks 10.9 wks 610
Elderly medicine 7.7 wks 7.6 wks 305
Gynaecology 13.6 wks 14.2 wks 8,675
Other medical specialties 7.2 wks 10.7 wks 2,058
Other paediatric specialties 8.9 wks 12.3 wks 2,132
Other surgical specialties 15.5 wks 11.4 wks 1,668
Other services 7.0 wks 8.7 wks 10

More about waiting times at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Care Quality Commission rating

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London: Good. Published 3 June 2026. 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:

NHS hospitals near Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London
HospitalDistanceTrust median wait
Newham University HospitalBarts Health NHS Trust 3.2 miles 12.5 wks
Queen Mary's Hospital, SidcupDartford and Gravesham NHS Trust 4.7 miles 13.5 wks
Guy's HospitalGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 6.1 miles 11.4 wks
King's College HospitalKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 6.2 miles 12.3 wks
Homerton University HospitalHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 6.5 miles 9.7 wks
Moorfields Eye HospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 6.9 miles 7.7 wks

Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.

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