King's College Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
- Phone
- 020 3299 9000 (King's College Hospital NHS Foundation 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
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including King's College Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 91,102 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 23.5 wks | 4,836 |
| Urology | 11.5 wks | 4,197 |
| Orthopaedics | 13.9 wks | 3,861 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 5.1 wks | 846 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 14.0 wks | 12,550 |
| Oral surgery | 14.7 wks | 8,865 |
| Neurosurgery | 14.0 wks | 2,779 |
| Plastic surgery | 7.9 wks | 56 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 9.0 wks | 116 |
| General medicine | 8.2 wks | 697 |
| Gastroenterology | 10.7 wks | 2,755 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 12.4 wks | 5,068 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 11.1 wks | 3,625 |
| Respiratory medicine | 11.9 wks | 3,203 |
| Neurology | 9.5 wks | 2,254 |
| Rheumatology | 10.7 wks | 1,087 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.6 wks | 570 |
| Gynaecology | 13.3 wks | 9,328 |
| Other medical specialties | 8.4 wks | 7,592 |
| Other mental health | 6.6 wks | 10 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.5 wks | 4,314 |
| Other surgical specialties | 13.2 wks | 11,768 |
| Other services | 11.8 wks | 725 |
More about waiting times at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
King's College Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 28 August 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 69.2% of the 27,380 people who went to A&E at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Thomas' HospitalGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 2.3 miles | 11.4 wks |
| University Hospital LewishamLewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust | 3.4 miles | 12.5 wks |
| St Bartholomew's HospitalBarts Health NHS Trust | 3.4 miles | 12.5 wks |
| The Royal Marsden - LondonThe Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | 3.7 miles | 5.0 wks |
| Great Ormond Street HospitalGreat Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust | 3.9 miles | 11.8 wks |
| The National Hospital For Neurology and NeurosurgeryUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 3.9 miles | 12.0 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 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Orpington Hospital, Orpington
- Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington