Great Ormond Street Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH
- Phone
- 020 7405 9200 (Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children 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
Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Great Ormond Street Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 8,193 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| Other medical specialties | 8.1 wks | 2,313 |
| Other mental health | 28.5 wks | 110 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 13.6 wks | 5,653 |
| Other surgical specialties | 15.3 wks | 46 |
| Other services | 14.5 wks | 71 |
More about waiting times at Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Great Ormond Street Hospital: Good. Published 23 July 2025. 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.
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 National Hospital For Neurology and NeurosurgeryUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 0.1 miles | 12.0 wks |
| St Bartholomew's HospitalBarts Health NHS Trust | 0.9 miles | 12.5 wks |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Bolsover Street)Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | 1.0 miles | 8.9 wks |
| Moorfields Eye HospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1.3 miles | 7.7 wks |
| St Thomas' HospitalGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 1.7 miles | 11.4 wks |
| St Mary's Hospital, LondonImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | 2.3 miles | 10.8 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.