The Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BB · Run by Barts Health NHS Trust
CQC rating published 15 November 2022 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings
Performance at a glance
NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by Barts Health NHS Trust.
Waiting times by specialty
Trust-wide (Barts Health NHS Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics
| Specialty | Waiting | Within 18 wks | Median wait | 52+ wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other - Medicals | 19,420 | 68.6% | 11.9 wks | 15 |
| Other - Surgicals | 10,938 | 70.2% | 10.5 wks | 92 |
| Other - Paediatrics | 9,647 | 56.9% | 15.1 wks | 243 |
| Gynaecology | 8,804 | 66.3% | 12.7 wks | 21 |
| Cardiology | 8,723 | 76.0% | 10.0 wks | 0 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 8,638 | 57.0% | 15.2 wks | 88 |
| Gastroenterology | 7,915 | 63.2% | 13.8 wks | 15 |
| Dermatology | 7,211 | 53.5% | 16.3 wks | 240 |
| Urology | 6,345 | 57.9% | 15.1 wks | 41 |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 6,228 | 44.7% | 20.0 wks | 174 |
| Ophthalmology | 5,916 | 67.9% | 11.8 wks | 2 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 5,404 | 69.6% | 12.6 wks | 13 |
| General Surgery | 4,630 | 62.5% | 13.4 wks | 50 |
| Oral Surgery | 3,502 | 57.9% | 14.6 wks | 83 |
| Neurology | 2,870 | 57.0% | 15.5 wks | 7 |
| Neurosurgical | 1,587 | 57.3% | 15.1 wks | 9 |
| Plastic Surgery | 1,218 | 51.8% | 16.9 wks | 68 |
| Rheumatology | 1,194 | 83.2% | 8.8 wks | 0 |
| Other - Others | 1,174 | 68.8% | 10.8 wks | 2 |
| Elderly Medicine | 174 | 92.5% | 6.0 wks | 0 |
| General Internal Medicine | 80 | 53.8% | 15.8 wks | 0 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 14 | 100.0% | 7.0 wks | 0 |
About this data
Every figure on this page comes from an official publication: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics, NHS England A&E statistics, and the Care Quality Commission directory. Data periods are shown against each figure — NHS England publishes with a lag of around six weeks. Read the full methodology.