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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London, SE5 9RS

Hospitals run by this trust

Trust performance

Treated or seen within 18 weeks
67.5%
Better than 61% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
12.2 wks
Better than 54% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
88,648
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
1,504
Better than 10% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
71.1%
Better than 36% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
26,277
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
702
Better than 18% of trustsData: Jun 2026

Waiting times by specialty

Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics (incomplete pathways)

SpecialtyWaitingWithin 18 wksMedian wait52+ wks
Ophthalmology12,80464.9%13.0 wks404
Other - Surgicals11,61563.9%13.0 wks424
Oral Surgery9,03757.2%15.2 wks133
Gynaecology8,03262.4%14.3 wks58
Other - Medicals7,80984.8%8.1 wks25
Cardiology5,06169.0%11.9 wks32
General Surgery4,53339.4%24.4 wks244
Urology4,38371.6%11.4 wks24
Other - Paediatrics4,18477.6%9.7 wks24
Trauma and Orthopaedic3,68556.4%16.0 wks47
Respiratory Medicine3,20976.8%10.9 wks1
Dermatology2,79377.6%8.2 wks3
Neurosurgical2,78869.3%12.9 wks34
Gastroenterology2,62174.0%11.9 wks6
Neurology2,35578.9%9.8 wks6
Rheumatology1,25885.9%8.7 wks1
Ear Nose and Throat62270.9%6.7 wks0
Other - Others60685.6%9.7 wks36
General Internal Medicine60391.7%6.7 wks0
Elderly Medicine48196.3%6.3 wks0
Cardiothoracic Surgery9078.9%9.0 wks1
Plastic Surgery6567.7%10.7 wks1
Other - Mental Healths1485.7%6.8 wks0

Figures come from NHS England's official monthly statistics and the CQC directory, reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See methodology for definitions.