Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London, NW3 2QG
Hospitals run by this trust
- Barnet General HospitalCQC: Requires improvement
- Chase Farm HospitalCQC: Good
- Edgware Community HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- Finchley Memorial HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- Hadley Wood HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- Mary Rankin Dialysis UnitCQC: Not yet rated
- Mount Vernon HospitalCQC: Not yet rated
- North Middlesex University HospitalCQC: Requires improvement
- The Royal Free HospitalCQC: Requires improvement
- Tottenham Hale Kidney and Diabetes CentreCQC: Not yet rated
Trust performance
Treated or seen within 18 weeks
63.3%
Better than 32% of trustsData: May 2026
Typical (median) wait
13.3 wks
Better than 29% of trustsData: May 2026
Patients on the waiting list
139,220
Data: May 2026
Waiting over a year
1,825
Better than 7% of trustsData: May 2026
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
80.3%
Better than 78% of trustsData: Jun 2026
A&E attendances
44,505
Data: Jun 2026
12-hour trolley waits
1,778
Better than 1% of trustsData: Jun 2026
Waiting times by specialty
Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics (incomplete pathways)
| Specialty | Waiting | Within 18 wks | Median wait | 52+ wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other - Medicals | 17,671 | 72.9% | 10.6 wks | 71 |
| Other - Surgicals | 14,708 | 61.9% | 13.2 wks | 210 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 10,774 | 48.7% | 18.6 wks | 533 |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 10,362 | 60.0% | 14.7 wks | 248 |
| Dermatology | 9,333 | 79.4% | 9.1 wks | 13 |
| Cardiology | 9,004 | 63.9% | 13.9 wks | 14 |
| Urology | 8,868 | 53.9% | 16.3 wks | 102 |
| Gynaecology | 8,732 | 64.3% | 13.1 wks | 153 |
| Gastroenterology | 7,868 | 67.6% | 12.1 wks | 19 |
| Ophthalmology | 7,183 | 66.2% | 12.5 wks | 1 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 6,009 | 73.1% | 11.8 wks | 23 |
| Neurology | 5,833 | 60.5% | 14.3 wks | 15 |
| Other - Paediatrics | 5,819 | 58.5% | 15.1 wks | 138 |
| Oral Surgery | 4,965 | 61.0% | 14.5 wks | 20 |
| General Surgery | 4,304 | 42.0% | 21.8 wks | 202 |
| Rheumatology | 3,072 | 59.7% | 15.0 wks | 1 |
| Plastic Surgery | 3,017 | 62.3% | 13.2 wks | 30 |
| Other - Others | 1,279 | 71.4% | 11.5 wks | 32 |
| General Internal Medicine | 298 | 64.8% | 9.5 wks | 0 |
| Elderly Medicine | 116 | 98.3% | 5.8 wks | 0 |
| Other - Mental Healths | 4 | 100.0% | 11.3 wks | 0 |
| Neurosurgical | 1 | 0.0% | 29.5 wks | 0 |
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.