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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RQM

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

NHS England counted 72,057 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is about the same as in August 2025 (72,302). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 69.3% of the pathways waiting at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 9.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.0%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 22.7 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 78.0% of A&E attendances at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.2 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (77.8%). That is 17.0 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 90.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 17.5 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (73.1%). That is 5.6 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 22.0% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 8.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (13.9%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 31 January 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
72,057
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
69.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England reports waiting times against the 92% standard: 92% of patients waiting to start treatment should have waited less than 18 weeks. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks
845
August 2026 · NHS England
76k72k August 2025August 2026
69.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,745845 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202572,302
September 202575,260
October 202575,930
November 202574,677
December 202573,361
January 202674,107
February 202674,704
March 202675,601
April 202676,088
May 202675,402
June 202673,514
July 202673,170
August 202672,057
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.0%
September 202561.1%
October 202561.3%
November 202561.5%
December 202561.2%
January 202661.8%
February 202663.5%
March 202666.0%
April 202666.4%
May 202667.4%
June 202668.0%
July 202668.2%
August 202669.3%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,336
September 20251,745
October 20251,669
November 20251,564
December 20251,321
January 20261,263
February 20261,161
March 2026958
April 2026955
May 2026999
June 2026915
July 2026911
August 2026845

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
78.0%
September 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard for A&E waiting times is that 95% of patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours of arrival. Source
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
44
September 2026 · NHS England
Counts patients who waited 12 hours or more from the decision to admit to admission (sometimes called trolley waits), not 12 hours from arrival.
A&E attendances in the month
28,769
September 2026 · NHS England
80.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
7434 September 2025September 2026
29k25k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202577.8%
October 202577.8%
November 202578.7%
December 202578.3%
January 202677.3%
February 202678.4%
March 202679.1%
April 202678.2%
May 202677.6%
June 202676.9%
July 202678.8%
August 202680.7%
September 202678.0%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202546
October 202545
November 202559
December 202551
January 202654
February 202643
March 202645
April 202634
May 202653
June 202650
July 202674
August 202661
September 202644
A&E attendances in the month
September 202526,267
October 202527,424
November 202527,504
December 202527,319
January 202627,617
February 202624,590
March 202628,011
April 202626,890
May 202628,580
June 202628,466
July 202628,422
August 202626,609
September 202628,769

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
83.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 80% of people are told they have cancer, or that cancer is ruled out, within 28 days of an urgent referral. Source
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
99.3%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 96% of people begin treatment within 31 days of a decision to treat. Source
Cancer: treated within 62 days
90.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
92.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.6%
May 202579.3%
June 202581.0%
July 202580.8%
August 202578.7%
September 202577.9%
October 202578.9%
November 202579.6%
December 202581.4%
January 202679.1%
February 202681.7%
March 202678.1%
April 202679.2%
May 202682.0%
June 202681.9%
July 202683.2%
August 202683.4%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202599.4%
May 202596.9%
June 202598.4%
July 202599.5%
August 202598.8%
September 202597.4%
October 202597.3%
November 202598.8%
December 202599.4%
January 2026100.0%
February 202699.3%
March 202698.9%
April 202699.0%
May 202699.3%
June 2026100.0%
July 202697.6%
August 202699.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.1%
May 202578.0%
June 202572.6%
July 202576.5%
August 202576.6%
September 202585.1%
October 202580.6%
November 202583.0%
December 202586.9%
January 202679.8%
February 202683.2%
March 202682.2%
April 202689.0%
May 202692.3%
June 202685.3%
July 202690.4%
August 202690.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
22.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that less than 1% of patients should wait six weeks or more for a diagnostic test. Source
Diagnostic waiting list
15,110
August 2026 · NHS England
26.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
18k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202513.9%
September 202514.2%
October 202513.4%
November 202516.6%
December 202520.2%
January 202623.2%
February 202617.9%
March 202620.4%
April 202626.5%
May 202620.6%
June 202619.3%
July 202618.6%
August 202622.0%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202511,426
September 202511,678
October 202512,930
November 202512,592
December 202512,965
January 202615,677
February 202616,642
March 202616,806
April 202617,594
May 202617,054
June 202616,973
July 202616,762
August 202615,110

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 31 January 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

England measures planned-care waits from referral to treatment against an 18-week standard, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. Scotland and Wales measure differently, so their figures are not directly comparable (NHS England notes that each UK country has its own targets and standards).

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Hounslow · Kensington and Chelsea

Where Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  1. Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors

    • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust this page

  2. Level 6: National government

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026