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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RVR

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

NHS England counted 56,697 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 5% from 59,695 in August 2025. It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 66.9% of the pathways waiting at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.2 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (63.7%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 25.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 70.8% of A&E attendances at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.2 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (74.0%). That is 24.2 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 88.9% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (85.3%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 3.9 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 7.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 6.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (14.4%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 19 September 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
56,697
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
66.9%
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
499
August 2026 · NHS England
60k57k August 2025August 2026
66.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,307456 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202559,695
September 202558,636
October 202557,873
November 202557,796
December 202558,715
January 202660,059
February 202660,263
March 202658,194
April 202658,819
May 202657,350
June 202656,990
July 202656,798
August 202656,697
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202563.7%
September 202563.1%
October 202561.8%
November 202560.6%
December 202560.1%
January 202661.5%
February 202663.3%
March 202666.5%
April 202666.6%
May 202666.8%
June 202666.9%
July 202666.9%
August 202666.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,089
September 20251,240
October 20251,307
November 20251,053
December 2025888
January 2026826
February 2026671
March 2026456
April 2026475
May 2026494
June 2026512
July 2026510
August 2026499

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
70.8%
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
743
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
14,559
September 2026 · NHS England
75.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
913647 September 2025September 2026
15k12k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202574.0%
October 202573.5%
November 202571.8%
December 202570.8%
January 202672.8%
February 202674.1%
March 202675.1%
April 202671.1%
May 202661.1%
June 202667.9%
July 202667.8%
August 202668.1%
September 202670.8%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025778
October 2025890
November 2025712
December 2025821
January 2026913
February 2026732
March 2026764
April 2026717
May 2026818
June 2026758
July 2026693
August 2026647
September 2026743
A&E attendances in the month
September 202513,513
October 202513,465
November 202513,536
December 202513,508
January 202613,412
February 202612,128
March 202614,046
April 202613,294
May 202613,745
June 202613,860
July 202613,966
August 202613,967
September 202614,559

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
91.7%
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
100.0%
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
88.9%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
91.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
88.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202584.1%
May 202579.5%
June 202578.0%
July 202577.4%
August 202562.6%
September 202562.0%
October 202561.5%
November 202575.6%
December 202585.2%
January 202682.3%
February 202687.9%
March 202683.2%
April 202689.8%
May 202690.7%
June 202691.6%
July 202689.7%
August 202691.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202599.1%
May 202597.2%
June 202599.1%
July 202599.1%
August 2025100.0%
September 202597.1%
October 202599.1%
November 2025100.0%
December 202599.0%
January 202699.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 2026100.0%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 202699.1%
July 202699.2%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202585.3%
May 202574.9%
June 202585.8%
July 202583.7%
August 202581.1%
September 202581.5%
October 202580.2%
November 202581.1%
December 202586.2%
January 202682.7%
February 202681.0%
March 202686.4%
April 202686.5%
May 202686.0%
June 202687.6%
July 202686.8%
August 202688.9%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
7.7%
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
13,940
August 2026 · NHS England
14.4%0.0% August 2025August 2026
16k13k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202514.4%
September 202513.6%
October 202511.6%
November 202511.5%
December 202513.5%
January 202611.2%
February 20267.2%
March 20266.6%
April 20266.9%
May 20266.6%
June 20266.2%
July 20266.8%
August 20267.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202513,181
September 202514,491
October 202515,671
November 202515,343
December 202515,133
January 202614,762
February 202615,587
March 202615,516
April 202613,835
May 202613,873
June 202614,894
July 202615,252
August 202613,940

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is “Good”, published on 19 September 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS 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: Elmbridge · Epsom and Ewell · Mole Valley · Sutton

Where Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS 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