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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RJ1

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

NHS England counted 109,147 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 3% from 112,198 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 67.7% of the pathways waiting at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 2.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (64.8%). That is 24.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.4% of A&E attendances at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (78.0%). That is 19.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 65.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 7.9 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (57.9%). That is 19.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 26.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 4.4 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (30.7%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 23 July 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
109,147
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
67.7%
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
911
August 2026 · NHS England
112k106k August 2025August 2026
69.1%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,674633 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025112,198
September 2025110,802
October 2025110,452
November 2025108,842
December 2025108,304
January 2026107,591
February 2026106,928
March 2026105,592
April 2026109,709
May 2026111,790
June 2026110,331
July 2026108,883
August 2026109,147
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202564.8%
September 202565.2%
October 202565.9%
November 202566.4%
December 202566.3%
January 202666.5%
February 202667.3%
March 202668.5%
April 202668.4%
May 202669.1%
June 202668.7%
July 202668.3%
August 202667.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20252,674
September 20252,176
October 20251,706
November 20251,291
December 20251,073
January 20261,188
February 2026967
March 2026774
April 2026689
May 2026749
June 2026633
July 2026720
August 2026911

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.4%
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
73
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
18,283
September 2026 · NHS England
80.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
9559 September 2025September 2026
19k16k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202578.0%
October 202577.3%
November 202580.1%
December 202579.0%
January 202676.1%
February 202675.8%
March 202674.4%
April 202677.2%
May 202676.4%
June 202674.8%
July 202676.4%
August 202675.1%
September 202675.4%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202567
October 202594
November 202576
December 202560
January 202659
February 202667
March 202669
April 202661
May 202683
June 202680
July 202695
August 202680
September 202673
A&E attendances in the month
September 202516,813
October 202517,514
November 202517,527
December 202516,883
January 202616,995
February 202615,670
March 202617,742
April 202617,434
May 202618,288
June 202617,679
July 202618,724
August 202617,647
September 202618,283

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
86.7%
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
88.9%
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
65.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
86.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
91.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
69.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202580.2%
May 202578.6%
June 202580.8%
July 202581.5%
August 202583.2%
September 202583.6%
October 202583.0%
November 202585.0%
December 202582.0%
January 202675.8%
February 202684.2%
March 202686.8%
April 202679.1%
May 202685.4%
June 202683.6%
July 202686.8%
August 202686.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202589.4%
May 202588.9%
June 202591.3%
July 202590.5%
August 202590.6%
September 202589.5%
October 202589.8%
November 202588.0%
December 202590.3%
January 202682.6%
February 202689.4%
March 202687.8%
April 202687.2%
May 202690.6%
June 202689.7%
July 202690.4%
August 202688.9%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202557.9%
May 202556.2%
June 202555.4%
July 202556.3%
August 202561.0%
September 202550.3%
October 202550.7%
November 202554.7%
December 202563.4%
January 202657.4%
February 202653.5%
March 202664.6%
April 202667.5%
May 202669.4%
June 202662.4%
July 202661.5%
August 202665.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
26.3%
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
28,272
August 2026 · NHS England
40.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
32k23k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202530.7%
September 202534.9%
October 202534.3%
November 202535.4%
December 202540.2%
January 202640.5%
February 202633.5%
March 202634.2%
April 202636.3%
May 202631.7%
June 202627.4%
July 202625.5%
August 202626.3%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202522,617
September 202524,569
October 202526,615
November 202527,039
December 202527,573
January 202628,559
February 202628,862
March 202628,945
April 202628,459
May 202632,166
June 202629,944
July 202629,362
August 202628,272

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 23 July 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Guy's and St Thomas' 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: Lambeth · Southwark

Where Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Guy's and St Thomas' 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