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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RQX

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

NHS England counted 25,725 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 25% from 34,340 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 73.2% of the pathways waiting at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 7.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (65.3%). That is 18.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 78.5% of A&E attendances at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 3.6 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (82.1%). It is the lowest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 16.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 88.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 3.1 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (85.7%). That is 3.8 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 4.2% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.6 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (7.8%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 10 August 2018.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
25,725
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
73.2%
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
116
August 2026 · NHS England
34k24k August 2025August 2026
76.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
413116 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202534,340
September 202533,155
October 202530,726
November 202527,827
December 202524,914
January 202624,474
February 202625,171
March 202626,282
April 202626,849
May 202627,439
June 202626,863
July 202626,141
August 202625,725
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202565.3%
September 202566.3%
October 202567.4%
November 202568.4%
December 202569.9%
January 202671.1%
February 202673.7%
March 202676.6%
April 202676.3%
May 202675.9%
June 202675.4%
July 202673.6%
August 202673.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 2025413
September 2025325
October 2025306
November 2025264
December 2025230
January 2026255
February 2026228
March 2026175
April 2026174
May 2026223
June 2026164
July 2026122
August 2026116

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
78.5%
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
25
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
11,472
September 2026 · NHS England
85.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
368 September 2025September 2026
12k10k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202582.1%
October 202579.6%
November 202583.3%
December 202581.5%
January 202678.8%
February 202683.5%
March 202685.1%
April 202679.5%
May 202679.4%
June 202680.3%
July 202679.1%
August 202683.4%
September 202678.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 202528
October 202520
November 202525
December 202525
January 202636
February 202619
March 202622
April 202632
May 20268
June 202624
July 202623
August 202619
September 202625
A&E attendances in the month
September 202510,890
October 202511,547
November 202511,300
December 202511,082
January 202611,326
February 202610,173
March 202611,459
April 202611,100
May 202611,679
June 202611,549
July 202611,507
August 202611,151
September 202611,472

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
87.4%
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
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
88.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
100.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
89.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.3%
May 202581.1%
June 202583.5%
July 202583.2%
August 202581.0%
September 202583.8%
October 202585.7%
November 202584.2%
December 202581.9%
January 202680.4%
February 202684.3%
March 202681.9%
April 202682.4%
May 202685.7%
June 202686.2%
July 202687.2%
August 202687.4%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 2025100.0%
May 202598.2%
June 2025100.0%
July 2025100.0%
August 202598.3%
September 2025100.0%
October 2025100.0%
November 2025100.0%
December 202598.7%
January 2026100.0%
February 2026100.0%
March 202698.5%
April 2026100.0%
May 2026100.0%
June 2026100.0%
July 2026100.0%
August 2026100.0%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202585.7%
May 202578.5%
June 202585.1%
July 202582.8%
August 202587.8%
September 202586.2%
October 202588.1%
November 202589.0%
December 202587.1%
January 202688.9%
February 202684.8%
March 202685.3%
April 202686.1%
May 202689.8%
June 202687.8%
July 202688.3%
August 202688.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
4.2%
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
7,875
August 2026 · NHS England
7.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
9,6887,730 August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 20257.8%
September 20254.9%
October 20254.2%
November 20253.5%
December 20254.0%
January 20263.8%
February 20263.3%
March 20262.4%
April 20263.0%
May 20262.2%
June 20261.8%
July 20263.0%
August 20264.2%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 20258,653
September 20259,238
October 20259,688
November 20258,990
December 20258,280
January 20268,069
February 20267,730
March 20268,305
April 20268,375
May 20268,274
June 20268,526
July 20267,928
August 20267,875

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 10 August 2018. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Homerton Healthcare 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: Hackney

Where Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Homerton Healthcare 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