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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RYJ

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

NHS England counted 84,317 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 7% from 91,059 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 70.4% of the pathways waiting at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 9.7 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.7%). That is 21.6 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 75.5% of A&E attendances at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.5 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (75.0%). That is 19.5 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 66.8% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 6.6 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (73.4%). That is 18.2 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 10.7% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 13.2 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (23.9%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 July 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
84,317
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
70.4%
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
22
August 2026 · NHS England
91k83k August 2025August 2026
70.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,34122 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202591,059
September 202591,255
October 202590,174
November 202590,223
December 202589,718
January 202688,338
February 202687,373
March 202683,878
April 202683,754
May 202683,437
June 202683,936
July 202683,412
August 202684,317
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.7%
September 202562.0%
October 202562.1%
November 202562.6%
December 202564.2%
January 202664.4%
February 202666.8%
March 202669.1%
April 202669.3%
May 202670.1%
June 202670.6%
July 202669.9%
August 202670.4%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,341
September 20251,278
October 2025892
November 2025772
December 2025620
January 2026454
February 2026305
March 202696
April 202654
May 202638
June 202628
July 202626
August 202622

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
75.5%
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
0
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
25,063
September 2026 · NHS England
80.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
10 September 2025September 2026
25k21k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202575.0%
October 202576.0%
November 202577.7%
December 202576.2%
January 202675.5%
February 202677.0%
March 202680.1%
April 202678.6%
May 202678.0%
June 202677.2%
July 202677.4%
August 202676.4%
September 202675.5%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20250
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
A&E attendances in the month
September 202523,330
October 202524,754
November 202523,245
December 202522,712
January 202623,299
February 202621,413
March 202623,795
April 202623,236
May 202624,635
June 202624,790
July 202625,253
August 202623,999
September 202625,063

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.9%
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
96.3%
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
66.8%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
84.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
75.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.1%
May 202580.8%
June 202584.9%
July 202580.8%
August 202582.6%
September 202581.3%
October 202582.3%
November 202582.1%
December 202582.8%
January 202680.4%
February 202684.5%
March 202684.3%
April 202680.0%
May 202682.3%
June 202680.7%
July 202682.3%
August 202682.9%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202597.1%
May 202597.5%
June 202597.9%
July 202597.3%
August 202597.2%
September 202596.3%
October 202596.4%
November 202596.7%
December 202597.5%
January 202696.1%
February 202696.6%
March 202695.9%
April 202695.5%
May 202696.1%
June 202693.0%
July 202695.7%
August 202696.3%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202573.4%
May 202574.8%
June 202569.6%
July 202571.0%
August 202569.6%
September 202570.3%
October 202572.2%
November 202571.8%
December 202570.6%
January 202671.8%
February 202670.5%
March 202675.4%
April 202668.7%
May 202668.5%
June 202669.5%
July 202665.9%
August 202666.8%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
10.7%
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
16,287
August 2026 · NHS England
23.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
19k16k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202523.9%
September 202519.7%
October 202515.3%
November 202513.2%
December 202513.7%
January 202612.9%
February 20266.2%
March 20264.1%
April 20265.8%
May 20268.0%
June 20268.6%
July 20269.2%
August 202610.7%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202518,482
September 202518,691
October 202518,018
November 202517,021
December 202516,985
January 202617,189
February 202616,198
March 202616,310
April 202617,403
May 202617,756
June 202619,069
July 202618,257
August 202616,287

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 23 July 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Imperial College Healthcare 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: Hammersmith and Fulham · Westminster

Where Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

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

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

    • Imperial College Healthcare 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