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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RJZ

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

NHS England counted 91,060 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 14% from 79,616 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 66.2% of the pathways waiting at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.1%). That is 25.8 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 69.2% of A&E attendances at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.3 percentage points lower than in September 2025 (69.5%). That is 25.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 72.2% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 0.6 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (72.8%). That is 12.8 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 19.9% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 31.7 percentage points lower than in August 2025 (51.6%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
91,060
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
66.2%
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
2,004
August 2026 · NHS England
91k80k August 2025August 2026
67.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
2,0041,126 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202579,616
September 202581,224
October 202584,565
November 202586,197
December 202588,008
January 202683,931
February 202683,857
March 202683,892
April 202686,512
May 202688,648
June 202689,923
July 202689,895
August 202691,060
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.1%
September 202561.6%
October 202563.0%
November 202563.9%
December 202563.9%
January 202663.0%
February 202664.3%
March 202666.4%
April 202666.6%
May 202667.5%
June 202667.5%
July 202666.8%
August 202666.2%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,899
September 20251,815
October 20251,766
November 20251,805
December 20251,627
January 20261,790
February 20261,587
March 20261,126
April 20261,288
May 20261,504
June 20261,708
July 20261,890
August 20262,004

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
69.2%
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
692
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
27,380
September 2026 · NHS England
73.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
1,145460 September 2025September 2026
28k23k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202569.5%
October 202571.3%
November 202569.6%
December 202570.0%
January 202667.5%
February 202668.5%
March 202672.1%
April 202673.9%
May 202671.4%
June 202671.7%
July 202670.2%
August 202671.8%
September 202669.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025664
October 2025593
November 2025811
December 2025722
January 20261,145
February 2026833
March 2026661
April 2026617
May 2026867
June 2026702
July 2026889
August 2026460
September 2026692
A&E attendances in the month
September 202525,782
October 202525,517
November 202525,407
December 202525,131
January 202626,110
February 202622,924
March 202626,633
April 202625,377
May 202626,849
June 202626,776
July 202627,523
August 202625,394
September 202627,380

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
78.6%
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
95.8%
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
72.2%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
81.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
98.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
73.2%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.5%
May 202574.6%
June 202575.6%
July 202575.0%
August 202573.0%
September 202571.3%
October 202572.6%
November 202572.7%
December 202574.9%
January 202673.1%
February 202681.9%
March 202678.8%
April 202676.7%
May 202679.5%
June 202678.8%
July 202680.7%
August 202678.6%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202589.5%
May 202587.6%
June 202593.0%
July 202594.7%
August 202593.0%
September 202592.0%
October 202591.0%
November 202591.8%
December 202595.5%
January 202692.4%
February 202696.8%
March 202698.5%
April 202694.3%
May 202696.9%
June 202695.1%
July 202696.7%
August 202695.8%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202572.8%
May 202564.2%
June 202568.8%
July 202560.8%
August 202564.5%
September 202558.4%
October 202557.3%
November 202561.0%
December 202565.7%
January 202662.8%
February 202663.7%
March 202673.2%
April 202667.6%
May 202665.8%
June 202670.7%
July 202670.1%
August 202672.2%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
19.9%
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
19,659
August 2026 · NHS England
51.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
33k19k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202551.6%
September 202549.1%
October 202546.8%
November 202542.8%
December 202542.5%
January 202634.4%
February 202624.6%
March 202619.4%
April 202619.8%
May 202618.3%
June 202617.8%
July 202619.1%
August 202619.9%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202533,053
September 202532,108
October 202531,324
November 202528,308
December 202525,146
January 202624,114
February 202621,657
March 202618,933
April 202618,892
May 202620,527
June 202620,508
July 202620,799
August 202619,659

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to King's College 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: Bromley · Lambeth

Where King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above King's College 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

    • King's College 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