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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RJ2

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

NHS England counted 55,419 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 4% from 53,533 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 65.9% of the pathways waiting at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 6.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (59.1%). That is 26.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 71.1% of A&E attendances at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.4 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (68.7%). That is 23.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 71.5% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 5.7 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (65.8%). That is 13.5 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 31.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 18.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (12.7%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 3 July 2020.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
55,419
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.9%
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
772
August 2026 · NHS England
57k54k August 2025August 2026
66.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,744772 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202553,533
September 202554,488
October 202555,958
November 202556,331
December 202555,919
January 202656,367
February 202654,916
March 202655,294
April 202656,289
May 202657,283
June 202657,451
July 202655,811
August 202655,419
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202559.1%
September 202561.1%
October 202561.9%
November 202562.3%
December 202562.4%
January 202662.3%
February 202662.0%
March 202664.9%
April 202664.1%
May 202664.9%
June 202666.6%
July 202666.0%
August 202665.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,744
September 20251,507
October 20251,369
November 20251,225
December 20251,105
January 20261,097
February 20261,013
March 2026839
April 2026848
May 2026933
June 2026905
July 2026875
August 2026772

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
71.1%
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
713
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
33,723
September 2026 · NHS England
77.1%0.0% September 2025September 2026
943466 September 2025September 2026
36k24k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202568.7%
October 202576.1%
November 202576.6%
December 202575.6%
January 202671.8%
February 202674.3%
March 202675.8%
April 202677.1%
May 202675.9%
June 202675.7%
July 202672.8%
August 202674.4%
September 202671.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025598
October 2025652
November 2025506
December 2025674
January 2026943
February 2026703
March 2026487
April 2026466
May 2026533
June 2026582
July 2026769
August 2026557
September 2026713
A&E attendances in the month
September 202524,392
October 202533,718
November 202533,675
December 202533,294
January 202633,330
February 202630,622
March 202635,406
April 202633,808
May 202636,102
June 202635,356
July 202635,150
August 202633,831
September 202633,723

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
81.7%
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
96.7%
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
71.5%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
83.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
96.7%0.0% April 2025August 2026
74.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202575.7%
May 202575.9%
June 202576.3%
July 202578.5%
August 202574.6%
September 202574.8%
October 202576.3%
November 202575.6%
December 202578.7%
January 202674.4%
February 202681.2%
March 202681.5%
April 202678.3%
May 202682.2%
July 202683.7%
August 202681.7%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202590.6%
May 202596.5%
June 202591.2%
July 202595.9%
August 202593.5%
September 202590.8%
October 202588.4%
November 202591.6%
December 202587.6%
January 202688.4%
February 202695.4%
March 202694.2%
April 202691.2%
May 202687.1%
June 202671.4%
July 202695.2%
August 202696.7%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202565.8%
May 202566.7%
June 202561.5%
July 202562.7%
August 202571.0%
September 202571.8%
October 202567.8%
November 202565.6%
December 202569.8%
January 202655.5%
February 202660.0%
March 202674.8%
April 202671.4%
May 202669.1%
June 202631.9%
July 202669.0%
August 202671.5%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
31.3%
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
18,529
August 2026 · NHS England
31.3%0.0% August 2025August 2026
19k15k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202512.7%
September 202513.7%
October 202513.7%
November 202514.3%
December 202512.3%
January 202614.1%
February 202612.4%
March 202614.4%
April 202618.5%
May 202623.1%
June 202626.6%
July 202627.6%
August 202631.3%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202515,345
September 202515,313
October 202515,457
November 202515,085
December 202514,644
January 202615,888
February 202616,541
March 202616,611
April 202617,692
May 202618,409
June 202618,814
July 202618,721
August 202618,529

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 3 July 2020. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Lewisham and Greenwich 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: Bexley · Greenwich · Lewisham

Where Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Lewisham and Greenwich 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