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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RAL

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

NHS England counted 137,873 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is down 2% from 140,244 in August 2025.

At the end of August 2026, 62.7% of the pathways waiting at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 4.1 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (58.6%). That is 29.3 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 80.1% of A&E attendances at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 2.3 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (77.8%). That is 14.9 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 86.0% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 26.3 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (59.7%). It is the highest figure in the 17 periods shown here. That is 1.0 points above the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 20.8% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 3.3 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (17.5%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 10 May 2019.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
137,873
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
62.7%
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
1,334
August 2026 · NHS England
140k133k August 2025August 2026
64.9%0.0% August 2025August 2026
3,1831,331 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 2025140,244
September 2025137,161
October 2025137,088
November 2025136,901
December 2025138,633
January 2026140,160
February 2026139,908
March 2026133,309
April 2026136,889
May 2026139,220
June 2026139,476
July 2026139,655
August 2026137,873
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202558.6%
September 202560.1%
October 202559.0%
November 202558.7%
December 202559.1%
January 202659.2%
February 202660.8%
March 202664.9%
April 202663.1%
May 202663.3%
June 202663.2%
July 202662.7%
August 202662.7%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20253,183
September 20252,850
October 20252,634
November 20252,380
December 20252,268
January 20262,381
February 20262,394
March 20261,331
April 20261,751
May 20261,825
June 20261,589
July 20261,546
August 20261,334

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
80.1%
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
2,031
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
45,096
September 2026 · NHS England
82.0%0.0% September 2025September 2026
2,5081,771 September 2025September 2026
45k39k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202577.8%
October 202577.6%
November 202576.8%
December 202576.8%
January 202675.5%
February 202677.0%
March 202680.7%
April 202682.0%
May 202680.3%
June 202680.3%
July 202680.3%
August 202680.4%
September 202680.1%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 20251,975
October 20252,109
November 20252,065
December 20251,921
January 20262,508
February 20261,870
March 20261,771
April 20261,795
May 20261,862
June 20261,778
July 20261,996
August 20261,946
September 20262,031
A&E attendances in the month
September 202541,815
October 202544,189
November 202543,853
December 202543,497
January 202643,678
February 202639,296
March 202644,561
April 202643,400
May 202645,195
June 202644,998
July 202644,701
August 202641,470
September 202645,096

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
82.3%
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
94.5%
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
86.0%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
82.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
95.3%0.0% April 2025August 2026
86.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202576.0%
May 202574.4%
June 202576.3%
July 202578.1%
August 202575.6%
September 202577.3%
October 202576.6%
November 202578.4%
December 202580.1%
January 202674.7%
February 202682.3%
March 202680.7%
April 202678.0%
May 202680.0%
June 202680.5%
July 202680.1%
August 202682.3%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202587.8%
May 202589.9%
June 202591.7%
July 202590.7%
August 202589.8%
September 202589.6%
October 202592.2%
November 202592.2%
December 202593.9%
January 202691.3%
February 202695.3%
March 202694.3%
April 202694.3%
May 202694.2%
June 202694.4%
July 202694.1%
August 202694.5%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202559.7%
May 202559.2%
June 202560.9%
July 202564.5%
August 202568.1%
September 202572.6%
October 202578.5%
November 202576.8%
December 202580.2%
January 202684.8%
February 202681.4%
March 202684.9%
April 202681.1%
May 202685.3%
June 202679.0%
July 202675.2%
August 202686.0%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
20.8%
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
31,482
August 2026 · NHS England
22.7%0.0% August 2025August 2026
35k27k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202517.5%
September 202513.6%
October 202512.8%
November 202512.8%
December 202514.5%
January 202614.4%
February 202612.2%
March 202614.9%
April 202619.9%
May 202622.7%
June 202622.2%
July 202618.7%
August 202620.8%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202527,899
September 202528,239
October 202528,235
November 202527,860
December 202527,296
January 202630,439
February 202631,410
March 202634,925
April 202633,768
May 202633,225
June 202633,906
July 202634,301
August 202631,482

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is “Requires improvement”, published on 10 May 2019. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to Royal Free London 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: Barnet · Camden · Enfield

Where Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • Royal Free London 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