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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RJ7

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

NHS England counted 70,976 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is about the same as in August 2025 (71,199).

At the end of August 2026, 63.9% of the pathways waiting at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 3.4 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (60.5%). That is 28.1 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 78.2% of A&E attendances at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 0.2 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (78.0%). That is 16.8 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.6% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 1.3 percentage points lower than in April 2025 (78.9%). That is 7.4 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 24.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 13.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (10.6%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
70,976
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
63.9%
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
805
August 2026 · NHS England
71k67k August 2025August 2026
64.8%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,812427 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202571,199
September 202570,382
October 202569,198
November 202568,475
December 202568,653
January 202668,034
February 202668,056
March 202666,980
April 202668,123
May 202669,351
June 202669,326
July 202670,256
August 202670,976
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202560.5%
September 202560.8%
October 202560.5%
November 202560.4%
December 202560.2%
January 202660.5%
February 202662.2%
March 202663.4%
April 202663.0%
May 202663.1%
June 202664.8%
July 202664.6%
August 202663.9%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,812
September 20251,776
October 20251,543
November 20251,275
December 20251,038
January 2026918
February 2026728
March 2026427
April 2026471
May 2026579
June 2026570
July 2026710
August 2026805

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
78.2%
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
287
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
14,107
September 2026 · NHS England
81.7%0.0% September 2025September 2026
697287 September 2025September 2026
14k12k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202578.0%
October 202579.0%
November 202580.3%
December 202581.3%
January 202676.1%
February 202675.5%
March 202678.2%
April 202681.0%
May 202680.0%
June 202675.2%
July 202679.3%
August 202681.7%
September 202678.2%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025500
October 2025651
November 2025625
December 2025457
January 2026697
February 2026443
March 2026476
April 2026467
May 2026575
June 2026418
July 2026341
August 2026399
September 2026287
A&E attendances in the month
September 202512,879
October 202513,319
November 202513,213
December 202512,820
January 202613,334
February 202612,106
March 202613,294
April 202613,176
May 202613,585
June 202613,529
July 202613,876
August 202613,355
September 202614,107

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
85.0%
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
96.1%
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
77.6%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
85.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.4%0.0% April 2025August 2026
83.0%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202582.1%
May 202580.0%
June 202575.3%
July 202570.4%
August 202563.9%
September 202565.1%
October 202571.7%
November 202573.9%
December 202583.6%
January 202679.0%
February 202684.5%
March 202681.6%
April 202678.4%
May 202681.8%
June 202684.8%
July 202685.4%
August 202685.0%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202596.7%
May 202596.2%
June 202596.2%
July 202596.3%
August 202596.1%
September 202596.0%
October 202592.4%
November 202587.8%
December 202592.1%
January 202688.5%
February 202693.0%
March 202696.7%
April 202697.1%
May 202697.4%
June 202697.2%
July 202697.4%
August 202696.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202578.9%
May 202576.8%
June 202577.4%
July 202577.0%
August 202570.3%
September 202571.5%
October 202568.3%
November 202570.0%
December 202574.3%
January 202670.8%
February 202672.4%
March 202677.3%
April 202673.8%
May 202672.6%
June 202679.5%
July 202683.0%
August 202677.6%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
24.5%
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
17,918
August 2026 · NHS England
24.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
18k11k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202510.6%
September 20259.6%
October 20256.8%
November 20253.7%
December 20254.3%
January 20264.3%
February 20264.3%
March 20266.0%
April 20265.6%
May 202613.3%
June 202615.5%
July 202616.7%
August 202624.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202512,417
September 202513,061
October 202513,170
November 202511,987
December 202511,168
January 202612,108
February 202611,834
March 202613,192
April 202615,790
May 202616,200
June 202616,255
July 202616,479
August 202617,918

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to St George's University Hospitals 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: Wandsworth

Where St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

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

    • St George's University Hospitals 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