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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS trust · London · England · code RRV

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

NHS England counted 79,701 referral-to-treatment pathways waiting at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of August 2026. That is up 8% from 73,646 in August 2025. It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here.

At the end of August 2026, 65.5% of the pathways waiting at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting under 18 weeks, according to NHS England. That is 7.6 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (57.9%). It is the highest figure in the 13 periods shown here. That is 26.5 points below the 92% the standard sets out.

In September 2026, 74.7% of A&E attendances at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, NHS England reports. That is 5.3 percentage points higher than in September 2025 (69.4%). That is 20.3 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

In August 2026, 77.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started treatment within 62 days, NHS England reports. That is 2.6 percentage points higher than in April 2025 (74.8%). That is 7.6 points below the 85% the standard sets out.

At the end of August 2026, 25.5% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting six weeks or more, NHS England reports. That is 14.8 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (10.7%).

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 11 December 2018.

Planned care waiting times

Waiting list (referral to treatment)
79,701
August 2026 · NHS England
Incomplete pathways: a person waiting for two treatments counts twice.
Waiting under 18 weeks
65.5%
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
845
August 2026 · NHS England
80k72k August 2025August 2026
65.5%0.0% August 2025August 2026
1,449774 August 2025August 2026
Waiting list (referral to treatment)
August 202573,646
September 202572,763
October 202571,963
November 202572,761
December 202574,383
January 202675,679
February 202675,321
March 202674,306
April 202676,663
May 202677,296
June 202677,531
July 202678,451
August 202679,701
Waiting under 18 weeks
August 202557.9%
September 202558.5%
October 202558.1%
November 202558.9%
December 202559.2%
January 202660.4%
February 202661.8%
March 202663.2%
April 202662.4%
May 202663.9%
June 202665.0%
July 202665.3%
August 202665.5%
Waiting more than 52 weeks
August 20251,335
September 20251,410
October 20251,449
November 20251,236
December 20251,130
January 20261,109
February 20261,049
March 20261,116
April 20261,329
May 20261,222
June 2026884
July 2026774
August 2026845

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
74.7%
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
246
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
14,600
September 2026 · NHS England
80.9%0.0% September 2025September 2026
31756 September 2025September 2026
15k13k September 2025September 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours (all types)
September 202569.4%
October 202572.9%
November 202570.4%
December 202573.3%
January 202669.1%
February 202674.3%
March 202680.9%
April 202679.7%
May 202678.9%
June 202676.3%
July 202675.9%
August 202674.9%
September 202674.7%
A&E: waits of 12 hours or more from decision to admit
September 2025194
October 2025219
November 2025292
December 2025128
January 2026317
February 2026287
March 202666
April 202656
May 202677
June 2026153
July 2026184
August 2026131
September 2026246
A&E attendances in the month
September 202513,436
October 202514,572
November 202514,277
December 202513,752
January 202613,778
February 202612,539
March 202614,539
April 202613,708
May 202614,155
June 202614,073
July 202614,726
August 202613,573
September 202614,600

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
87.8%
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
77.4%
August 2026 · NHS England
Standard: NHS England: the operational standard is that 85% of people begin first definitive treatment within 62 days. Source
87.9%0.0% April 2025August 2026
97.5%0.0% April 2025August 2026
81.8%0.0% April 2025August 2026
Cancer: told within 28 days (Faster Diagnosis Standard)
April 202581.2%
May 202577.8%
June 202580.6%
July 202583.6%
August 202584.9%
September 202584.6%
October 202587.9%
November 202584.9%
December 202582.7%
January 202680.7%
February 202685.5%
March 202684.8%
April 202680.8%
May 202682.4%
June 202687.3%
July 202685.4%
August 202687.8%
Cancer: treated within 31 days of decision to treat
April 202597.0%
May 202596.1%
June 202595.9%
July 202596.2%
August 202596.2%
September 202591.2%
October 202596.7%
November 202596.2%
December 202596.1%
January 202697.1%
February 202697.0%
March 202696.5%
April 202696.3%
May 202696.5%
June 202697.5%
July 202696.6%
August 202696.1%
Cancer: treated within 62 days
April 202574.8%
May 202570.7%
June 202570.9%
July 202575.1%
August 202579.1%
September 202580.1%
October 202578.4%
November 202579.9%
December 202576.9%
January 202675.7%
February 202677.6%
March 202681.8%
April 202678.4%
May 202678.3%
June 202675.5%
July 202677.5%
August 202677.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
25.5%
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
14,894
August 2026 · NHS England
28.6%0.0% August 2025August 2026
17k13k August 2025August 2026
Waiting six weeks or more for a diagnostic test
August 202510.7%
September 202514.3%
October 202514.8%
November 202515.4%
December 202522.4%
January 202626.0%
February 202623.6%
March 202627.2%
April 202628.5%
May 202627.6%
June 202628.6%
July 202627.3%
August 202625.5%
Diagnostic waiting list
August 202513,054
September 202513,266
October 202513,809
November 202514,311
December 202515,126
January 202616,425
February 202617,007
March 202617,434
April 202617,196
May 202616,580
June 202615,893
July 202614,948
August 202614,894

Care Quality Commission rating

The Care Quality Commission's latest published overall rating for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is “Good”, published on 11 December 2018. CQC page for this provider.

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to University College London 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: Camden

Where University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above University College London 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

    • University College London 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