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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children waiting times

8,461 people were waiting for planned treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust at the end of September 2026. Half had waited more than 11.6 weeks, 0.6 weeks shorter than England's (12.2).

NHS waiting times · West and North London · Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

All specialties, September 2026

8,461

waiting

up 511 (6.4%) on a year earlier

11.6 wk

median wait

England 12.2

72.6%

under 18 weeks

England 65.9%

244

over a year

England 113,490

Waits by specialty

Every specialty with people waiting at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, beside England's median. Select a column heading to sort.

median wait, in weeks (scale 0 to 40)England's median for the same specialty

SpecialtyWaitingMedian wait, weeksAgainst England's medianUnder 18 weeksOver a year
All specialtiesEvery consultant-led specialty together8,46111.672.6%244

The last 13 months

September 2025 to September 2026.

7,9508,461September 2025September 2026
People waiting at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, by monthLowest 7,676, highest 8,547. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 20257,950
October 20257,746
November 20257,676
December 20258,053
January 20268,251
February 20268,448
March 20268,547
April 20268,338
May 20268,228
June 20268,382
July 20268,433
August 20268,193
September 20268,461
11.2 wk11.6 wkSeptember 2025September 2026
Median wait at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, weeksLowest 9.7 wk, highest 11.8 wk. The scale starts near the lowest value.
The figures
MonthValue
September 202511.2 wk
October 202511.3 wk
November 202510.4 wk
December 202510.8 wk
January 202610.4 wk
February 202610.6 wk
March 20269.7 wk
April 202611.0 wk
May 202611.6 wk
June 202610.3 wk
July 202610.9 wk
August 202611.8 wk
September 202611.6 wk

Waiting for an operation

A woman at her kitchen table reading a hospital appointment letter
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People whose consultant has decided to admit them for treatment, usually an operation, and people admitted in September 2026 with how long they had waited.

SpecialtyWaiting to be admittedTheir median wait, weeksAdmitted for treatment this monthHalf had waited over, weeks92% within, weeks
All specialties2,30414.442716.553.3

Other trusts in West and North London

You can often choose where you're referred. These are the other NHS trusts in the same area.

TrustWaitingMedian wait, weeksOrthopaedics median, weeks
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital72,44311.915.7
Hillingdon Hospitals32,69512.414.5
Imperial College Healthcare83,65811.213.6
London North West University Healthcare81,20512.115.8
Moorfields Eye Hospital41,9197.4
Royal Free London133,42912.516.0
Royal Marsden1,7064.6
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital10,9839.29.4
University College London Hospitals81,25311.89.1
Whittington Health22,34111.27.7

Use these figures

Free to quote and reuse, for journalists, researchers and AI agents. Please credit "Thera Travel, from NHS England data" and link to theratravel.co.uk/nhs-waiting-times. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times. Open Government Licence v3.0.

This trust as JSON: /nhs-waiting-times/great-ormond-street-hospital-for-children.json. NHS England organisation code RP4.

Source: NHS England, Referral to Treatment waiting times, September 2026 (published November 2026). Next figures expected 10 December 2026. Journalists: press page.

Questions

How long is the wait at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children?

At the end of September 2026, 8,461 people were waiting for planned treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust. Half had waited more than 11.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England. 72.6% had waited under 18 weeks and 244 over a year. Source: NHS England.

Where do these figures come from?

NHS England's referral-to-treatment statistics for September 2026, published November 2026. We update this page every month.

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