Shorter Wait

Waiting times/Other: Paediatric Services/Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Other: Paediatric Services waiting times at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

12week median wait · June 2026

Half of the 5,868 people on the other: paediatric services list here have been waiting longer than 12 weeks, half less. That is 1 week shorter than a year ago. 227 of them have been waiting more than a year.

68%

seen within 18 weeks
(the standard is 92%)

39

weeks for the slowest 8% of the queue

73 / 115

shortest wait in England for this specialty

Which way it’s moving

1 week shorter than a year ago.

Median wait each month, 18 months to June 2026.

How the queue is spread

How the queue is spread, in four-week bands. The rule marks the 18-week standard. 27% of this queue is already past it.

Treating sooner nearby

Comparable providers within 75 miles reporting a shorter wait. You have a legal right to ask for any of them.

ProviderMilesMedianSooner by
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Canterbury69 miles3 wks8 wks
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust Dartford22 miles4 wks8 wks
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Harlow24 miles5 wks6 wks
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Stanmore14 miles7 wks5 wks
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Guildford36 miles8 wks4 wks

Other waits here

The same right to choose applies to every one of these. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust reports 4 other specialties in the June 2026 figures.

SpecialtyWaitingMedian
Other: Medical Services2,2367 wks
Other: Mental Health Services13123 wks
Other: Other Services8114 wks
Other: Surgical Services5222 wks
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Straight answers

About this figure

This page presents official statistics and points to a right you already have. It isn’t medical advice, and it can’t tell you whether switching is right for you. Your clinician can.