Includes Newham General Hospital, The Royal London Hospital, Whipps Cross University Hospital. Official monthly statistics through July 2026. NHS source.
2025-08 → 2026-07 · range 52.9%–63.1%
High A&E pressure can affect planned operations. See Barts Health NHS Trust's waiting times for all specialties →
In July 2026, 1,169 patients here waited over 12 hours for a bed after the decision to admit them. If that happened to you or a relative, you can raise it: every trust has a PALS team (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) that must respond — find this trust's details →
Ordered by distance. Clinical urgency — not these figures — decides where an emergency is treated.
Figures: NHS England Monthly A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, July 2026. Updated monthly — next update expected mid-September 2026. Definitions and formulas. “Seen within 4 hours (A&E)” is the Type 1 (major department) measure, computed as NHS England does.