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The Royal London Hospital
The Royal London Hospital is a Barts Health hospital on Whitechapel Road in east London. It has a 24-hour A&E for all ages.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 27 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
The Royal London Hospital phone numbers
Hospital020 7377 7000Published on nhs.uk; information supplied by the trust.In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is The Royal London Hospital?
Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1FR
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Visiting times at The Royal London Hospital
Adult wards
Up to 2 visitorsVisiting times vary by ward: please check with the ward before travelling. Maximum 2 visitors at the bedside at one time
Exceptions are possible for very ill patients, end-of-life care and patients with learning disabilities or complex needs. Please don't visit with cold or flu symptoms, or within 48 hours of vomiting or diarrhoea.
Parking at The Royal London Hospital
No general public parking at the hospital. There are a few Blue Badge spaces and limited on-street parking nearby. Drop-off and pick-up is via Stepney Way.
Getting there
- By busBuses along Whitechapel Road include routes 25, 106, 205, 253 and 254; others run along Commercial Road.
- By trainWhitechapel station is almost directly opposite the hospital.
How Barts Health NHS Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Barts Health NHS Trust as a whole, covering The Royal London Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.
Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources
NHSQueue score: 4.1 out of 10
Around averageBarts Health ranks 85 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 36% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 52% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 19% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 77% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 25% of trusts
Each measure is compared with every other NHS hospital trust, then combined: waiting list 35%, A&E 20%, tests 15%, cancer 15%, CQC 15%. How the score works
Waiting list for planned treatment
12.5 weeksF wait grade
median wait · 63.8% under 18 weeks · 121,618 waiting
+85 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
73.1%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 43,986 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
30.0%
waiting 6+ weeks · 36,561 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
81.4%
81.1% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by Barts Health
The Royal London Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for The Royal London Hospital?
The main number for The Royal London Hospital is 020 7377 7000.
What are the visiting times at The Royal London Hospital?
Adult wards: Visiting times vary by ward: please check with the ward before travelling. Maximum 2 visitors at the bedside at one time. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at The Royal London Hospital?
No general public parking at the hospital. There are a few Blue Badge spaces and limited on-street parking nearby. Drop-off and pick-up is via Stepney Way.
Where is The Royal London Hospital?
The Royal London Hospital is at Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 1FR. It is run by Barts Health NHS Trust. By bus: Buses along Whitechapel Road include routes 25, 106, 205, 253 and 254; others run along Commercial Road.
Does The Royal London Hospital have an A&E?
Yes. The Royal London Hospital has an emergency department (24 hours, 7 days). Across Barts Health NHS Trust, 73.1% of 43,986 A&E attendances ended within 4 hours in August 2026.
Sources: NHS England statistics on referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times (July 2026), A&E attendances (August 2026), diagnostic waiting times (DM01) and cancer waiting times, published 10 September 2026; hospital sites from the nhs.uk organisation data. Figures are checked against the official national totals before every update.
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