London · SE1 9RT
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is a research and teaching hospital at London Bridge and a major centre for planned (elective) care in south east London, home to Guy's Cancer Centre, the largest provider of cancer care in London. It has no A&E, but runs a walk-in urgent care centre for minor injuries and illnesses (ages 12 months and over).
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Guy's Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard020 7188 718824 hours- Urgent care centre8am–8pm daily; registration closes 7pm020 3049 8970
- PALSGround floor office; closed 1pm–1.30pm020 7188 8801
PALS email: pals@gstt.nhs.uk
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Guy's Hospital?
Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT
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Visiting times at Guy's Hospital
Adult wards
2pm – 7.30pm
2pm–7.30pm on adult wards unless agreed otherwise with the ward; 2 visitors per patient, who can visit together
No children on adult wards except in exceptional circumstances. Most wards have protected mealtimes when visitors are asked to leave. Extra visits can be arranged for end-of-life care, difficult news or carers.
Parking at Guy's Hospital
No general public car park. Limited Blue Badge bays for patients with an appointment that day (first come, first served, entrance on Crosby Row). A private car park at Snowsfields/Kipling Street is a 5-minute walk, with charges displayed at its entrance. The hospital is inside the Congestion Charge zone and ULEZ.
Free or reduced parking: Blue Badge bays (appointment holders, first come, first served)
Shops, food and facilities
- Barista & Baker café (main reception, open 24 hours)
- Toms@Guy's café (Bermondsey Wing)
- WHSmith
- M&S
- Cash machine (main entrance)
- Free NHS Wi-Fi
- Changing Places toilet
- MediCinema
How Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Guy's 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: 5.6 out of 10
Better than mostGuy's and St Thomas' ranks 51 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 68% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 62% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 29% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 33% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 72% 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
11.0 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 68.2% under 18 weeks · 109,056 waiting
−1,446 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
75.1%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 17,647 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
25.5%
waiting 6+ weeks · 29,460 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
86.8%
61.5% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by Guy's and St Thomas'
- St Thomas' HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH
- Evelina London Children's HospitalA&E open 24 hours · St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH
- Royal Brompton HospitalSydney Street, London SW3 6NP
- Harefield HospitalHill End Road, Harefield, UB9 6JH
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Guy's Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Guy's Hospital?
The main number for Guy's Hospital is 020 7188 7188. Other useful numbers: urgent care centre 020 3049 8970; pals 020 7188 8801. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 020 7188 8801.
What are the visiting times at Guy's Hospital?
Adult wards: 2pm–7.30pm on adult wards unless agreed otherwise with the ward; 2 visitors per patient, who can visit together. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Guy's Hospital?
No general public car park. Limited Blue Badge bays for patients with an appointment that day (first come, first served, entrance on Crosby Row). A private car park at Snowsfields/Kipling Street is a 5-minute walk, with charges displayed at its entrance. The hospital is inside the Congestion Charge zone and ULEZ. Blue Badge bays (appointment holders, first come, first served).
Where is Guy's Hospital?
Guy's Hospital is at Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT. It is run by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Does Guy's Hospital have an A&E?
Guy's Hospital has a urgent treatment centre (8am–8pm daily (registration closes at 7pm, earlier if full)) for minor injuries and illnesses, not a full A&E. In a life-threatening emergency call 999.
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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