London · SW3 6NP
Royal Brompton Hospital
Royal Brompton Hospital is a specialist heart and lung hospital in Chelsea with 312 beds, adult intensive care and Europe's largest centre for cystic fibrosis. It has no A&E. Children's heart and lung inpatient services moved to Evelina London in May 2026.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Royal Brompton Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard020 7352 8121- Appointments020 3733 2743
- Adult Intensive Care Unit020 7351 8587
- Outpatient parking reservations (Dudmaston Mews)Mon–Fri 9am–5pm020 7351 8012
- PALSMon–Fri 9am–4pm; pals@rbht.nhs.uk020 7349 7715
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9am–5pm; Wed 10am–5pm (Guy's office closed 1pm–1.30pm)020 7188 8801
PALS email: pals@gstt.nhs.uk
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Royal Brompton Hospital?
Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP
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Visiting times at Royal Brompton Hospital
Adult wards
Set by each ward, 7 days a week: mostly 2pm–8pm or 10am–1pm and 2pm–8pm (no visiting 1pm–2pm); 2 visitors per patient, who can visit together
Intensive care
Adult Intensive Care Unit 11am–7.30pm; Elizabeth ICU/HDU 2pm–4pm
No flowers or plants in intensive care and high dependency units. Do not visit with respiratory symptoms, sickness or diarrhoea.
Parking at Royal Brompton Hospital
No patient or public car park; very limited drop-off on Sydney Street and a few Blue Badge bays on nearby streets (the two in front of the main entrance are limited to 4 hours). Five free bays in Dudmaston Mews can be reserved by outpatients (and used by visitors after 4pm on weekdays). Not in the central London Congestion Charge zone.
Free or reduced parking: Reserved outpatient bays in Dudmaston Mews are free (book on 020 7351 8012)
Getting there
- By bus14, 211, 345 and 414 stop outside the Fulham wing on Fulham Road; 49 and 211 stop on Sydney Street by the main reception; 11, 19, 22, 49, 211 and 319 serve King's Road
- By trainSouth Kensington Underground station (Circle, District and Piccadilly lines), 5–10 minutes' walk
Shops, food and facilities
- Restaurant (Sydney wing, level one)
- Joe's Café (Sydney Street reception)
- Convenience store
- Snack bar (Fulham wing outpatients)
- Vending machines (24 hours)
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 Royal Brompton 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'
- Guy's HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–8pm daily (registration closes at 7pm, earlier if full) · Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT
- 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
- Harefield HospitalHill End Road, Harefield, UB9 6JH
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Royal Brompton Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Royal Brompton Hospital?
The main number for Royal Brompton Hospital is 020 7352 8121. Other useful numbers: appointments 020 3733 2743; adult intensive care unit 020 7351 8587; outpatient parking reservations (dudmaston mews) 020 7351 8012. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 020 7188 8801.
What are the visiting times at Royal Brompton Hospital?
Adult wards: Set by each ward, 7 days a week: mostly 2pm–8pm or 10am–1pm and 2pm–8pm (no visiting 1pm–2pm); 2 visitors per patient, who can visit together. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Royal Brompton Hospital?
No patient or public car park; very limited drop-off on Sydney Street and a few Blue Badge bays on nearby streets (the two in front of the main entrance are limited to 4 hours). Five free bays in Dudmaston Mews can be reserved by outpatients (and used by visitors after 4pm on weekdays). Not in the central London Congestion Charge zone. Reserved outpatient bays in Dudmaston Mews are free (book on 020 7351 8012).
Where is Royal Brompton Hospital?
Royal Brompton Hospital is at Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP. It is run by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: 14, 211, 345 and 414 stop outside the Fulham wing on Fulham Road; 49 and 211 stop on Sydney Street by the main reception; 11, 19, 22, 49, 211 and 319 serve King's Road.
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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