London · SE1 7EH
St Thomas' Hospital
St Thomas' Hospital is Guy's and St Thomas'’s largest hospital, on the Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament, with a 24-hour Emergency Department (East Wing). It is the trust's maternity site, with a Hospital Birth Centre (labour ward) for complex births and planned caesareans and the midwife-led Home from Home Birth Centre, and it hosts Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
St Thomas' Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard020 7188 718824 hours- MaternityMon–Fri 9am–5pm020 7188 2300
- Maternity Assessment Unit (18+ weeks)24 hours020 7188 1723
- Early Pregnancy and Acute Gynaecology Unit (under 18 weeks)Mon–Fri 8.30am–5pm; weekends and bank holidays 9.30am–3pm020 7188 0864
- Hospital Birth Centre (labour ward)020 7188 2973
- Home from Home Birth Centre020 7188 2966
- PALSOffice at the main entrance020 7188 8801
- Gassiot House patient lodge (bookings)020 7188 0276
PALS email: pals@gstt.nhs.uk
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is St Thomas' Hospital?
Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH
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Visiting times at St Thomas' 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
Maternity
1 or 2 named birth partners during labour and birth; no under-16s in the birth centres except your own children; ask the nurse in charge about postnatal ward visiting
No children on adult wards except in exceptional circumstances. Most wards have protected mealtimes when visitors are asked to leave. Critical care units set their own times (ask the unit). Children's wards: see Evelina London.
Parking at St Thomas' Hospital
Hospital car park open 24 hours, very limited and often with a queue. The hospital is inside the Congestion Charge zone and ULEZ.
- per hour (any part of an hour)£3.50
Free or reduced parking: Free disabled parking for Blue Badge holders with an appointment that day (claim at the security desk)
Shops, food and facilities
- M&S café and Simply Food (main entrance)
- Costa Coffee (main entrance, open 24 hours)
- Toms@Riverside café (North Wing)
- Toms@Shepherd Hall restaurant (South Wing)
- WHSmith with Post Office (main entrance)
- Stock Shop for clothes and essentials
- Cash machine (near main reception)
- Free NHS Wi-Fi
- Chapel and multi-faith prayer room
- MediCinema
- Changing Places toilet
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 St Thomas' 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
- 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 →
St Thomas' Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for St Thomas' Hospital?
The main number for St Thomas' Hospital is 020 7188 7188. Other useful numbers: maternity 020 7188 2300; maternity assessment unit (18+ weeks) 020 7188 1723; early pregnancy and acute gynaecology unit (under 18 weeks) 020 7188 0864. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 020 7188 8801.
What are the visiting times at St Thomas' Hospital?
Adult wards: 2pm–7.30pm on adult wards unless agreed otherwise with the ward; 2 visitors per patient, who can visit together. Maternity: 1 or 2 named birth partners during labour and birth; no under-16s in the birth centres except your own children; ask the nurse in charge about postnatal ward visiting. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at St Thomas' Hospital?
Hospital car park open 24 hours, very limited and often with a queue. The hospital is inside the Congestion Charge zone and ULEZ. Charges: per hour (any part of an hour): £3.50. Free disabled parking for Blue Badge holders with an appointment that day (claim at the security desk).
Where is St Thomas' Hospital?
St Thomas' Hospital is at Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH. It is run by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Does St Thomas' Hospital have an A&E?
Yes. St Thomas' Hospital has an emergency department (24 hours, 7 days). Across Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, 75.1% of 17,647 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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