London · WC1E 6JD
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Hospital for Tropical Diseases is the NHS's only dedicated hospital for tropical and travel-related diseases such as malaria, leprosy and Chagas disease. Its outpatient clinics and travel clinic are at Mortimer Market, off Tottenham Court Road, and inpatients are cared for at University College Hospital. It also runs an emergency self-referral service.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Hospital for Tropical Diseases phone numbers
Hospital020 3447 5968Email uclh.htdadmin@nhs.net- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 9am–4pm in person (excluding bank holidays)020 3447 3042
PALS email: uclh.pals@nhs.net
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Hospital for Tropical Diseases?
Mortimer Market, Capper Street (off Tottenham Court Road), London, WC1E 6JB, WC1E 6JD
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Parking at Hospital for Tropical Diseases
No patient or visitor car parking. Blue Badge patients need a Camden parking dispensation to use disabled bays around Mortimer Market. Inside the Congestion Charge and ULEZ zones.
Free or reduced parking: Camden parking dispensation for Blue Badge holders who are patients; not for visitors or carers.
Getting there
- By busRoutes 14, 24, 73, 134 and 390 run along Tottenham Court Road. Nearest tube: Warren Street and Euston Square.
How University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Hospital for Tropical Diseases and the trust’s other hospitals.
Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources
NHSQueue score: 5.5 out of 10
Better than mostUniversity College London Hospitals ranks 53 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 49% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 61% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 23% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 78% 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
11.8 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 65.3% under 18 weeks · 78,841 waiting
+913 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
74.9%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 13,573 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
27.3%
waiting 6+ weeks · 15,117 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
85.4%
77.5% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by University College London Hospitals
- University College HospitalA&E open 24 hours · 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU
- National Hospital for Neurology and NeurosurgeryQueen Square, London, WC1N 3BG
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals47-49 Huntley Street, London, WC1E 6DG (postal address: 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG)
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street16-18 Westmoreland Street, London, W1G 8PH
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Hospital for Tropical Diseases: common questions
What is the phone number for Hospital for Tropical Diseases?
The main number for Hospital for Tropical Diseases is 020 3447 5968. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 020 3447 3042.
How much is parking at Hospital for Tropical Diseases?
No patient or visitor car parking. Blue Badge patients need a Camden parking dispensation to use disabled bays around Mortimer Market. Inside the Congestion Charge and ULEZ zones. Camden parking dispensation for Blue Badge holders who are patients; not for visitors or carers.
Where is Hospital for Tropical Diseases?
Hospital for Tropical Diseases is at Mortimer Market, Capper Street (off Tottenham Court Road), London, WC1E 6JB, WC1E 6JD. It is run by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: Routes 14, 24, 73, 134 and 390 run along Tottenham Court Road. Nearest tube: Warren Street and Euston Square.
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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