Compare Rivers Hospital, Spire Harpenden Hospital

Put up to three hospitals or providers side by side, for one specialty or for all of them. Figures for patients waiting at the end of August 2026.

First provider Second provider Third provider (optional) Specialty

Median wait by specialty

Median waits by specialty compared
Specialty	Rivers Hospital	Spire Harpenden Hospital	England
General surgery	11.5	7.8 (shortest)	12.8
Urology	11.0	–	12.2
Orthopaedics	13.8	10.7 (shortest)	13.9
Ear, nose and throat	25.4	3.5 (shortest)	15.4
Ophthalmology (eyes)	7.1	–	10.4
Gastroenterology	8.8	–	11.0
Gynaecology	9.8	–	14.2
Other medical specialties	3.5*	–	10.7
Other surgical specialties	–	3.9	11.4
Other services	25.0*	–	8.7
All specialties	11.6	8.8 (shortest)	12.2

Median wait in weeks. The shortest in each row is marked in bold; * means fewer than 50 patients waiting, so not compared. Choose a specialty to see a trend chart.