Mount Vernon Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, HA6 2RN
- Phone
- 01895 238282 (The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust switchboard)
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Mount Vernon Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 32,558 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 14.7 wks | 1,371 |
| Urology | 16.8 wks | 1,583 |
| Orthopaedics | 14.2 wks | 5,993 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 17.4 wks | 3,657 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 9.8 wks | 2,829 |
| Oral surgery | 17.7 wks | 2,185 |
| Plastic surgery | 17.3 wks | 27 |
| General medicine | 41.5 wks | 3 |
| Gastroenterology | 8.4 wks | 1,027 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 19.6 wks | 1,945 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 6.9 wks | 1,154 |
| Respiratory medicine | 11.4 wks | 793 |
| Neurology | 8.1 wks | 398 |
| Rheumatology | 9.5 wks | 423 |
| Elderly medicine | 7.2 wks | 93 |
| Gynaecology | 7.4 wks | 1,597 |
| Other medical specialties | 12.2 wks | 3,892 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 11.8 wks | 1,060 |
| Other surgical specialties | 11.2 wks | 2,082 |
| Other services | 6.6 wks | 446 |
More about waiting times at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Mount Vernon Hospital: Good. Published 4 June 2025. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 81.9% of the 12,624 people who went to A&E at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).
Other NHS hospitals nearby
You can usually choose where to have planned NHS treatment. Hospitals run by other trusts, with each trust's median wait across all specialties:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Cancer CentreEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 0.0 miles | 12.1 wks |
| Harefield HospitalGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 1.7 miles | 11.4 wks |
| Watford General HospitalWest Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 3.0 miles | 12.0 wks |
| Sir William Gowers CentreUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 4.4 miles | 12.0 wks |
| The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore)Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | 5.9 miles | 8.9 wks |
| Northwick Park HospitalLondon North West University Healthcare NHS Trust | 6.0 miles | 11.9 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.
Other hospitals run by The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- The Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge