The Whittington Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Trust Offices, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF
- Phone
- 020 7272 3070 (Whittington Health NHS 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
Whittington Health NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including The Whittington Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 22,760 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 12.6 wks | 4,341 |
| Urology | 11.9 wks | 1,647 |
| Orthopaedics | 8.5 wks | 2,089 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 18.0 wks | 2,606 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 9.5 wks | 1,091 |
| Oral surgery | 11.3 wks | 131 |
| Plastic surgery | 17.2 wks | 144 |
| Gastroenterology | 6.3 wks | 1,108 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 11.0 wks | 953 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 28.3 wks | 1,748 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.6 wks | 707 |
| Neurology | 12.5 wks | 973 |
| Rheumatology | 5.5 wks | 305 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.3 wks | 91 |
| Gynaecology | 14.5 wks | 3,189 |
| Other medical specialties | 6.6 wks | 1,637 |
Care Quality Commission rating
The Whittington Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 6 March 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Whittington Health NHS Trust overall: Good. Published 20 March 2020.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 72.1% of the 9,715 people who went to A&E at Whittington Health NHS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Free HospitalRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | 1.5 miles | 13.2 wks |
| University College Hospital & Elizabeth Garrett Anderson WingUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 2.9 miles | 12.0 wks |
| Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Bolsover Street)Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | 3.0 miles | 8.9 wks |
| Great Ormond Street HospitalGreat Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Foundation Trust | 3.2 miles | 11.8 wks |
| Moorfields Eye HospitalMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 3.4 miles | 7.7 wks |
| St Mary's Hospital, LondonImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust | 3.7 miles | 10.8 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.