Sir William Gowers Centre
Address and phone number
- Address
- The National Society For Epilepsy, Chesham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 0RJ
- Phone
- 020 3456 7890 (University College London 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
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Sir William Gowers Centre. At the end of August 2026, half of its 80,143 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 9.5 wks | 74 |
| Urology | 14.5 wks | 5,131 |
| Orthopaedics | 9.1 wks | 3,449 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 13.5 wks | 7,621 |
| Oral surgery | 11.7 wks | 7,435 |
| Neurosurgery | 13.2 wks | 3,578 |
| General medicine | 16.0 wks | 5,530 |
| Gastroenterology | 9.7 wks | 3,932 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 9.8 wks | 806 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 11.2 wks | 2,808 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.1 wks | 741 |
| Neurology | 11.0 wks | 5,558 |
| Rheumatology | 12.5 wks | 827 |
| Elderly medicine | 4.2 wks | 62 |
| Gynaecology | 16.5 wks | 6,301 |
| Other medical specialties | 12.8 wks | 10,568 |
| Other mental health | 7.6 wks | 884 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 13.7 wks | 5,005 |
| Other surgical specialties | 10.1 wks | 8,190 |
| Other services | 6.3 wks | 1,643 |
More about waiting times at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Sir William Gowers Centre: Good. Published 11 December 2018. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 11 December 2018.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 74.7% of the 14,600 people who went to A&E at University College London 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harefield HospitalGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 3.0 miles | 11.4 wks |
| Mount Vernon Cancer CentreEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 4.4 miles | 12.1 wks |
| Mount Vernon HospitalThe Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 4.4 miles | 12.6 wks |
| Wexham Park HospitalFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | 6.3 miles | 13.2 wks |
| Watford General HospitalWest Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 6.5 miles | 12.0 wks |
| Wycombe HospitalBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 8.8 miles | 13.5 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.