Horton General Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Horton Hospital, Oxford Road, Banbury, OX16 9AL
- Phone
- 0300 304 7777 (Oxford University 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
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Horton General Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 89,940 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 12.0 wks | 1,631 |
| Urology | 15.9 wks | 4,657 |
| Orthopaedics | 15.1 wks | 8,112 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 18.7 wks | 7,261 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 17.7 wks | 5,433 |
| Oral surgery | 20.2 wks | 3,128 |
| Neurosurgery | 11.6 wks | 1,122 |
| Plastic surgery | 14.4 wks | 1,908 |
| General medicine | 5.8 wks | 89 |
| Gastroenterology | 12.1 wks | 3,681 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 11.4 wks | 3,973 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 14.3 wks | 6,327 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.7 wks | 1,296 |
| Neurology | 14.6 wks | 3,180 |
| Rheumatology | 8.3 wks | 1,441 |
| Elderly medicine | 4.5 wks | 628 |
| Gynaecology | 13.3 wks | 7,101 |
| Other medical specialties | 11.0 wks | 15,098 |
| Other mental health | 7.7 wks | 88 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 14.5 wks | 6,706 |
| Other surgical specialties | 11.9 wks | 5,949 |
| Other services | 8.4 wks | 1,131 |
More about waiting times at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Horton General Hospital: Good. Published 4 June 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 7 June 2019.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 79.5% of the 19,993 people who went to A&E at Oxford University 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick HospitalSouth Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust | 19.4 miles | 11.9 wks |
| Hospital of St CrossUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | 21.8 miles | 14.4 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 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Churchill Hospital, Oxford
- John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford