Hertford County Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- North Road, Hertford, SG14 1LP
- Phone
- 01438 314333 (East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Hertford County Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 57,636 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 12.0 wks | 2,228 |
| Urology | 14.0 wks | 4,093 |
| Orthopaedics | 19.3 wks | 4,917 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.7 wks | 6,061 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 8.3 wks | 2,618 |
| Oral surgery | 20.4 wks | 1,162 |
| Plastic surgery | 8.6 wks | 3,327 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 8.1 wks | 156 |
| General medicine | 7.2 wks | 32 |
| Gastroenterology | 11.8 wks | 2,256 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 8.3 wks | 3,785 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 13.4 wks | 1,912 |
| Respiratory medicine | 6.8 wks | 944 |
| Neurology | 7.0 wks | 795 |
| Rheumatology | 15.3 wks | 1,375 |
| Elderly medicine | 8.5 wks | 145 |
| Gynaecology | 12.2 wks | 4,851 |
| Other services | 12.6 wks | 16,979 |
More about waiting times at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Hertford County Hospital: Good. Published 5 April 2016. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 3 November 2023.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 72.4% of the 18,817 people who went to A&E at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching 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 Princess Alexandra HospitalThe Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | 7.7 miles | 12.3 wks |
| Chase Farm HospitalRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | 9.0 miles | 13.2 wks |
| St Albans City HospitalWest Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 11.2 miles | 12.0 wks |
| The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (Stanmore)Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust | 14.8 miles | 8.9 wks |
| Whipps Cross University HospitalBarts Health NHS Trust | 15.5 miles | 12.5 wks |
| The Whittington HospitalWhittington Health NHS Trust | 16.0 miles | 11.6 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 East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
- Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood
- Queen Elizabeth Ii Hospital, Welwyn Garden City