Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
Howlands, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4HQ · Run by East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
CQC rating published 18 December 2019 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings
Performance at a glance
NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust.
Waiting times by specialty
Trust-wide (East And North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics
| Specialty | Waiting | Within 18 wks | Median wait | 52+ wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other - Others | 17,193 | 67.2% | 11.9 wks | 60 |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 5,722 | 58.3% | 14.5 wks | 43 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 4,331 | 48.6% | 18.5 wks | 127 |
| Gynaecology | 4,294 | 70.3% | 11.5 wks | 2 |
| Urology | 4,017 | 58.0% | 14.8 wks | 13 |
| Cardiology | 3,119 | 93.3% | 7.4 wks | 0 |
| Plastic Surgery | 2,911 | 75.1% | 8.6 wks | 17 |
| Ophthalmology | 2,649 | 74.3% | 9.3 wks | 17 |
| Gastroenterology | 2,132 | 57.9% | 14.1 wks | 38 |
| General Surgery | 1,905 | 69.1% | 11.9 wks | 0 |
| Dermatology | 1,376 | 51.8% | 17.0 wks | 26 |
| Rheumatology | 1,224 | 55.8% | 15.8 wks | 1 |
| Oral Surgery | 1,076 | 41.1% | 24.0 wks | 74 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 996 | 92.8% | 6.5 wks | 0 |
| Neurology | 708 | 93.8% | 7.2 wks | 0 |
| Elderly Medicine | 151 | 88.1% | 6.8 wks | 0 |
| Cardiothoracic Surgery | 127 | 85.8% | 7.4 wks | 0 |
| General Internal Medicine | 46 | 97.8% | 1.3 wks | 0 |
About this data
Every figure on this page comes from an official publication: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics, NHS England A&E statistics, and the Care Quality Commission directory. Data periods are shown against each figure — NHS England publishes with a lag of around six weeks. Read the full methodology.