Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0HB · Run by West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
CQC rating published 22 December 2021 — 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 West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Waiting times by specialty
Trust-wide (West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics
| Specialty | Waiting | Within 18 wks | Median wait | 52+ wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiology | 4,623 | 75.4% | 12.1 wks | 0 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 4,565 | 55.2% | 15.8 wks | 51 |
| Dermatology | 3,640 | 83.2% | 10.4 wks | 0 |
| Other - Medicals | 3,589 | 80.1% | 10.0 wks | 11 |
| Gastroenterology | 3,571 | 88.9% | 10.3 wks | 0 |
| Ophthalmology | 3,472 | 65.3% | 13.6 wks | 30 |
| General Surgery | 3,322 | 57.7% | 15.6 wks | 32 |
| Ear Nose and Throat | 3,289 | 46.6% | 19.9 wks | 199 |
| Urology | 2,912 | 73.4% | 12.1 wks | 3 |
| Oral Surgery | 2,744 | 56.5% | 15.7 wks | 47 |
| Gynaecology | 2,229 | 68.6% | 11.8 wks | 24 |
| Other - Paediatrics | 1,902 | 63.7% | 14.1 wks | 70 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 1,802 | 82.5% | 9.4 wks | 0 |
| Neurology | 1,312 | 69.9% | 12.9 wks | 0 |
| Other - Surgicals | 1,153 | 87.4% | 7.0 wks | 4 |
| Rheumatology | 1,076 | 68.6% | 11.3 wks | 0 |
| Other - Others | 170 | 97.6% | 5.4 wks | 0 |
| General Internal Medicine | 48 | 95.8% | 4.6 wks | 0 |
| Elderly Medicine | 48 | 100.0% | 6.0 wks | 0 |
| Other - Mental Healths | 4 | 100.0% | 2.0 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.