Best Hospitals - United Kingdom

By Newsweek

Rank	Hospital	Score	City	Hospital beds	Specialties
1	St Thomas' Hospital	91.2	London	920	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
2	The Royal Victoria Infirmary	90.9	Newcastle Upon Tyne	680	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, PED, PLA, PUL, RAD, RHE, TRA
3	University College Hospital	90.6	London	720	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, PED, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
4	Freeman Hospital	90.5	Newcastle Upon Tyne	500	ANE, CAR, VIS, PED, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
5	Chelsea and Westminster Hospital	89.8	London	430	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
6	Salford Royal Hospital	89.7	Salford	676	ANE, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PUL, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
7	Addenbrooke's Hospital	89.1	Cambridge	1,486	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
8	Guy's Hospital	89.0	London	269	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
9	Glasgow Royal Infirmary	88.4	Glasgow	1,000	CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, PLA, PUL, RHE, TRA
10	John Radcliffe Hospital	88.3	Oxford	832	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
11	Bristol Royal Infirmary	88.1	Bristol	1,085	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, ORA, PAL, PED, PSY, PUL, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
12	Royal Berkshire Hospital	87.5	Reading	912	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
13	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham	87.1	Birmingham	1,213	ANE, CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, URO
14	Royal Hallamshire Hospital	86.8	Sheffield	850	DER, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
15	Manchester Royal Infirmary	86.7	Manchester	750	ANE, CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, MEM, ORA, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
16	Leeds General Infirmary	85.9	Leeds	590	ANE, CAR, GYN, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, RAD, TRA
17	The Whittington Hospital	85.7	London	320	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PSY, PUL, ONC, RHE, TRA, URO
18	King's College Hospital	85.4	London	950	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, PAL, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
19	The Princess Grace Hospital	84.8	London	127	GAS, VIS, GYN, OTO, PUL, URO
20	St Bartholomew's Hospital	84.3	London	365	ANE, CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, ORA, PUL, ONC
21	St Mary's Hospital	84.2	London	484	ANE, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, PED, PUL, ONC, TRA, URO
22	Frimley Park Hospital	84.2	Camberley	720	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, OTO, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RHE, TRA, URO
23	Hammersmith Hospital	83.9	London	346	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, MEM, NEU, PAL, PED, ONC, RHE
24	Southampton General Hospital	83.5	Southampton	1,300	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, MEM, NEU, ORA, OTO, PED, ONC, RHE, TRA, URO
25	Wansbeck General Hospital	83.2	Ashington	207	CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA
26	Northampton General Hospital	83.1	Northampton	800	ANE, DER, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
27	Royal Free Hospital	82.4	London	830	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
28	Hexham General Hospital	82.3	Hexham	115	VIS, GYN, MEM, PED, ONC, RAD, TRA
29	The James Cook University Hospital	82.3	Middlesbrough	1,024	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, OTO, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RHE, TRA, URO
30	Leicester Royal Infirmary	82.0	Leicester	1,000	ANE, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, OPH, ORA, OTO, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RHE, TRA
31	Queen Elizabeth Hospital	82.0	Gateshead	580	ANE, CAR, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, OPH, OTO, PAL, PED, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
32	Wythenshawe Hospital	81.9	Manchester	950	ANE, CAR, DIA, VIS, GYN, MEM, PED, PUL, ONC, TRA, URO
33	St James's Hospital	81.3	Leeds	391	ANE, DIA, GAS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, PED, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, URO
34	Charing Cross Hospital	81.1	London	444	ANE, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RHE, TRA, URO
35	The Queen's Medical Centre	80.7	Nottingham	1,700	ANE, DER, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, ORA, PED, PUL, ONC, RHE, TRA, URO
36	Glenfield Hospital	80.7	Leicester	415	ANE, CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, MEM, PED, PUL, ONC, RHE
37	Nuffield Health, Leeds Hospital	80.5	Leeds	80	CAR, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, OTO, PED, PLA, RAD, TRA
38	North Tyneside General Hospital	80.1	North Shields	307	CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, MEM, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
39	BMI The London Independent Hospital	79.9	London	84	CAR, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, RAD, TRA
40	Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France	79.9	Edinburgh	900	CAR, GAS, VIS, GYN, PED, PUL, TRA
41	Nottingham City Hospital	79.8	Nottingham	1,100	ANE, CAR, DIA, GAS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OTO, PAL, PUL, ONC, RAD, TRA, URO
42	St George's Hospital	79.4	London	1,300	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
43	St Richard's Hospital	79.4	Chichester	430	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
44	Wellington Hospital	79.0	London	206	ANE, CAR, DER, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, ORA, OTO, PLA, ONC, RAD, TRA, URO
45	University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire	78.6	Coventry	1,005	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, ORA, OTO, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RHE, TRA, URO
46	Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)	78.6	Exeter	800	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, VIS, GYN, OPH, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RAD, TRA
47	Bedford Hospital South Wing	78.5	Bedford	400	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
48	Derriford Hospital	77.9	Plymouth	1,000	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
49	Worthing Hospital	77.5	Worthing	953	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
50	Birmingham City Hospital	77.5	Birmingham	700	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
51	The Royal London Hospital	77.3	London	675	CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PED, PLA, PUL, RHE, TRA, URO
52	Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital	76.9	Basingstoke	450	ANE, CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, OPH, PED, PUL, ONC, RAD, TRA
53	Homerton University Hospital	76.8	London	500	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
54	Trafford General Hospital	76.6	Manchester	230	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, OTO, PAL, PED, PSY, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
55	Queen Mary Hospital	76.6	London	88	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, OTO, PED, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
56	Royal Surrey County Hospital	76.5	Guildford	559	ANE, CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
57	West Suffolk Hospital	76.5	Bury St. Edmunds	430	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
58	Northern General Hospital	75.9	Sheffield	1,100	ANE, CAR, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, OPH, PAL, PED, PUL, RHE, TRA, URO
59	Brighton General Hospital	75.8	Brighton	495	CAR, DIA, MEM, NEU, PED, PUL
60	Spire St Anthony's Hospital	75.8	Sutton	92	ANE, CAR, DER, GAS, VIS, GYN, NEU, OPH, OTO, PED, PLA, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
61	East Surrey Hospital	75.8	Redhill	697	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PED, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
62	Bassetlaw Hospital	75.5	Worksop	170	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
63	Withington Community Hospital	75.4	Manchester	107	DER, DIA, VIS, GYN, OTO, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
64	Bradford Royal Infirmary	75.2	Bradford	321	ANE, CHI, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
65	Royal Bournemouth Hospital	74.9	Bournemouth	711	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, PSY, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
66	Royal Victoria Hospital	74.7	Belfast	654	ANE, CAR, CHI, DER, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, OPH, PAL, PED, PSY, PUL, ONC, RHE, TRA, URO
67	Royal Derby Hospital	74.6	Derby	1,159	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
68	Chapel Allerton Hospital	74.3	Leeds	82	DER, NEU, RAD, RHE, TRA
69	Musgrove Park Hospital	74.1	Taunton	630	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
70	BMI Bath Clinic	73.5	Bath	75	VIS, GYN, OPH, OTO, PLA, ONC, RAD, TRA, URO
71	Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital	71.6	Norwich	1,200	CAR, OPH, PED, PLA, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA
72	Harrogate District Hospital	71.4	Harrogate	402	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
73	Horton General Hospital	71.3	Banbury	248	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, NEU, ORA, PAL, PED, PLA, ONC, RAD, TRA, URO
74	BMI The Alexandra Hospital	70.9	Cheadle	172	CAR, DER, VIS, GYN, NEU, OTO, PED, PLA, RAD, TRA
75	Maidstone Hospital	70.8	Maidstone	294	ANE, CAR, CHI, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, OTO, PAL, PED, PSY, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
76	Torbay Hospital	70.8	Torquay	396	ANE, CAR, CHI, DIA, VIS, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PSY, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
77	Yeovil District Hospital	70.4	Yeovil	345	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, PUL, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
78	St Peter's Hospital	70.3	Chertsey	244	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, PAL, PED, PLA, PSY, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
79	Airedale General Hospital	70.2	Keighley	379	ANE, CAR, DIA, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, PAL, PED, PLA, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO
80	Bupa Cromwell Hospital, London	70.1	London	118	ANE, CAR, DER, DIA, GAS, VIS, GYN, MEM, NEU, OPH, ORA, OTO, PAL, PED, PLA, ONC, RAD, RHE, TRA, URO

Update Note: The World's Best Hospitals 2020 is available here.

ANE	Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine	NEU	Neurology / Neurosurgery	PSY	Psychiatry
CAR	Cardiology	ONC	Radiation Oncology	PUL	Pulmonology
CHI	Child and adolescent psychiatry	OPH	Ophthalmology	RAD	Radiology
DER	Dermatology	ORA	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	RHE	Rheumatology
DIA	Diabetes and endocrinology	OTO	Otolaryngology	TRA	Traumatology, Orthopedics and spine surgery
GAS	Gastroenterology	PAL	Palliative Care	URO	Urology
GYN	Gynecology and Obstetrics	PED	Pediatrics, Pediatric surgery and Neonatology	VIS	General and Visceral Surgery
MEM	Memory Care (Geriatrics)	PLA	Plastic Surgery

Footnotes:

The Johns Hopkins Hospital - This hospital reported discrepancies in the medical KPI data that was used to determine scores, so no medical KPI was used to determine the score for this hospital. This score relies only results from patient surverys and recommendations from medical experts.

Glasglow Royal Infirmary - Medical KPI data that was used for evaluation of hospital in the UK was not available for this hospital, so no medical KPI was used to determine the score for this hospital. This score relies only on results from patient surveys and recommendations from medical experts.

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France - Medical KPI data that was used for evaluation of hospitals in the UK was not available for this hospital, so no medical KPI was used to determine the score for this hospital. This score relies only on results from patient surveys and recommendations from medical experts.

Royal Victoria Hospital - Medical KPI data that was used for evaluation of hospitals in the UK was not available for this hospitals, so no medical KPI was used to determine the score for this hospital. This score relies only on results from patient surveys and recommendations from medical experts.