Best Hospitals - United Kingdom

By Newsweek

Since its founding in February 1933, Newsweek has reported on advances in medicine, science and the search for good health—and good care. We know that dealing with a health crisis or a worrisome diagnosis, whether for yourself or a family member, can be overwhelming, and that knowing where to turn can lessen the stress. That's why, for the second year in a row, Newsweek partnered with global data research company Statista Inc. to rank the leading hospitals in 21 countries. This version also introduces the Board of Global Experts, an independent body that is tasked with the continuous development of the quality and scope of the project.

If you were asked to name the world's best hospitals, you might well have mentioned the Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General and the University Hospital, Zurich. You might not have thought of the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm or Singapore General. But the researchers and experts who help build this authoritative list are keenly aware of what's going on in hospitals around the globe, and they can, with confidence, identify the ones that set the standard for excellent care. The table below shows the Global Top 100 Hospitals, #1-50 are ranked based on recommendations, #51-100 are listed alphabetically. If your hospital is listed below, you can find out more about the licensing options visiting the Statista website.

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Rank	Hospital	Score	City	Hospital Beds	Footnote
1	St Thomas' Hospital	92.2%	London	920
2	University College Hospital	91.2%	London	720
3	The Royal Victoria Infirmary	91.1%	Newcastle Upon Tyne	680
4	Freeman Hospital	91.1%	Newcastle Upon Tyne	500
5	Salford Royal	91.1%	Salford	676
6	Chelsea and Westminster Hospital	90.3%	London	430
7	Addenbrooke's	90.0%	Cambridge	1,486
8	Guy's Hospital	89.6%	London	269
9	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham	89.2%	Birmingham	1,213
10	Bristol Royal Infirmary	88.9%	Bristol	1,085
11	Royal Berkshire Hospital	88.9%	Reading	912
12	St. Bartholomew's Hospital	88.8%	London	365
13	John Radcliffe Hospital	88.3%	Oxford	832
14	Glasgow Royal Infirmary	87.4%	Glasgow	1,000	1
15	King's College Hospital	86.9%	London	950
16	Hexham General Hospital	86.5%	Hexham	115
17	Leeds General Infirmary	86.1%	Leeds	590
18	Frimley Park Hospital	85.7%	Camberley	720
19	St Mary's Hospital	84.9%	London	484
20	Wythenshawe Hospital	84.6%	Manchester	950
21	The Princess Grace Hospital	84.5%	London	127
22	Wansbeck General Hospital	84.5%	Ashington	207
23	Manchester Royal Infirmary	84.4%	Manchester	750
24	Royal Hallamshire Hospital	84.0%	Sheffield	850
25	Southampton General Hospital	83.7%	Southampton	1,300
26	Hammersmith Hospital	83.7%	London	346
27	St James's Hospital	83.5%	Leeds	391
28	Royal Free Hospital	83.5%	London	830
29	The Whittington Hospital	83.3%	London	320
30	BMI The London Independent Hospital	83.3%	London	84
31	Glenfield Hospital	83.0%	Leicester	415
32	Worthing Hospital	82.9%	Worthing	953
33	Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford)	82.5%	Exeter	800
34	Northampton General Hospital	82.5%	Northampton	800
35	Charing Cross Hospital	82.4%	London	444
36	St George's Hospital	82.3%	London	1,300
37	Nottingham University Hospitals - Queen's Medical Centre Campus	82.3%	Nottingham	1,700
38	Nuffield Health - Leeds Hospital	82.2%	Leeds	80
39	The James Cook University Hospital	81.9%	Middlesbrough	1,024
40	The Royal London Hospital	81.8%	London	675
41	North Tyneside General Hospital	81.6%	North Shields	307
42	St Richard's Hospital	81.4%	Chichester	430
43	Wellington Hospital	81.2%	London	206
44	London Bridge Hospital	80.5%	London	138
45	Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France	80.3%	Edinburgh	900	1
46	Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Gateshead	80.2%	Gateshead	580
47	East Surrey Hospital	79.8%	Redhill	697
48	University Hospital Of Wales	79.8%	Cardiff	1,080	1
49	West Suffolk Hospital	79.7%	Bury St. Edmunds	430
50	Leicester Royal Infirmary	79.6%	Leicester	1,000
51	Royal Derby Hospital	79.6%	Derby	1,159
52	Northern General Hospital	79.5%	Sheffield	1,100
53	Royal Surrey County Hospital	79.5%	Guildford	559
54	City Hospital Birmingham	79.1%	Birmingham	1,100
55	Homerton University Hospital	79.0%	London	500
56	Queen Elizabeth University Hospital	78.8%	Glasgow	1,677	1
57	Bedford Hospital South Wing	78.6%	Bedford	400
58	Chapel Allerton Hospital	78.6%	Leeds	82
59	Derriford Hospital	78.6%	Plymouth	1,000
60	Royal Victoria Hospital	78.5%	Belfast	350	1
61	Royal Bournemouth Hospital	78.4%	Bournemouth	711
62	Nottingham University Hospitals - City Campus	78.4%	Nottingham	1,100
63	University Hospital - Coventry	78.2%	Coventry	1,005
64	Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital	78.0%	Basingstoke	450
65	Crawley Hospital	78.0%	Crawley	143
66	Musgrove Park Hospital	77.7%	Taunton	630
67	Bassetlaw Hospital	77.5%	Worksop	170
68	Southmead Hospital	77.3%	Bristol	996
69	The London Clinic	76.9%	London	234
70	Spire St Anthony's Hospital	76.9%	Sutton	92
71	Brighton General Hospital	76.7%	Brighton	495	1
72	Queen Elizabeth Hospital - London	76.6%	London	580
73	St Helens Hospital	76.6%	St. Helens	631
74	Trafford General Hospital	76.3%	Manchester	230
75	Kingston Hospital	76.2%	Kingston Upon Thames	371
76	Bupa Cromwell Hospital	76.1%	London	118
77	BMI The Alexandra Hospital	76.0%	Cheadle	172
78	Whiston Hospital	75.7%	Prescot	810
79	Tameside General Hospital	75.6%	Ashton Under Lyne	524
80	Wexham Park Hospital	75.2%	Slough	588
81	Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital	75.2%	Cramlington	337
82	Stoke Mandeville Hospital	75.2%	Buckinghamshire	431
83	Withington Community Hospital	75.1%	Manchester	107	1
84	Yeovil District Hospital	75.0%	Yeovil	345
85	Royal Bolton Hospital	75.0%	Bolton	755
86	Royal United Hospital	75.0%	Bath	795
87	Royal Sussex County Hospital	74.9%	Brighton	785
88	Horton General Hospital	74.8%	Banbury	248
89	Grantham and District Hospital	74.6%	Grantham	184
90	Burnley General Hospital	74.5%	Burnley	291
91	Poole Hospital	74.2%	Poole	789
92	Princess Royal Hospital	74.0%	Haywards Heath	351
93	South West Acute Hospital	74.0%	Enniskillen	232	1
94	The Royal Glamorgan Hospital	73.9%	Llantrisant	570	1
95	St Peter's Hospital	73.8%	Chertsey	244
96	Airedale General Hospital	73.8%	Keighley	379
97	Queen Mary's Hospital	73.8%	London	430
98	Torbay Hospital	73.8%	Torquay	293
99	Southend Hospital	73.4%	Westcliff-on-Sea	737
100	Royal Albert Edward Infirmary	73.2%	Wigan	513
101	Bradford Royal Infirmary	73.0%	Bradford	321
102	Gloucestershire Royal Hospital	72.9%	Gloucester	683
103	Harrogate District Hospital	72.7%	Harrogate	402
104	Arrowe Park Hospital	72.7%	Wirral	900

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Licensing Information:

If your hospital is listed above, you can find out more about the licensing options visiting the Statista website.

Global Board of Medical Experts:

The global board of medical experts was founded by Statista to support the World's Best Hospital Project. The board is an independent body that is tasked with the continuous development of the quality and scope of the project. Current members of the board of experts are listed here.

Methodology:

The World's Best Hospitals 2020 ranking lists the best hospitals in 20 countries (and one city-state): United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Israel, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Thailand, Australia and Brazil.

The rankings are based on recommendations from medical professionals, results from patient surveys and key medical performance indicators.

Statista, in collaboration with trusted insurance provider GeoBlue, invited tens of thousands of medical professionals in the selected countries to an online survey from September to November 2019. The survey was also promoted on Newsweek.com.

The number of awards per country varied based on the number of hospitals and data availability. The U.S. had the most hospitals awarded, with 300, and U.S. hospitals are also recognized with a best in state award.

Scores are comparable only between hospitals in the same country. The study includes a Global Top 100 list.

Specialized hospitals, like heart or cancer hospitals, are displayed in a separate list, sorted alphabetically.

Download the full methodology here.

Download the methodology overview here.

Footnotes:

1 - The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, University of Maryland Medical Center: These hospitals reported discrepancies in the medical KPI data that was used to determine scores. No medical KPI was used to determine the score for this hospital. The score relies on patient satisfaction data and recommendations from medical experts.

2 - kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum - München-Nord, Polyclinique du Parc Rambot - Provencale, Hôpital Bellevue, Clinique des Cèdres, Hôpital Emile Muller, Istituto Clinico Scientifico Maugeri - Veruno, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Ospedale Santa Croce e Carle, Ospedale Santa Croce di Fano, Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga, Presidio di Conegliano, Ospedale Sant'Antonio di Padova, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria, Ospedale Sant'Eugenio: No patient satisfaction data was used to determine the score for these hospitals. Their scores relies on results from medical KPIs and recommendations from medical experts.

3 - Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France, University Hospital Of Wales, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, Brighton General Hospital, Withington Community Hospital, South West Acute Hospital, The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade de Sao Paulo: No medical KPI was used to determine the score for these hospitals. Their scores relies on patient satisfaction data and recommendations from medical experts.