Compare NHS hospitals & trusts

Put two hospitals or two trusts side by side and see which comes out ahead on each official measure — waiting list size, 18-week and A&E performance, and CQC rating. The better value for every metric is highlighted. Search for any hospital or trust on its own profile page, or start from one of these popular comparisons.

Popular hospital comparisons

King's College Hospital vs St Thomas' Hospital

Both in London

St Mary's Hospital vs The Royal London Hospital

Both in London

Manchester Royal Infirmary vs North Manchester General Hospital

Both in Manchester

City Health Campus vs Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Both in Birmingham

Compare NHS trusts

Barts Health NHS Trust vs Guy's And St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Two of the biggest trusts by waiting-list size

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust vs Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Two of the biggest trusts by waiting-list size

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust vs University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Two of the biggest trusts by waiting-list size

Every hospital and trust in England has its own comparison URL — open two profiles and swap in their web addresses under /compare/hospitals/ or /compare/trusts/. Figures come from NHS England's official monthly statistics and the CQC directory, reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See methodology for definitions.