London · HA1 3UJ
Northwick Park Hospital
Northwick Park Hospital is a large acute hospital in Harrow with a 24-hour A&E and urgent treatment centre, including a dedicated emergency department for under-18s. It has the trust's maternity unit (labour ward and birth centre), a neonatal intensive care unit, a stroke unit, an infectious diseases service and a regional hyper-acute rehabilitation unit.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Northwick Park Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard020 8864 3232- Change or cancel outpatient appointmentsCall centre Mon–Fri 10am–5pm; online form if more than 7 days away0208 235 4200
- Two week wait appointments020 8869 3300
- Maternity: delivery suite triageIf more than 20 weeks pregnant or worried about baby's movements; 24 hours020 8869 2890
- Early Pregnancy UnitUnder 20 weeks; Mon–Fri 9am–8pm, Sat 9am–1pm0208 869 2058
- Neonatal unit (NICU)020 8869 2902
- Car parking officeLevel 1 of the multi-storey; open 24 hours020 8869 3803
- Patient transport020 8453 2318
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 9.30am–4.30pm (closed bank holidays). 020 8869 5118 is for Northwick Park; for Ealing, Central Middlesex and St Mark's call 020 8967 5653020 8869 5118
PALS email: LNWH-tr.PALS@nhs.net
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Northwick Park Hospital?
Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ
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Visiting times at Northwick Park Hospital
Adult wards
2pm – 8pm
2pm–8pm, two named visitors per patient
Maternity
Named birth partner and one support person during labour and birth; birth partner can stay on the postnatal ward, including overnight; other visitors 10am–7pm, one at a time
Children's wards
Any time
Open visiting for mum or dad (one at a time where possible); Jack's Place children's ward lists 2pm–8pm
Intensive care
Edison Intensive Care Unit 11am–1pm and 2.30pm–8pm
Parents, carers of people with extra needs and next of kin of patients at the end of life can stay. General visiting stops on wards closed by an outbreak. Neonatal unit: parents and siblings any time; family and friends 3pm–7pm with a parent. Some wards have their own times (see ward directory).
Parking at Northwick Park Hospital
625 public spaces (8 with electric charging, 50 Blue Badge). Multi-storey car park: pay at the ticket machines (ground floor, left of main entrance) before leaving; no pay by phone there. Other car parks are pay and display (exact change) or pay by phone (01895 262 122 or 0345 434 8008). Car parks are run by APCOA.
- up to 1 hour£3.30
- up to 2 hours£6.20
- up to 3 hours£6.60
- up to 5 hours£7.70
- up to 8 hours£11.60
- up to 24 hours£14.80
- 5-day consecutive pass (multi-storey only)£23.70
- 7-day consecutive pass (multi-storey only)£30
- 5 day scratch cards (non-consecutive days)£26.30
Free or reduced parking: Blue Badge holders park free for up to 6 hours in disabled bays. Dialysis and chemotherapy outpatients pay £1 a day (proof needed). Visitors to the Regional Hyper-Acute Rehabilitation Unit get 25% off 5- and 7-day passes.
Getting there
- By trainNorthwick Park Underground station (Metropolitan line) is a short walk away
Shops, food and facilities
- Costa Coffee (level 4, open 24 hours)
- The Wellspring restaurant with Subway (level 4)
- Marks and Spencer (level 4, 7am–9pm daily)
- WHSmith (level 4) and WHSmith coffee stalls (outpatients and maternity)
- League of Friends shop
- Pulse Finders tea bar and St Mark's tea bar
- Dry cleaners and hairdresser
- Vending machines
- Chaplaincy
- Free NHS Wi-Fi
How London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust as a whole, covering Northwick Park Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.
Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources
NHSQueue score: 5.3 out of 10
Around averageLondon North West University Healthcare ranks 56 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 57% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 70% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 24% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 79% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 25% of trusts
Each measure is compared with every other NHS hospital trust, then combined: waiting list 35%, A&E 20%, tests 15%, cancer 15%, CQC 15%. How the score works
Waiting list for planned treatment
12.0 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 66.1% under 18 weeks · 80,601 waiting
−681 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
76.5%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 29,098 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
26.7%
waiting 6+ weeks · 21,175 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
81.8%
81.7% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by London North West University Healthcare
- St Mark's HospitalNorthwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ
- Central Middlesex HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–9pm daily (last registration 8pm) · Acton Lane, Park Royal, London, NW10 7NS
- Ealing HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Northwick Park Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Northwick Park Hospital?
The main number for Northwick Park Hospital is 020 8864 3232. Other useful numbers: change or cancel outpatient appointments 0208 235 4200; two week wait appointments 020 8869 3300; maternity: delivery suite triage 020 8869 2890. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 020 8869 5118.
What are the visiting times at Northwick Park Hospital?
Adult wards: 2pm–8pm, two named visitors per patient. Maternity: Named birth partner and one support person during labour and birth; birth partner can stay on the postnatal ward, including overnight; other visitors 10am–7pm, one at a time. Children's wards: Open visiting for mum or dad (one at a time where possible); Jack's Place children's ward lists 2pm–8pm. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Northwick Park Hospital?
625 public spaces (8 with electric charging, 50 Blue Badge). Multi-storey car park: pay at the ticket machines (ground floor, left of main entrance) before leaving; no pay by phone there. Other car parks are pay and display (exact change) or pay by phone (01895 262 122 or 0345 434 8008). Car parks are run by APCOA. Charges: up to 1 hour: £3.30, up to 2 hours: £6.20, up to 3 hours: £6.60, up to 5 hours: £7.70. Blue Badge holders park free for up to 6 hours in disabled bays. Dialysis and chemotherapy outpatients pay £1 a day (proof needed). Visitors to the Regional Hyper-Acute Rehabilitation Unit get 25% off 5- and 7-day passes.
Where is Northwick Park Hospital?
Northwick Park Hospital is at Watford Road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ. It is run by London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
Does Northwick Park Hospital have an A&E?
Yes. Northwick Park Hospital has an emergency department (24 hours, 7 days). Across London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, 76.5% of 29,098 A&E attendances ended within 4 hours in August 2026.
Sources: NHS England statistics on referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times (July 2026), A&E attendances (August 2026), diagnostic waiting times (DM01) and cancer waiting times, published 10 September 2026; hospital sites from the nhs.uk organisation data. Figures are checked against the official national totals before every update.
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