Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is a specialist orthopaedic hospital located in Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow, United Kingdom. Founded in 1905 through merger of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (founded in 1840) and the National Orthopaedic Hospital (founded in 1836), the hospital is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and provides the most comprehensive range of neuro-musculoskeletal health care in the UK, including acute spinal injury, complex bone tumour treatment, orthopaedic medicine and specialist rehabilitation for chronic back pain. The RNOH is a major teaching centre and around 20% of orthopaedic surgeons in the UK receive training there.

Accreditations & Recognition

• The Anaesthetic Department has been awarded ACSA (Anaesthetic Clinical Standards Accreditation) accreditation by The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA)
• Ranked 15th among the world's top orthopaedic hospitals by Newsweek in 2025, the highest for any UK facility

Medical Specialties

Facilities

• 193 beds with capacity for 16 intensive care patients
• 10 operating theatres and three recovery areas totaling 14 beds
• Outpatient Assessment Centre at 45 Bolsover Street in central London
• Specialist operating theatres, rehabilitation units, and physiotherapy services

Academic & Research Excellence

The hospital works in partnership with University College London's Institute of Orthopaedic and Musculoskeletal Science, with a long track record of innovative research leading to new devices and treatments for complex orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions. RNOH is the only UK centre designated as a NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for cancer, with a strong focus on research that gives patients faster access to the latest drugs, treatments, clinical trials and techniques.