Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

This article is about the hospital in London. For the hospital in Birmingham, see Royal Orthopaedic Hospital.

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
The hospital's main site in Stanmore
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital is located in London Borough of Harrow
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Shown in Harrow
Geography
LocationStanmore, London, England
Organisation
Care systemNational Health Service
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityUniversity College London
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Beds220
SpecialityOrthopaedic surgery
History
OpenedAugust 1905; 119 years ago (1905-08)
Links
Websitewww.rnoh.nhs.uk

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) is a specialist orthopaedic hospital located in Stanmore in the London Borough of Harrow, run by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. It 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.[1] The RNOH is a major teaching centre and around 20% of orthopaedic surgeons in the UK receive training there.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Britain's best hospitals: A patients' guide". The Independent. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2011.