Bishops Wood Hospital

Bishops Wood Hospital is a 42 bedded acute care unit, built within the grounds of Mount Vernon Hospital. The specialist facilities available at Mount Vernon, combined with the latest in technology and on-site support services, enable our consultants to undertake a wide range of procedures from routine investigations to complex surgery.
All bedrooms at Bishops Wood Hospital offer privacy and the comfort of full en-suite facilities with bath or shower, satellite television and radio. 

This expertise is supported by caring and professional medical staff, with dedicated nursing teams and resident medical officers on duty 24 hours a day, providing care within a friendly and comfortable environment.

Orthopaedics is another area of focus, with specialists available for consultation each day across a full range of musculoskeletal conditions. Our consultants work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supported by our in-house physiotherapists and imaging department.

There is a varied menu and we can cater for most dietary requirements with a few days notice. Between 9 am and 7:30pm, the chef is available to discuss any special requests, although a few hours notice may be necessary. Visitors are welcome to dine either with the patient they are visiting or in the restaurant. Cold snacks, such as sandwiches, can be ordered at any time of the day or night.

There is of course immediate access to nursing support via a call system. All rooms are supplied with piped oxygen and suction.

Visitors are welcome between 8 am and 10 pm and when appropriate around the clock.

Bishops Wood Hospital does not offer a Paediatric service and any person under the age of 18 is unable to be seen at this hospital.

Bishops Wood Hospital does not offer any maternity services and patients cannot be seen for any pregnancy related treatments. Treatment for conditions unrelated to pregnancy is available to expectant mothers up to the 17-week and 6-day mark of their pregnancy.

Bishops Wood Hospital offers a dedicated Multi-Faith Room, providing a peaceful space for prayer, reflection, and meditation for individuals of all faiths and beliefs.

We also have a resident medical officer (RMO) who is available 24 hours a day to ensure that patients are safe and care for at all times. Should your care needs change following surgery or treatment, we may need to transfer you to another hospital. This will either be to an NHS or another Circle hospital. Transfers of care only take place when absolutely necessary.

To make locating Bishops Wood Hospital even simpler, we use what3words—a precise location technology that divides the world into 3m squares, each with a unique combination of three words.

Our what3words address is:///spices.varieties.steep

Discover our fixed price packages which include information about the cost of surgery (if applicable), your initial consultation, treatment and aftercare.

If you are paying for treatment yourself, we offer flexible payment options to help you spread the cost over months, or even years.

You can use our repayment calculator to find out what these instalments might be.

Department	Contact Number
Physiotherapy	01923 834212	[email protected]
Imaging	01923 834216/7	[email protected]

Our latest Patient Satisfaction scores*

• 95.0% patients said their overall experience of our service was good, or very good
• 96.9% patients would be likely or extremely likely to recommend their consultant to their friends or family
• 94.9% patients said their overall experience of the nursing care was very good, or excellent

We are proud of our patient care and work hard to make each patient's time with us as pleasant as possible. Our patient satisfaction survey is an important indicator of how well we achieve this and we monitor the results very closely.

*During the period of January to December 2025, Bishops Wood Hospital received 817 questionnaires from patients admitted for treatment.

Rapid access to the Bupa accredited breast care service includes fast access to a consultation with a specialist consultant breast surgeon and a Macmillan breast care nurse specialist. On-site diagnostics are available for the patient after the consultation if a digital mammography or ultrasound is required. Results are interpreted by a specialist radiographer and are delivered by the consultant on the same day.

The breast care team manages all aspects of breast disease/symptoms including family history. The one stop clinic allows patients to receive a fast diagnosis and in many cases, gives them the re-assurance they were looking for.

At Bishops Wood Hospital, we are continuously aiming to improve and achieve awards to benefit the service we offer our patients. Below are some of the awards our team have achieved:

  

Association of Perioperative Practice (AfPP) accreditation. AfPP are a registered charity that promote enhanced standards and skills within operating departments.

 

National Joint Registry (NJR) gold award, for capturing 99% of data outcomes for joint replacement surgery.

Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM) award, which champions cancer environments that go above and beyond to create welcoming and friendly spaces for patients. MQEM is the first award of its kind in the UK and has been designed in collaboration with people living with cancer.

 

 

Making Events Easier to Access

At Bishops Wood Hospital, we are committed to supporting patients with accessible, informative educational events. To make joining even easier, we use ON24 — a platform that brings all our online and in-person sessions together in one place.

With ON24, you can:

• Register quickly and easily
• Join sessions with one click
• Ask questions anonymously during live events
• Watch past events on demand, at a time that suits you

Whether you are attending a consultant-led talk or catching up on a previous session, our aim is to make accessing trusted information as straightforward as possible.

Explore Events by Speciality

Browse our upcoming and on-demand events by clinical speciality:

Women’s Health

The Menopause Journey: From Perimenopause to Postmenopause

Understanding Fertility: What you need to know

Cardiology

From Pills to Procedures: How Angina Is Treated

Orthopaedics

Understanding Hip Pain: From Ache to Action
Choosing the Right Treatment for Your Knee Pain

Urology

Why Your Bladder and Prostate Keep You Up
Understanding Recurrent UTIs in Men and Women

What Are Kidney Stones? Causes, Symptoms, and Myths

Vascular

Minimally Invasive Vascular Surgery: Less Pain, Faster Recovery

Exploring Treatments for Hyperhidrosis

Dermatology
TBC

Gastroenterology /General
Keyhole vs Open Hernia Surgery: What’s Best for You?
Gallbladder Attacks: Why They Happen—and How Surgery Helps

Ophthalmology

Seeing Wavy or Blurry? What It Could Mean for Your Macula

Supporting Education for Healthcare Professionals

We are pleased to support the local healthcare community with a programme of CPD-accredited educational events. Delivered by experienced consultants, these sessions are designed to support clinical decision-making and patient care across primary and secondary settings.

All events are hosted via ON24, giving you:

• Simple registration and access
• Live engagement with expert speakers
• Anonymous Q&A
• Access to recordings of past events on demand, at a time that suits you

Whether you are joining live or revisiting a previous session, ON24 makes it easy to fit professional learning around a busy schedule.

Upcoming Healthcare Professional Events

04/09/25 Interactive Knee Clinic: Assess, Diagnose, Treat 

06/11/25  Managing Dyspareunia: A Multidisciplinary Approach in General Practice

12/11/25  Beyond the Surface: Recognising Focal and Generalised Hyperhidrosis

19/11/25  Is It Just Varicose Veins? Recognising Venous Disease in Primary Care

25/11/25  Chest Pain in Primary Care: Sorting the Benign from the Life-Threatening

22/01/26  Beyond the Flow: Understanding LUTS and the Role of IPSS in BPH Diagnosis

19/03/26  Red Flags in Male rUTIs: Identifying Prostatitis, Obstruction, and Cancer Risk

18/06/26  Kidney Stones in General Practice: What to Spot, What to Scan, What to Refer