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Rivers Hospital

High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0HH · BRAND Ramsay Health Care UK

Rated Good by the CQC. The shortest published NHS wait here is under 1 week.

About this provider

Most recent inspection: 2019-03-25.

Good 3 of 4 CQC bands

2017-03-03

Requires improvement

Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0, retrieved 2026-08-30. CQC uses a four-band scale and does not issue a star rating.

The CQC rates every service against five key questions. These are the ratings from the most recent inspection.

Safe

Good

Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?

Effective

Good

Does care, treatment and support achieve good outcomes and follow the best available evidence?

Caring

Good

Do staff involve and treat people with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect?

Responsive

Good

Are services organised to meet people's needs?

Well-led

Good

Do leadership, management and governance assure high-quality care?

Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0, retrieved 2026-08-30.

NHS specialties with a published waiting time at this hospital. Select one for how it compares across the area.

Weeks from referral to treatment, NHS-funded care only.

Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment, latest published month.
Specialty	Median wait	Within 18 weeks	Patients waiting
All specialties	13 wks	65%	4,242
Ear, nose and throat	20 wks	40%	198
Gastroenterology	8 wks	80%	600
General surgery	13 wks	66%	665
Gynaecology	19 wks	41%	414
Ophthalmology	8 wks	86%	380
Other medical services	0 wks	100%	4
Other services	17 wks	53%	17
Trauma and orthopaedics	14 wks	62%	1,539
Urology	12 wks	68%	425

NHS-funded care only. Does not reflect private appointment availability. Retrieved 2026-08-30.