Lists this hospital appears on
- Position as printed8 Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Hospitals 2026: United Kingdom (opens the publisher’s list in a new tab) Statista scored hospitals within each country on hospital quality metrics (40 per cent), peer recommendations from an online survey of medical experts (30 per cent national, 5 per cent international), patient experience data (18.5 per cent) and its PROMs Implementation Survey (6.5 per cent), and lists specialised hospitals separately without a rank.
- Position as printed183 Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Hospitals 2026: global top 250 (opens the publisher’s list in a new tab) The global top 250 was determined mainly by the number of international recommendations each hospital received in the survey and its national rank, with quality, patient experience, PROMs and bibliometric measures also taken into account, and it excludes specialised hospitals.
- Position as printed209 Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Smart Hospitals 2026 (opens the publisher’s list in a new tab) Statista ranked 350 hospitals in 30 countries from 1 to 350 on a reputation score from an international online survey of hospital managers and health care professionals (77.5 per cent), its Smart Hospitals Maturity Survey (20 per cent) and Joint Commission International accreditation (2.5 per cent).
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About the hospital
The John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) is in Headington, about three miles east of Oxford city centre, and is run by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). The trust describes it as the largest of its four hospitals, covering around 66 acres, and as Oxfordshire’s main accident and emergency site. According to OUH, the maternity hospital on the site opened in July 1972 and the acute hospital in 1979.
The JR provides acute medical and surgical services including trauma, intensive care and cardiothoracic services. The site includes the Children’s Hospital, Eye Hospital, Heart Centre, West Wing and Women’s Centre; the trust says the West Wing, Eye Hospital and Children’s Hospital opened in 2007 and the Oxford Heart Centre in October 2009. The site houses many departments of Oxford University Medical School. OUH reports 1,050 general and acute care beds across its hospitals for 2025-26.
Facts
- Opened
- 1972 (maternity hospital); 1979 (acute hospital)
- Address
- Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU
- Teaching affiliation
- Houses many departments of Oxford University Medical School and the George Pickering Education Centre (OUH)
- Research
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre is located on the John Radcliffe Hospital site (OUH)
- Other hospitals run by the trust
- Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Horton General Hospital
Questions readers ask
Who runs the John Radcliffe Hospital?
The John Radcliffe Hospital is run by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
When did the John Radcliffe Hospital open?
According to the trust, the maternity hospital on the site opened in July 1972 and the acute hospital opened in 1979.
Where is the John Radcliffe Hospital?
At Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, about three miles east of Oxford city centre.
Sources
Facts are taken from the pages listed below, and list positions from each publisher’s own list. Profile last checked 17 October 2026.
- John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals
- History of the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals
- About us, Oxford University Hospitals
- John Radcliffe Hospital, Care Quality Commission
- Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Hospitals 2026: United Kingdom
- Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Hospitals 2026: global top 250
- Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Smart Hospitals 2026
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