The Royal Free London Private Patients Unit
📍 London
Private hospital · founded 1969 · university
About
The Royal Free London Private Patients Unit is wholly owned by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and part of the NHS. We provide care to non-NHS national and international patients. We boast world class consultants from a pioneering London hospital who are leaders in their field combined with our comprehensive clinical service offering across our dedicated private facilities. All profits which our hospitals earn are reinvested into the trust to the benefit of all our patients, NHS and private. We are proud to bring the very best skills and standards of the NHS to benefit our private patients and, in doing so, support the continued development of the NHS and the Royal Free London through our success. Our top priority is to ensure that each patient receives high quality and best care.
- Legal name
- The Royal Free London Private Patients Unit
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 2,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level III
- Stroke: Thrombectomy-capable
- Chest-pain centre certified
- Door-to-balloon: 53 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 39 min
Subspecialty centres
🎗 Cancer centre: Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Transplant programmes
- Cornea
Robotic + advanced surgery
- da Vinci Xi
All departments
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency
Quality metrics
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-adjusted 30d mortality | 2.22% | EU avg 3.0% |
| HAI rate per 1000 patient-days | 1.72 | EU avg 1.8 |
| 30d readmission rate | 14% | EU avg 14% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | 84% | EU avg 76% |
Accreditations & certifications
- 🏅 ISO 9001:2015 · 2024
- 🏅 JCI International · 2023
Research & teaching
- 11 Residency programs
- 9 Fellowships
- 2000 Active trials
- 1,000 Publications / yr
- €50M Research funding
University: Local university medical school
Photos
Patient experience
- Room categories
- ward · semi-private · private
- Meals
- standard · halal · kosher · vegan · gluten-free · pediatric
- Chaplaincy
- Christian · Muslim · Jewish
- Private bathroom
- private + suite rooms
- Wi-Fi
- Free in all rooms
International patients
- Office
- International Patient Services
- Languages
- EN · DE · AR · RU
- Partner hotels
- Local 4-star partner
Awards & rankings
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Top hospital — London
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
Services
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