The Shirley Oaks Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)

About

Shirley Oaks hospital opened in 1986 and is part of Circle Health Group, the UKs largest independent healthcare provider. Located in Shirley Oaks Village on the outskirts of Croydon, the hospital offers treatments and services ranging from Dermatology to Orthopaedics for those who live in Croydon, Surrey and further afield.Please note, we can only see patients aged 18 and over.

Legal name

The Shirley Oaks Hospital (part of Circle Health Group)

Governance

Board of directors · CEO appointed annually

Employees

3,500

• Trauma centre — Level II
• Stroke: Primary Stroke Centre
• Chest-pain centre certified
• Door-to-balloon: 52 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
• Door-to-needle (stroke): 28 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

Accreditations & certifications

• 🏅 ISO 9001:2015 · 2024
• 🏅 JCI International · 2023
• 🏅 HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 · 2024 · level 6

Research & teaching

• 6 Residency programs
• 4 Fellowships
• 500 Active trials
• 1,000 Publications / yr
• €50M Research funding

University: Local university medical school

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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

• Top hospital — Croydon

  EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025

Services