Fordcombe Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Fordcombe Road, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0RD
- Phone
- 01622 729000 (Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust switchboard)
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Fordcombe Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 50,987 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 11.0 wks | 5,833 |
| Urology | 8.4 wks | 2,549 |
| Orthopaedics | 10.9 wks | 4,271 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 17.4 wks | 6,110 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 9.4 wks | 5,934 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 4.8 wks | 34 |
| Gastroenterology | 14.4 wks | 2,806 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 10.5 wks | 2,268 |
| Respiratory medicine | 11.4 wks | 1,237 |
| Neurology | 14.1 wks | 1,991 |
| Rheumatology | 4.5 wks | 446 |
| Elderly medicine | 5.2 wks | 191 |
| Gynaecology | 12.9 wks | 5,953 |
| Other medical specialties | 8.6 wks | 5,398 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 15.4 wks | 4,653 |
| Other surgical specialties | 6.2 wks | 1,312 |
| Other services | 2.5 wks | 1 |
More about waiting times at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Fordcombe Hospital: Good. Published 17 November 2016. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 9 March 2018.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 74.9% of the 23,409 people who went to A&E at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).
Other NHS hospitals nearby
You can usually choose where to have planned NHS treatment. Hospitals run by other trusts, with each trust's median wait across all specialties:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| The Queen Victoria Hospital (East Grinstead)Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 8.3 miles | 14.3 wks |
| Princess Royal HospitalUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 15.6 miles | 16.9 wks |
| East Surrey HospitalSurrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 16.3 miles | 12.6 wks |
| Orpington HospitalKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 16.3 miles | 12.3 wks |
| Queen Mary's Hospital, SidcupDartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | 20.0 miles | 13.5 wks |
| Croydon University HospitalCroydon Health Services NHS Trust | 21.8 miles | 10.8 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.
Other hospitals run by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Crowborough Birthing Centre, Crowborough
- Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone
- The Tunbridge Wells Hospital At Pembury, Tunbridge Wells