Altrincham General Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- 15 Railway Street, Altrincham, WA14 2RQ
- Phone
- 0300 3309444 (Manchester University NHS Foundation 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
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Altrincham General Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 167,907 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 14.3 wks | 5,476 |
| Urology | 15.8 wks | 6,443 |
| Orthopaedics | 14.4 wks | 12,085 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.1 wks | 9,412 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.6 wks | 12,421 |
| Oral surgery | 17.2 wks | 15,505 |
| Plastic surgery | 18.6 wks | 5,768 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 8.1 wks | 817 |
| General medicine | 7.7 wks | 216 |
| Gastroenterology | 10.4 wks | 7,839 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 13.9 wks | 8,044 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 9.2 wks | 1,777 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.3 wks | 3,032 |
| Neurology | 7.5 wks | 79 |
| Rheumatology | 6.4 wks | 1,218 |
| Elderly medicine | 9.6 wks | 793 |
| Gynaecology | 15.7 wks | 19,037 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.8 wks | 23,451 |
| Other mental health | 9.0 wks | 36 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 14.7 wks | 17,254 |
| Other surgical specialties | 9.5 wks | 12,984 |
| Other services | 8.6 wks | 4,220 |
More about waiting times at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Altrincham General Hospital: Good. Published 19 March 2019. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 71.7% of the 47,506 people who went to A&E at Manchester University NHS Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Knutsford and District Community HospitalEast Cheshire NHS Trust | 5.8 miles | 13.4 wks |
| The Christie Main SiteThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust | 5.9 miles | 4.3 wks |
| Salford Royal HospitalNorthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | 7.2 miles | 15.5 wks |
| Stepping Hill HospitalStockport NHS Foundation Trust | 9.1 miles | 12.9 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 Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Dental Hospital Manchester, Manchester
- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester
- North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester
- Royal Manchester Eye Hospital, Manchester
- Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester
- Trafford General Hospital, Manchester
- Withington Community Hospital, Manchester
- Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester