Christchurch Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Fairmile Road, Christchurch, BH23 2JX
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
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Christchurch Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 67,260 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 2.5 wks | 778 |
| Urology | 9.9 wks | 2,758 |
| Orthopaedics | 16.7 wks | 8,476 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.7 wks | 5,874 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 12.5 wks | 4,827 |
| Oral surgery | 15.6 wks | 3,035 |
| General medicine | 2.6 wks | 97 |
| Gastroenterology | 9.2 wks | 5,068 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 9.8 wks | 3,596 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 11.1 wks | 4,526 |
| Respiratory medicine | 13.6 wks | 1,661 |
| Neurology | 9.6 wks | 1,897 |
| Rheumatology | 7.5 wks | 1,213 |
| Elderly medicine | 7.6 wks | 934 |
| Gynaecology | 18.6 wks | 7,061 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.1 wks | 3,609 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 11.7 wks | 2,690 |
| Other surgical specialties | 13.0 wks | 8,682 |
| Other services | 5.3 wks | 478 |
More about waiting times at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Christchurch Hospital: Good. Published 25 February 2016. 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, 71.8% of the 20,484 people who went to A&E at University Hospitals Dorset 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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Forest Birth CentreUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 15.5 miles | 12.4 wks |
| Adelaide Health CentreHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 19.4 miles | 8.6 wks |
| Salisbury District HospitalSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust | 20.6 miles | 11.7 wks |
| St Mary's Hospital, NewportIsle of Wight NHS Trust | 21.5 miles | 11.9 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 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth