Royal Surrey County Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XX
- Phone
- 01483 571122 (Royal Surrey 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
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Royal Surrey County Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 31,720 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 10.1 wks | 3,047 |
| Urology | 10.8 wks | 1,507 |
| Orthopaedics | 13.4 wks | 5,951 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.0 wks | 3,096 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 13.8 wks | 2,267 |
| Oral surgery | 19.1 wks | 4,051 |
| Plastic surgery | 8.7 wks | 192 |
| Gastroenterology | 14.8 wks | 1,415 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 11.1 wks | 1,089 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.9 wks | 333 |
| Neurology | 16.0 wks | 726 |
| Rheumatology | 7.1 wks | 308 |
| Gynaecology | 13.6 wks | 2,366 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.6 wks | 3,236 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 8.6 wks | 561 |
| Other surgical specialties | 7.2 wks | 711 |
| Other services | 8.1 wks | 864 |
More about waiting times at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Royal Surrey County Hospital: Outstanding. Published 31 March 2025. 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, 73.2% of the 10,455 people who went to A&E at Royal Surrey 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Frimley Park HospitalFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust | 8.0 miles | 13.2 wks |
| St Peter's HospitalAshford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 10.1 miles | 13.9 wks |
| Dorking Community HospitalEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | 11.9 miles | 11.9 wks |
| Wokingham Community HospitalBerkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 15.6 miles | 7.1 wks |
| Windsor Dialysis UnitRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust | 16.7 miles | 10.1 wks |
| Kingston HospitalKingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust | 18.5 miles | 12.2 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.