South Bristol NHS Community Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Hengrove Promenade, Bristol, BS14 0DE
- Phone
- 0117 923 0000 (Bristol 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
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including South Bristol NHS Community Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 96,608 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 10.2 wks | 712 |
| Urology | 10.3 wks | 5,445 |
| Orthopaedics | 13.8 wks | 8,550 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 12.4 wks | 5,546 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 8.8 wks | 7,138 |
| Oral surgery | 13.2 wks | 2,465 |
| Neurosurgery | 9.3 wks | 1,232 |
| Plastic surgery | 9.5 wks | 2,881 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 9.6 wks | 479 |
| General medicine | 23.5 wks | 1 |
| Gastroenterology | 8.1 wks | 1,591 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 13.9 wks | 6,726 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 7.4 wks | 5,564 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.7 wks | 2,052 |
| Neurology | 12.2 wks | 4,432 |
| Rheumatology | 11.3 wks | 1,836 |
| Elderly medicine | 5.6 wks | 350 |
| Gynaecology | 13.7 wks | 10,227 |
| Other medical specialties | 9.2 wks | 9,142 |
| Other mental health | 3.2 wks | 34 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 14.9 wks | 9,471 |
| Other surgical specialties | 9.1 wks | 10,363 |
| Other services | 4.9 wks | 371 |
Care Quality Commission rating
South Bristol NHS Community Hospital: Good. Published 18 September 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 4 November 2021.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 69.7% of the 28,667 people who went to A&E at Bristol 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Royal United Hospital BathRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust | 8.4 miles | 11.6 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 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
- Uhbw Bristol Campus, Bristol