Royal United Hospital Bath
Address and phone number
- Address
- Directors Offices, Royal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG
- Phone
- 01225 428331 (Royal United Hospitals Bath 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 United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Royal United Hospital Bath. At the end of August 2026, half of its 43,165 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 14.2 wks | 3,847 |
| Urology | 10.6 wks | 2,172 |
| Orthopaedics | 11.8 wks | 2,696 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.1 wks | 3,965 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 7.8 wks | 2,771 |
| Oral surgery | 17.6 wks | 2,998 |
| General medicine | 11.8 wks | 15 |
| Gastroenterology | 10.3 wks | 2,685 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 12.5 wks | 4,057 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 8.2 wks | 2,955 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.4 wks | 489 |
| Neurology | 16.3 wks | 1,360 |
| Rheumatology | 11.3 wks | 1,375 |
| Elderly medicine | 7.5 wks | 181 |
| Gynaecology | 10.7 wks | 3,313 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.2 wks | 4,239 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 18.9 wks | 1,491 |
| Other surgical specialties | 10.1 wks | 1,846 |
| Other services | 6.8 wks | 710 |
More about waiting times at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Royal United Hospital Bath: Requires improvement. Published 13 May 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 26 September 2018.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 56.7% of the 9,425 people who went to A&E at Royal United Hospitals Bath 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Bristol NHS Community HospitalBristol NHS Foundation Trust | 8.4 miles | 11.1 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 Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Chippenham Community Hospital, Chippenham
- Frome Birth Centre (Frome Community Hospital), Frome