The Ipswich Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD
- Phone
- 01206 747474 (East Suffolk and North Essex 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
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including The Ipswich Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 95,346 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 15.8 wks | 6,962 |
| Urology | 14.3 wks | 6,157 |
| Orthopaedics | 17.2 wks | 10,692 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 17.5 wks | 10,902 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 12.4 wks | 9,222 |
| Oral surgery | 19.1 wks | 3,960 |
| Plastic surgery | 11.5 wks | 323 |
| General medicine | 24.6 wks | 624 |
| Gastroenterology | 10.9 wks | 3,802 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 9.8 wks | 3,176 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 10.4 wks | 10,569 |
| Respiratory medicine | 8.7 wks | 1,578 |
| Neurology | 19.0 wks | 3,865 |
| Rheumatology | 14.5 wks | 2,362 |
| Elderly medicine | 4.0 wks | 180 |
| Gynaecology | 14.8 wks | 9,387 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.0 wks | 4,102 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.2 wks | 723 |
| Other surgical specialties | 8.5 wks | 6,474 |
| Other services | 7.1 wks | 286 |
More about waiting times at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
The Ipswich Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 18 February 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 8 January 2020.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 75.7% of the 25,734 people who went to A&E at East Suffolk and North Essex 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 |
|---|---|---|
| West Suffolk HospitalWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 24.0 miles | 12.3 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 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Clacton Maternity Unit, Clacton-on-sea
- Colchester General Hospital, Colchester