Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Chesterfield Road, Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5BL
- Phone
- 01246 277271 (Chesterfield Royal Hospital 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
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Chesterfield Royal Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 26,728 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 23.7 wks | 1,300 |
| Urology | 13.7 wks | 1,670 |
| Orthopaedics | 16.9 wks | 2,398 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 10.9 wks | 2,390 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.8 wks | 2,241 |
| Oral surgery | 13.2 wks | 1,008 |
| General medicine | 9.8 wks | 413 |
| Gastroenterology | 10.0 wks | 1,610 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 10.4 wks | 814 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 10.0 wks | 2,512 |
| Respiratory medicine | 11.3 wks | 477 |
| Rheumatology | 6.3 wks | 286 |
| Gynaecology | 15.2 wks | 2,670 |
| Other medical specialties | 16.0 wks | 1,956 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 12.2 wks | 1,993 |
| Other surgical specialties | 12.2 wks | 2,990 |
More about waiting times at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Chesterfield Royal Hospital: Good. Published 16 September 2026. 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 12,110 people who went to A&E at Chesterfield Royal Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|
| King's Mill HospitalSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 9.7 miles | 12.4 wks |
| Rotherham General HospitalThe Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust | 12.5 miles | 11.6 wks |
| Bassetlaw District General HospitalDoncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 13.0 miles | 12.4 wks |
| Nottingham City HospitalNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | 19.6 miles | 13.3 wks |
| Barnsley HospitalBarnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 22.8 miles | 11.2 wks |
| Royal Derby HospitalUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust | 23.0 miles | 13.6 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.