Peterborough City Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Po Box 404, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ
- Phone
- 01733 678000 (North West Anglia 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
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Peterborough City Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 75,563 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 13.1 wks | 6,130 |
| Urology | 11.3 wks | 4,829 |
| Orthopaedics | 15.9 wks | 7,105 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 16.7 wks | 7,325 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 14.0 wks | 5,977 |
| Oral surgery | 17.9 wks | 2,819 |
| Plastic surgery | 10.4 wks | 1,420 |
| General medicine | 3.6 wks | 56 |
| Gastroenterology | 9.2 wks | 5,481 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 17.3 wks | 6,270 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 12.5 wks | 5,609 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.4 wks | 1,244 |
| Neurology | 13.6 wks | 1,689 |
| Rheumatology | 12.5 wks | 1,442 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.9 wks | 352 |
| Gynaecology | 16.3 wks | 6,945 |
| Other medical specialties | 14.1 wks | 7,653 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.9 wks | 885 |
| Other surgical specialties | 8.5 wks | 1,756 |
| Other services | 19.5 wks | 576 |
More about waiting times at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Peterborough City Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 16 April 2025. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 20 December 2019.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 66.8% of the 21,872 people who went to A&E at North West Anglia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kettering General HospitalKettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 23.1 miles | 11.9 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 North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon
- Stamford & Rutland Hospital, Stamford