James Paget Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Lowestoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6LA
- Phone
- 01493 452452 (James Paget University Hospitals 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
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including James Paget Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 31,209 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 11.4 wks | 3,316 |
| Urology | 15.6 wks | 1,581 |
| Orthopaedics | 10.4 wks | 2,076 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 21.0 wks | 3,562 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 12.5 wks | 3,334 |
| Oral surgery | 16.9 wks | 962 |
| Plastic surgery | 12.4 wks | 152 |
| General medicine | 4.0 wks | 4 |
| Gastroenterology | 14.0 wks | 1,384 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 17.1 wks | 1,586 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 9.8 wks | 2,384 |
| Respiratory medicine | 12.2 wks | 1,183 |
| Neurology | 18.2 wks | 2,056 |
| Rheumatology | 11.7 wks | 616 |
| Elderly medicine | 3.3 wks | 17 |
| Gynaecology | 12.1 wks | 2,060 |
| Other medical specialties | 8.1 wks | 734 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 15.9 wks | 2,327 |
| Other surgical specialties | 10.6 wks | 1,875 |
More about waiting times at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
James Paget Hospital: Good. Published 1 April 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 18 December 2019.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 66.0% of the 9,456 people who went to A&E at James Paget University Hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk and Norwich University HospitalNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 21.2 miles | 13.2 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.