Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals
Address and phone number
- Address
- Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ
- Phone
- 01223 245151 (Cambridge 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
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals. At the end of August 2026, half of its 60,401 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.7 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 16.9 wks | 1,616 |
| Urology | 11.3 wks | 2,429 |
| Orthopaedics | 15.1 wks | 4,462 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.6 wks | 3,481 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 12.0 wks | 3,853 |
| Oral surgery | 20.9 wks | 3,635 |
| Neurosurgery | 12.4 wks | 2,263 |
| Plastic surgery | 11.8 wks | 2,140 |
| General medicine | 25.9 wks | 798 |
| Gastroenterology | 5.5 wks | 1,563 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 15.0 wks | 2,906 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 10.6 wks | 4,084 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.2 wks | 677 |
| Neurology | 11.0 wks | 1,586 |
| Rheumatology | 7.6 wks | 1,824 |
| Elderly medicine | 7.2 wks | 109 |
| Gynaecology | 17.7 wks | 4,691 |
| Other medical specialties | 8.1 wks | 8,352 |
| Other mental health | 20.0 wks | 16 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 11.4 wks | 4,767 |
| Other surgical specialties | 8.9 wks | 4,281 |
| Other services | 8.1 wks | 868 |
More about waiting times at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Addenbrooke's and the Rosie Hospitals: Good. Published 4 September 2023. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 26 February 2019.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 68.5% of the 17,947 people who went to A&E at Cambridge 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustRoyal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 0.2 miles | 8.8 wks |
| Newmarket HospitalWest Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 12.2 miles | 12.3 wks |
| Hinchingbrooke HospitalNorth West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | 18.2 miles | 13.9 wks |
| Lister HospitalEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 22.9 miles | 12.1 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.