Queen Alexandra Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY
- Phone
- 023 9228 6000 (Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS 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
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Queen Alexandra Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 57,587 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 11.5 wks | 5,621 |
| Urology | 10.0 wks | 2,215 |
| Orthopaedics | 18.4 wks | 5,011 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.8 wks | 7,160 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 15.6 wks | 6,978 |
| Oral surgery | 22.9 wks | 4,285 |
| Plastic surgery | 13.2 wks | 417 |
| Gastroenterology | 12.4 wks | 4,331 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 10.4 wks | 2,874 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 9.1 wks | 4,201 |
| Respiratory medicine | 6.2 wks | 618 |
| Rheumatology | 4.8 wks | 425 |
| Elderly medicine | 5.4 wks | 73 |
| Gynaecology | 14.3 wks | 5,374 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.5 wks | 3,005 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 7.8 wks | 894 |
| Other surgical specialties | 13.7 wks | 373 |
| Other services | 18.1 wks | 3,732 |
More about waiting times at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Queen Alexandra Hospital: Good. Published 25 September 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust overall: Good. Published 21 July 2022.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 71.3% of the 19,291 people who went to A&E at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Richard's HospitalUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 13.2 miles | 16.9 wks |
| St Mary's Hospital, NewportIsle of Wight NHS Trust | 14.0 miles | 11.9 wks |
| Royal South Hants HospitalHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 14.9 miles | 8.6 wks |
| Southampton General HospitalUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 16.9 miles | 12.4 wks |
| Royal Hampshire County HospitalHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 18.5 miles | 12.8 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 Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Gosport
- St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth, Portsmouth