Macclesfield District General Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Macclesfield District Hospital, Victoria Road, Macclesfield, SK10 3BL
- Phone
- 01625 661449 (East Cheshire 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
East Cheshire NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Macclesfield District General Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 15,700 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 12.8 wks | 1,270 |
| Urology | 13.2 wks | 1,195 |
| Orthopaedics | 13.4 wks | 1,571 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 12.9 wks | 1,365 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 12.8 wks | 2,354 |
| Plastic surgery | 6.5 wks | 31 |
| General medicine | 12.5 wks | 5 |
| Gastroenterology | 16.8 wks | 1,499 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 17.7 wks | 1,431 |
| Respiratory medicine | 11.3 wks | 757 |
| Elderly medicine | 10.4 wks | 70 |
| Gynaecology | 15.2 wks | 2,322 |
| Other medical specialties | 12.6 wks | 759 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 12.0 wks | 306 |
| Other surgical specialties | 6.6 wks | 713 |
| Other services | 9.5 wks | 52 |
Care Quality Commission rating
Macclesfield District General Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 30 January 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, 49.8% of the 4,811 people who went to A&E at East Cheshire 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stepping Hill HospitalStockport NHS Foundation Trust | 8.4 miles | 12.9 wks |
| Wythenshawe HospitalManchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 10.7 miles | 12.8 wks |
| The Christie Main SiteThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust | 12.1 miles | 4.3 wks |
| Tameside General HospitalTameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 16.1 miles | 8.9 wks |
| Leighton HospitalMid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 17.1 miles | 10.6 wks |
| Salford Royal HospitalNorthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | 17.3 miles | 15.5 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 East Cheshire NHS Trust
- Knutsford and District Community Hospital, Knutsford