Bolton One
Address and phone number
- Address
- Moor Lane, Bolton, BL3 5BN
- Phone
- 01204 390390 (Bolton 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
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Bolton One. At the end of August 2026, half of its 36,998 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 11.0 wks | 4,119 |
| Urology | 13.0 wks | 2,394 |
| Orthopaedics | 15.7 wks | 2,319 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 17.7 wks | 4,372 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.1 wks | 5,036 |
| Oral surgery | 18.3 wks | 2,268 |
| Plastic surgery | 19.8 wks | 786 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 7.1 wks | 31 |
| General medicine | 5.3 wks | 22 |
| Gastroenterology | 6.8 wks | 1,322 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 16.3 wks | 2,844 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 13.4 wks | 3,226 |
| Respiratory medicine | 8.4 wks | 672 |
| Neurology | 23.0 wks | 156 |
| Rheumatology | 10.1 wks | 678 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.7 wks | 285 |
| Gynaecology | 17.5 wks | 3,334 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.7 wks | 2,394 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 12.7 wks | 197 |
| Other surgical specialties | 16.4 wks | 518 |
| Other services | 19.8 wks | 25 |
Care Quality Commission rating
Bolton One: Good. Published 10 August 2016. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 18 October 2023.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 63.3% of the 12,599 people who went to A&E at Bolton 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh InfirmaryWrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 5.8 miles | 13.6 wks |
| Salford Royal HospitalNorthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust | 7.5 miles | 15.5 wks |
| Trafford General HospitalManchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 8.7 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 Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton