Great Western Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB
- Phone
- 01793 604020
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
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Great Western Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 42,540 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 15.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 14.9 wks | 4,596 |
| Urology | 15.3 wks | 2,757 |
| Orthopaedics | 18.3 wks | 5,943 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 15.1 wks | 3,474 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 14.8 wks | 3,044 |
| Oral surgery | 22.0 wks | 3,029 |
| Plastic surgery | 7.5 wks | 132 |
| Gastroenterology | 14.8 wks | 3,369 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 10.3 wks | 1,125 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 13.8 wks | 3,493 |
| Respiratory medicine | 14.6 wks | 799 |
| Neurology | 4.8 wks | 513 |
| Rheumatology | 7.2 wks | 380 |
| Elderly medicine | 8.4 wks | 153 |
| Gynaecology | 15.6 wks | 3,813 |
| Other medical specialties | 16.1 wks | 2,091 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 16.5 wks | 1,570 |
| Other surgical specialties | 3.8 wks | 814 |
| Other services | 10.9 wks | 1,445 |
More about waiting times at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Great Western Hospital: Good. Published 10 July 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 30 June 2020.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 65.6% of the 12,593 people who went to A&E at Great Western 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chippenham Community HospitalRoyal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust | 18.2 miles | 11.6 wks |
| West Berkshire Community HospitalRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust | 20.8 miles | 10.1 wks |
| Andover War Memorial HospitalHampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 24.5 miles | 12.8 wks |
| Stroud Maternity HospitalGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 25.0 miles | 10.9 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.