Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5DG
- Phone
- 01256 473202 (Hampshire 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
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Royal Hampshire County Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 49,635 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 21.8 wks | 2,784 |
| Urology | 12.9 wks | 3,361 |
| Orthopaedics | 14.2 wks | 5,901 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 12.7 wks | 3,246 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 8.6 wks | 2,978 |
| Oral surgery | 17.7 wks | 1,887 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 20.5 wks | 3 |
| General medicine | 9.5 wks | 44 |
| Gastroenterology | 12.9 wks | 2,951 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 16.9 wks | 4,020 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 11.2 wks | 3,200 |
| Respiratory medicine | 11.4 wks | 1,770 |
| Neurology | 15.0 wks | 2,035 |
| Rheumatology | 14.6 wks | 1,409 |
| Elderly medicine | 4.5 wks | 149 |
| Gynaecology | 12.5 wks | 4,359 |
| Other medical specialties | 9.7 wks | 3,747 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.4 wks | 1,573 |
| Other surgical specialties | 12.1 wks | 4,170 |
| Other services | 13.0 wks | 48 |
More about waiting times at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Royal Hampshire County Hospital: Good. Published 26 November 2025. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 7 April 2020.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 62.5% of the 15,005 people who went to A&E at Hampshire 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Princess Anne HospitalUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 9.9 miles | 12.4 wks |
| Royal South Hants HospitalHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 10.7 miles | 8.6 wks |
| Queen Alexandra HospitalPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust | 18.5 miles | 13.5 wks |
| Salisbury District HospitalSalisbury NHS Foundation Trust | 20.0 miles | 11.7 wks |
| West Berkshire Community HospitalRoyal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust | 23.9 miles | 10.1 wks |
| St Mary's Hospital, NewportIsle of Wight NHS Trust | 24.3 miles | 11.9 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 Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Andover War Memorial Hospital, Andover
- Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke