Russells Hall Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Pensnett Road, Dudley, DY1 2HQ
- Phone
- 01384 456111 (The Dudley Group 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
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Russells Hall Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 48,892 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.0 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 19.5 wks | 3,472 |
| Urology | 10.1 wks | 1,657 |
| Orthopaedics | 13.3 wks | 4,250 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 17.4 wks | 4,933 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 13.2 wks | 4,404 |
| Oral surgery | 18.8 wks | 2,432 |
| Plastic surgery | 9.6 wks | 2,115 |
| General medicine | 5.0 wks | 2 |
| Gastroenterology | 12.8 wks | 2,255 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 7.0 wks | 1,888 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 10.4 wks | 4,231 |
| Respiratory medicine | 9.3 wks | 1,052 |
| Neurology | 19.2 wks | 1,466 |
| Rheumatology | 8.1 wks | 845 |
| Elderly medicine | 8.9 wks | 203 |
| Gynaecology | 15.5 wks | 3,544 |
| Other medical specialties | 11.7 wks | 4,015 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 13.4 wks | 2,074 |
| Other surgical specialties | 8.3 wks | 2,786 |
| Other services | 17.1 wks | 1,268 |
More about waiting times at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Russells Hall Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 22 November 2023. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 12 July 2019.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 80.3% of the 15,165 people who went to A&E at The Dudley Group 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sandwell Health CampusSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | 5.7 miles | 14.4 wks |
| New Cross HospitalThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | 6.8 miles | 12.8 wks |
| Manor HospitalWalsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 7.5 miles | 10.3 wks |
| Birmingham Women's HospitalBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 8.1 miles | 12.2 wks |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital BirminghamUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 8.1 miles | 11.7 wks |
| The Royal Orthopaedic HospitalThe Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 8.7 miles | 12.2 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 The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- Corbett Hospital, Stourbridge