West Cumberland Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Homewood, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG
- Phone
- 01228 602000 (North Cumbria Integrated Care 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
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including West Cumberland Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 35,297 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 18.7 wks | 1,142 |
| Urology | 11.8 wks | 2,142 |
| Orthopaedics | 14.5 wks | 2,941 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 13.0 wks | 3,509 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 9.7 wks | 2,344 |
| Oral surgery | 9.8 wks | 945 |
| General medicine | 11.3 wks | 109 |
| Gastroenterology | 13.2 wks | 1,505 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 15.4 wks | 2,708 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 9.0 wks | 2,013 |
| Respiratory medicine | 13.1 wks | 702 |
| Neurology | 12.5 wks | 1,308 |
| Rheumatology | 15.9 wks | 1,393 |
| Elderly medicine | 11.3 wks | 217 |
| Gynaecology | 19.6 wks | 3,781 |
| Other medical specialties | 8.7 wks | 1,075 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 7.7 wks | 574 |
| Other surgical specialties | 11.8 wks | 4,959 |
| Other services | 6.6 wks | 1,930 |
More about waiting times at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
West Cumberland Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 20 November 2023. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 20 November 2023.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 62.4% of the 12,199 people who went to A&E at North Cumbria Integrated Care 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 hospitals run by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
- Penrith Community Hospital, Penrith