The Queen Victoria Hospital (East Grinstead)
Address and phone number
- Address
- Holtye Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3DZ
- Phone
- 01342 414000 (Queen Victoria Hospital 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
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including The Queen Victoria Hospital (East Grinstead). At the end of August 2026, half of its 22,255 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 14.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| Ear, nose and throat | 8.9 wks | 154 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.8 wks | 2,448 |
| Oral surgery | 16.1 wks | 7,575 |
| Plastic surgery | 14.0 wks | 6,137 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 11.5 wks | 222 |
| Respiratory medicine | 14.1 wks | 39 |
| Rheumatology | 9.2 wks | 75 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.5 wks | 21 |
| Other services | 13.9 wks | 5,584 |
More about waiting times at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
The Queen Victoria Hospital (East Grinstead): Good. Published 23 May 2019. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 23 May 2019.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 99.9% of the 1,433 people who went to A&E at Queen Victoria Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fordcombe HospitalMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | 8.3 miles | 11.5 wks |
| Crawley HospitalSurrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust | 8.5 miles | 12.6 wks |
| Princess Royal HospitalUniversity Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | 10.6 miles | 16.9 wks |
| Dorking Community HospitalEpsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust | 15.6 miles | 11.9 wks |
| Princess Royal University HospitalKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 16.2 miles | 12.3 wks |
| The Royal Marsden - SuttonThe Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | 16.5 miles | 5.0 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.