Birmingham Children's Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH
- Phone
- 0121 333 9999 (Birmingham Women's and Children's 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
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Birmingham Children's Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 23,360 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.2 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| Urology | 16.0 wks | 2 |
| Orthopaedics | 26.5 wks | 1 |
| Gynaecology | 15.2 wks | 6,448 |
| Other medical specialties | 12.5 wks | 6,652 |
| Other mental health | 13.5 wks | 5 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.7 wks | 9,729 |
| Other surgical specialties | 10.9 wks | 123 |
| Other services | 4.2 wks | 400 |
More about waiting times at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Birmingham Children's Hospital: Good. Published 30 July 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 78.2% of the 5,737 people who went to A&E at Birmingham Women's and Children's 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 |
|---|---|---|
| City Health CampusSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | 1.6 miles | 14.4 wks |
| Runcorn Road Dialysis UnitUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust | 2.1 miles | 11.7 wks |
| The Royal Orthopaedic HospitalThe Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 5.3 miles | 12.2 wks |
| Manor HospitalWalsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 8.1 miles | 10.3 wks |
| Russells Hall HospitalThe Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | 9.5 miles | 13.0 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 Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham