The Princess Alexandra Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX
- Phone
- 01279 444455 (The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS 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 Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including The Princess Alexandra Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 40,233 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 12.0 wks | 3,920 |
| Urology | 12.3 wks | 2,845 |
| Orthopaedics | 16.5 wks | 5,501 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 12.4 wks | 3,311 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.3 wks | 3,029 |
| Oral surgery | 17.9 wks | 1,615 |
| General medicine | 6.3 wks | 40 |
| Gastroenterology | 14.6 wks | 3,060 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 13.8 wks | 3,930 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 8.0 wks | 2,714 |
| Respiratory medicine | 8.9 wks | 788 |
| Neurology | 12.2 wks | 1,423 |
| Rheumatology | 12.9 wks | 1,153 |
| Elderly medicine | 7.8 wks | 23 |
| Gynaecology | 11.0 wks | 3,223 |
| Other medical specialties | 5.7 wks | 575 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 6.1 wks | 495 |
| Other surgical specialties | 18.4 wks | 1,116 |
| Other services | 8.1 wks | 1,472 |
More about waiting times at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
The Princess Alexandra Hospital: Requires improvement. 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, 77.6% of the 11,799 people who went to A&E at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hertford County HospitalEast and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 7.7 miles | 12.1 wks |
| Chase Farm HospitalRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust | 10.9 miles | 13.2 wks |
| King George HospitalBarking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust | 13.2 miles | 11.8 wks |
| Whipps Cross University HospitalBarts Health NHS Trust | 13.8 miles | 12.5 wks |
| Broomfield HospitalMid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | 16.2 miles | 17.8 wks |
| Homerton University HospitalHomerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 16.3 miles | 9.7 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.