Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Address and phone number
- Address
- Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2GW
- Phone
- 0121 371 2000 (University Hospitals Birmingham 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
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. At the end of August 2026, half of its 96,303 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 11.7 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 13.0 wks | 4,546 |
| Urology | 12.2 wks | 6,612 |
| Orthopaedics | 8.6 wks | 4,712 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 12.8 wks | 8,450 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 12.0 wks | 9,466 |
| Oral surgery | 19.3 wks | 2,349 |
| Neurosurgery | 15.6 wks | 1,994 |
| Plastic surgery | 11.3 wks | 816 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 6.8 wks | 173 |
| General medicine | 6.0 wks | 329 |
| Gastroenterology | 11.4 wks | 6,672 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 8.0 wks | 4,920 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 9.8 wks | 5,979 |
| Respiratory medicine | 10.5 wks | 3,225 |
| Neurology | 17.7 wks | 4,109 |
| Rheumatology | 7.7 wks | 1,035 |
| Elderly medicine | 5.8 wks | 277 |
| Gynaecology | 20.2 wks | 8,831 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.0 wks | 11,786 |
| Other mental health | 5.3 wks | 38 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 12.4 wks | 2,700 |
| Other surgical specialties | 9.6 wks | 5,470 |
| Other services | 7.1 wks | 1,814 |
More about waiting times at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham: Requires improvement. Published 22 August 2025. 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, 69.0% of the 47,503 people who went to A&E at University Hospitals Birmingham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Women's HospitalBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 0.1 miles | 12.2 wks |
| The Royal Orthopaedic HospitalThe Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 2.3 miles | 12.2 wks |
| City Health CampusSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust | 2.6 miles | 14.4 wks |
| Russells Hall HospitalThe Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | 8.1 miles | 13.0 wks |
| Manor HospitalWalsall Healthcare NHS Trust | 9.3 miles | 10.3 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 University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- Castle Vale Renal Unit, Sutton Coldfield
- Runcorn Road Dialysis Unit, Birmingham