Friarage Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Bullamoor Road, Northallerton, DL6 1JG
- Phone
- 01642 850850 (South Tees Hospitals 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
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Friarage Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 58,458 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.2 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 12.5 wks | 1,925 |
| Urology | 12.2 wks | 4,179 |
| Orthopaedics | 12.4 wks | 5,592 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 16.1 wks | 6,967 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 10.2 wks | 4,090 |
| Neurosurgery | 10.7 wks | 1,033 |
| Plastic surgery | 10.9 wks | 2,147 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 7.7 wks | 358 |
| General medicine | 3.9 wks | 146 |
| Gastroenterology | 6.4 wks | 1,975 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 10.6 wks | 2,151 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 12.3 wks | 3,125 |
| Respiratory medicine | 9.3 wks | 1,055 |
| Neurology | 14.9 wks | 1,844 |
| Rheumatology | 14.3 wks | 1,445 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.1 wks | 59 |
| Gynaecology | 13.7 wks | 3,387 |
| Other medical specialties | 12.9 wks | 7,449 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 12.1 wks | 1,966 |
| Other surgical specialties | 13.6 wks | 7,165 |
| Other services | 3.5 wks | 400 |
More about waiting times at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Friarage Hospital: Good. Published 19 January 2024. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust overall: Good. Published 24 May 2023.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 77.2% of the 18,947 people who went to A&E at South Tees Hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Darlington Memorial HospitalCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | 14.1 miles | 12.3 wks |
| University Hospital of North TeesNorth Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust | 16.9 miles | 11.1 wks |
| Harrogate District HospitalHarrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | 24.3 miles | 10.6 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 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Redcar Primary Care Hospital, Redcar
- The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough