Hull Royal Infirmary
Address and phone number
- Address
- Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ
- Phone
- 01482 875875 (Hull University Teaching Hospitals 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
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Hull Royal Infirmary. At the end of August 2026, half of its 86,732 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 15.6 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 14.6 wks | 7,710 |
| Urology | 16.0 wks | 4,253 |
| Orthopaedics | 13.4 wks | 4,784 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 18.4 wks | 6,701 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 14.0 wks | 9,306 |
| Oral surgery | 18.1 wks | 2,410 |
| Neurosurgery | 14.2 wks | 3,870 |
| Plastic surgery | 22.6 wks | 4,942 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 10.2 wks | 381 |
| General medicine | 9.2 wks | 579 |
| Gastroenterology | 17.1 wks | 3,208 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 18.2 wks | 4,506 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 19.7 wks | 4,003 |
| Respiratory medicine | 10.9 wks | 2,609 |
| Neurology | 16.9 wks | 5,331 |
| Rheumatology | 13.1 wks | 1,213 |
| Elderly medicine | 8.2 wks | 87 |
| Gynaecology | 19.7 wks | 7,065 |
| Other medical specialties | 14.6 wks | 7,496 |
| Other mental health | 7.7 wks | 18 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.8 wks | 1,748 |
| Other surgical specialties | 8.4 wks | 1,297 |
| Other services | 11.7 wks | 3,215 |
More about waiting times at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Hull Royal Infirmary: Requires improvement. Published 19 June 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 23 March 2023.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 54.5% of the 14,223 people who went to A&E at Hull University Teaching Hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scunthorpe General HospitalNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust | 16.7 miles | 14.3 wks |
| Bridlington HospitalYork and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 24.4 miles | 14.5 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 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Castle Hill Hospital, Hull