Stepping Hill Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Poplar Grove, Stockport, SK2 7JE
- Phone
- 0161 483 1010 (Stockport 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
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Stepping Hill Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 34,942 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 11.8 wks | 3,410 |
| Urology | 10.9 wks | 2,092 |
| Orthopaedics | 14.9 wks | 6,468 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 14.5 wks | 3,880 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 14.8 wks | 4,662 |
| Oral surgery | 3.3 wks | 81 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 3.0 wks | 2 |
| General medicine | 18.8 wks | 17 |
| Gastroenterology | 12.2 wks | 3,140 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 14.0 wks | 2,939 |
| Respiratory medicine | 7.1 wks | 531 |
| Rheumatology | 13.0 wks | 1,325 |
| Elderly medicine | 3.1 wks | 113 |
| Gynaecology | 12.0 wks | 2,972 |
| Other medical specialties | 11.0 wks | 2,773 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 5.3 wks | 177 |
| Other surgical specialties | 16.3 wks | 189 |
| Other services | 16.1 wks | 171 |
Care Quality Commission rating
Stepping Hill Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 10 May 2024. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 15 May 2020.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 70.2% of the 11,289 people who went to A&E at Stockport 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Christie Main SiteThe Christie NHS Foundation Trust | 5.1 miles | 4.3 wks |
| Withington Community HospitalManchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 5.5 miles | 12.8 wks |
| Tameside General HospitalTameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust | 7.9 miles | 8.9 wks |
| Macclesfield District General HospitalEast Cheshire NHS Trust | 8.4 miles | 13.4 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 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Devonshire Centre For Neuro-Rehabilitation, Stockport