Nottingham City Hospital

NHS hospital Run by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham

Address and phone number

Address
Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB
Phone
0115 924 9924 (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust switchboard)
Directions
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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

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Nottingham City Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 86,339 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 13.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Waiting times at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust by specialty, August 2026
SpecialtyMedian waitEngland medianWaiting
General surgery 17.2 wks 12.8 wks 916
Urology 12.2 wks 12.2 wks 3,059
Orthopaedics 16.7 wks 13.9 wks 7,942
Ear, nose and throat 15.9 wks 15.4 wks 9,056
Ophthalmology (eyes) 9.8 wks 10.4 wks 8,554
Oral surgery 25.4 wks 16.4 wks 2,222
Neurosurgery 10.4 wks 13.4 wks 1,148
Plastic surgery 12.0 wks 14.0 wks 1,042
Cardiothoracic surgery 6.1 wks 9.6 wks 294
Gastroenterology 17.7 wks 11.0 wks 4,192
Cardiology (heart) 6.9 wks 11.9 wks 1,652
Dermatology (skin) 11.7 wks 10.5 wks 8,188
Respiratory medicine 6.8 wks 10.4 wks 1,903
Neurology 10.2 wks 13.2 wks 2,238
Rheumatology 6.8 wks 10.9 wks 678
Elderly medicine 19.4 wks 7.6 wks 1,200
Gynaecology 20.2 wks 14.2 wks 7,024
Other medical specialties 14.3 wks 10.7 wks 13,253
Other mental health 2.5 wks 8.4 wks 1
Other paediatric specialties 9.1 wks 12.3 wks 2,796
Other surgical specialties 10.6 wks 11.4 wks 7,912
Other services 6.5 wks 8.7 wks 1,069

More about waiting times at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Care Quality Commission rating

Nottingham City Hospital: Good. Published 13 May 2026. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 13 September 2023.

Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.

A&E

In September 2026, 66.2% of the 27,799 people who went to A&E at Nottingham University 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:

NHS hospitals near Nottingham City Hospital
HospitalDistanceTrust median wait
King's Mill HospitalSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 10.4 miles 12.4 wks
Royal Derby HospitalUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust 15.8 miles 13.6 wks
St Mary's Birth CentreUniversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust 19.4 miles 14.1 wks
Chesterfield Royal HospitalChesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 19.6 miles 12.6 wks
Grantham and District HospitalUnited Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 22.1 miles 13.0 wks
Bassetlaw District General HospitalDoncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 22.6 miles 12.4 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 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust