Blackpool Victoria Hospital

NHS hospital Run by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool

Address and phone number

Address
Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR
Phone
01253 300000 (Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation 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

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Blackpool Victoria Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 41,106 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 14.5 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Waiting times at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by specialty, August 2026
SpecialtyMedian waitEngland medianWaiting
General surgery 18.1 wks 12.8 wks 1,288
Urology 17.5 wks 12.2 wks 2,437
Orthopaedics 15.5 wks 13.9 wks 3,021
Ear, nose and throat 11.6 wks 15.4 wks 3,369
Ophthalmology (eyes) 11.2 wks 10.4 wks 3,391
Oral surgery 21.0 wks 16.4 wks 2,098
Plastic surgery 9.6 wks 14.0 wks 247
Cardiothoracic surgery 18.6 wks 9.6 wks 876
Gastroenterology 15.5 wks 11.0 wks 3,749
Cardiology (heart) 16.5 wks 11.9 wks 5,186
Dermatology (skin) 10.9 wks 10.5 wks 3,212
Respiratory medicine 12.7 wks 10.4 wks 881
Rheumatology 10.3 wks 10.9 wks 956
Elderly medicine 6.0 wks 7.6 wks 84
Gynaecology 21.7 wks 14.2 wks 3,014
Other medical specialties 15.0 wks 10.7 wks 3,378
Other paediatric specialties 13.3 wks 12.3 wks 1,659
Other surgical specialties 8.4 wks 11.4 wks 2,260

More about waiting times at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Care Quality Commission rating

Blackpool Victoria Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 28 August 2026. 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, 76.0% of the 19,272 people who went to A&E at Blackpool Teaching 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:

NHS hospitals near Blackpool Victoria Hospital
HospitalDistanceTrust median wait
Royal Preston HospitalLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 12.8 miles 14.2 wks
Southport and Formby District General HospitalMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 13.0 miles 12.1 wks
Royal Lancaster InfirmaryUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust 16.7 miles 10.8 wks
Wrightington HospitalWrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 20.2 miles 13.6 wks
Blackburn Birthing CentreEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 22.6 miles 9.4 wks
The Walton CentreThe Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust 24.7 miles 11.6 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 Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust