Clifton Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Pershore Road, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1PB
- Phone
- 01253 300000 (Blackpool Teaching 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
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Clifton 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.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 18.1 wks | 1,288 |
| Urology | 17.5 wks | 2,437 |
| Orthopaedics | 15.5 wks | 3,021 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 11.6 wks | 3,369 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.2 wks | 3,391 |
| Oral surgery | 21.0 wks | 2,098 |
| Plastic surgery | 9.6 wks | 247 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 18.6 wks | 876 |
| Gastroenterology | 15.5 wks | 3,749 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 16.5 wks | 5,186 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 10.9 wks | 3,212 |
| Respiratory medicine | 12.7 wks | 881 |
| Rheumatology | 10.3 wks | 956 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.0 wks | 84 |
| Gynaecology | 21.7 wks | 3,014 |
| Other medical specialties | 15.0 wks | 3,378 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 13.3 wks | 1,659 |
| Other surgical specialties | 8.4 wks | 2,260 |
More about waiting times at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Clifton Hospital: Good. Published 17 October 2019. 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:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| Southport and Formby District General HospitalMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | 7.7 miles | 12.1 wks |
| Royal Preston HospitalLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 12.7 miles | 14.2 wks |
| Wrightington HospitalWrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 16.1 miles | 13.6 wks |
| The Walton CentreThe Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust | 19.5 miles | 11.6 wks |
| University Hospital AintreeLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 19.5 miles | 12.9 wks |
| Liverpool Women's At AintreeLiverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust | 19.5 miles | 13.2 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
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
- Fleetwood Hospital, Fleetwood