Darlington Memorial Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Hollyhurst Road, Darlington, DL3 6HX
- Phone
- 01325 380100 (County Durham and Darlington 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
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Darlington Memorial Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 54,410 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.3 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 13.5 wks | 6,593 |
| Orthopaedics | 7.4 wks | 10,240 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 12.1 wks | 3,985 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.8 wks | 3,382 |
| Oral surgery | 13.8 wks | 780 |
| Plastic surgery | 11.0 wks | 1,582 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 14.0 wks | 30 |
| General medicine | 13.3 wks | 1,949 |
| Gastroenterology | 14.7 wks | 3,416 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 7.5 wks | 1,357 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 15.7 wks | 6,136 |
| Respiratory medicine | 12.6 wks | 1,516 |
| Rheumatology | 19.9 wks | 1,844 |
| Elderly medicine | 8.0 wks | 427 |
| Gynaecology | 12.8 wks | 5,059 |
| Other medical specialties | 7.3 wks | 170 |
| Other mental health | 11.7 wks | 823 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 14.6 wks | 5,121 |
More about waiting times at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Darlington Memorial Hospital: Good. Published 12 June 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, 77.3% of the 23,358 people who went to A&E at County Durham and Darlington 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 |
|---|---|---|
| University Hospital of North TeesNorth Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust | 9.4 miles | 11.1 wks |
| Friarage HospitalSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 14.1 miles | 12.2 wks |
| Durham Diagnostics and Treatment CentreSouth Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust | 17.9 miles | 9.6 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 County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- University Hospital North Durham, Durham