Burnley General Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Casterton Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PQ
- Phone
- 01282 425071 (East Lancashire Hospitals NHS 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
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Burnley General Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 46,343 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 9.4 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 12.3 wks | 3,145 |
| Urology | 6.7 wks | 1,992 |
| Orthopaedics | 7.4 wks | 6,583 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 7.4 wks | 3,545 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.8 wks | 4,340 |
| Oral surgery | 11.1 wks | 3,537 |
| General medicine | 9.5 wks | 5 |
| Gastroenterology | 5.9 wks | 1,931 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 7.1 wks | 1,862 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 13.0 wks | 2,385 |
| Respiratory medicine | 4.9 wks | 640 |
| Rheumatology | 11.9 wks | 842 |
| Elderly medicine | 2.6 wks | 85 |
| Gynaecology | 14.1 wks | 7,278 |
| Other medical specialties | 10.1 wks | 3,412 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.0 wks | 1,585 |
| Other surgical specialties | 8.6 wks | 3,128 |
| Other services | 3.8 wks | 48 |
More about waiting times at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Burnley General Hospital: Good. Published 6 January 2023. 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, 75.6% of the 25,242 people who went to A&E at East Lancashire 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:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| Airedale General HospitalAiredale NHS Foundation Trust | 12.4 miles | 10.4 wks |
| Calderdale Royal HospitalCalderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust | 16.8 miles | 9.6 wks |
| Bradford Royal InfirmaryBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 17.7 miles | 11.4 wks |
| Bolton OneBolton NHS Foundation Trust | 18.4 miles | 13.3 wks |
| Chorley and South Ribble HospitalLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 19.5 miles | 14.2 wks |
| North Manchester General HospitalManchester University NHS Foundation Trust | 20.2 miles | 12.8 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 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Blackburn Birthing Centre, Blackburn
- Rossendale Primary Care Centre, Rossendale
- Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn