Ludlow Community Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Gravel Hill, Ludlow, SY8 1QX
- Phone
- 01743 261000 (The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Ludlow Community Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 38,312 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.1 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 10.0 wks | 4,905 |
| Urology | 12.4 wks | 2,154 |
| Orthopaedics | 19.9 wks | 2,333 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 14.6 wks | 4,523 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 11.2 wks | 3,919 |
| Oral surgery | 20.5 wks | 2,330 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 12.1 wks | 80 |
| General medicine | 7.9 wks | 1,181 |
| Gastroenterology | 9.9 wks | 1,945 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 11.2 wks | 3,153 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 11.0 wks | 3,921 |
| Respiratory medicine | 9.6 wks | 1,810 |
| Neurology | 1.0 wks | 2 |
| Rheumatology | 3.0 wks | 4 |
| Elderly medicine | 8.2 wks | 219 |
| Gynaecology | 13.7 wks | 4,294 |
| Other medical specialties | 6.3 wks | 65 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 10.9 wks | 897 |
| Other surgical specialties | 13.0 wks | 182 |
| Other services | 9.6 wks | 395 |
More about waiting times at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Ludlow Community Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 16 August 2017. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 15 May 2024.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 51.0% of the 14,335 people who went to A&E at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment CentreWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust | 19.1 miles | 13.8 wks |
| The County HospitalWye Valley NHS Trust | 21.8 miles | 13.0 wks |
| Corbett HospitalThe Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | 24.6 miles | 13.0 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 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Bridgnorth Community Hospital, Bridgnorth
- Oswestry Maternity Unit, Oswestry
- Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury
- The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford