Hove Polyclinic

NHS hospital Run by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Hove

Address and phone number

Address
Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7HY
Phone
01903 205111 (University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust switchboard)
Directions
Get directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Hove Polyclinic. At the end of August 2026, half of its 118,148 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 16.9 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Waiting times at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust by specialty, August 2026
SpecialtyMedian waitEngland medianWaiting
General surgery 25.4 wks 12.8 wks 2,798
Urology 16.8 wks 12.2 wks 6,149
Orthopaedics 18.8 wks 13.9 wks 7,875
Ear, nose and throat 21.0 wks 15.4 wks 8,156
Ophthalmology (eyes) 17.4 wks 10.4 wks 13,036
Oral surgery 22.6 wks 16.4 wks 8,706
Neurosurgery 13.0 wks 13.4 wks 536
Plastic surgery 26.5 wks 14.0 wks 1
Cardiothoracic surgery 9.3 wks 9.6 wks 112
General medicine 8.5 wks 10.2 wks 1
Gastroenterology 17.0 wks 11.0 wks 5,176
Cardiology (heart) 15.9 wks 11.9 wks 7,763
Dermatology (skin) 11.0 wks 10.5 wks 9,006
Respiratory medicine 9.9 wks 10.4 wks 1,581
Neurology 20.7 wks 13.2 wks 4,781
Rheumatology 13.4 wks 10.9 wks 1,082
Elderly medicine 9.6 wks 7.6 wks 153
Gynaecology 17.4 wks 14.2 wks 11,242
Other medical specialties 14.7 wks 10.7 wks 7,526
Other paediatric specialties 13.5 wks 12.3 wks 5,629
Other surgical specialties 15.4 wks 11.4 wks 16,168
Other services 12.6 wks 8.7 wks 671

More about waiting times at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Care Quality Commission rating

Hove Polyclinic: Good. Published 8 August 2014. 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, 60.6% of the 33,825 people who went to A&E at University Hospitals Sussex 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 Hove Polyclinic
HospitalDistanceTrust median wait
Crawley HospitalSurrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 19.0 miles 12.6 wks
Eastbourne District General HospitalEast Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 20.5 miles 11.3 wks
Crowborough Birthing CentreMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust 20.9 miles 11.5 wks
The Queen Victoria Hospital (East Grinstead)Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 21.8 miles 14.3 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 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust