West Midlands · B15 2TG
Birmingham Women's Hospital
Birmingham Women's Hospital on the university campus in Edgbaston is a specialist women's hospital serving more than 50,000 women, men and families a year. It has a delivery suite, a birth centre, maternity and transitional care wards, a neonatal intensive care unit, fetal medicine, fertility and genetics services, and gynaecology wards and clinics.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Birmingham Women's Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard0121 472 1377- Maternity triage03000 201 201
- Delivery Suite reception0121 335 8220
- Birth Centre0121 335 8218
- Maternity Day Assessment Unit0121 335 8217
- Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit0121 335 8090
- Antenatal Clinic0121 335 8044
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit reception0121 335 8190
- Appointments office (new appointments)0121 335 8100
- Gynaecology admissionsOr 0121 335 81230121 335 8121
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 8.30am–4.30pm0121 333 8403
PALS email: bwc.pals@nhs.net
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Birmingham Women's Hospital?
Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG
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Visiting times at Birmingham Women's Hospital
Adult wards
Gynaecology wards 7 and 8: 1 adult (same person) 2pm–5.30pm and 6pm–8pm; on ward 8 two visitors per bed 2pm–4.30pm and 6.30pm–8pm
Maternity
Up to 2 visitorsDelivery Suite and Birth Centre: 2 birth partners in labour. Maternity wards 1, 3 and 4: 1 chosen adult birth partner at any time; the baby's siblings 8am–8pm with the birth partner; other visitors 2pm–5pm and 6pm–7pm, maximum 2 adults
Enhanced Maternal Care: 2 birth partners 24/7 in labour; otherwise 1 visitor 24/7 and 2 visitors 10am–7pm. Induction of labour: 1 birth partner; the woman's own children 3pm–4pm and 6pm–7pm. Transitional care (Ward 5): 1 chosen adult 8am–7pm with 1 sibling; 2 visitors 3pm–4pm and 6pm–7pm. Neonatal unit: parents and grandparents, maximum 2 per cot. No waiting areas for visitors outside wards.
Parking at Birmingham Women's Hospital
Parking near the Women's Hospital is limited: allow at least 20 extra minutes to find a space. A Q-Park shuttle bus runs around the QE campus for people with mobility issues. Free parking information is available for frequent outpatient attenders.
Getting there
- By busSeveral bus routes serve the campus (free one-week bus travel can be claimed for hospital visits); Q-Park shuttle bus around the QE campus.
- By trainUniversity station is a 5-minute walk (frequent Cross City services)
How Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Birmingham Women's Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.
Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources
NHSQueue score: 6.7 out of 10
Better than mostBirmingham Women's and Children's ranks 21 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 52% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 100% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 27% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 100% of trusts
Each measure is compared with every other NHS hospital trust, then combined: waiting list 35%, A&E 20%, tests 15%, cancer 15%, CQC 15%. How the score works
Waiting list for planned treatment
11.7 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 65.7% under 18 weeks · 22,274 waiting
+731 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
93.7%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 4,546 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
26.4%
waiting 6+ weeks · 3,388 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
83.3%
100.0% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
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Birmingham Women's Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Birmingham Women's Hospital?
The main number for Birmingham Women's Hospital is 0121 472 1377. Other useful numbers: maternity triage 03000 201 201; delivery suite reception 0121 335 8220; birth centre 0121 335 8218. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 0121 333 8403.
What are the visiting times at Birmingham Women's Hospital?
Adult wards: Gynaecology wards 7 and 8: 1 adult (same person) 2pm–5.30pm and 6pm–8pm; on ward 8 two visitors per bed 2pm–4.30pm and 6.30pm–8pm. Maternity: Delivery Suite and Birth Centre: 2 birth partners in labour. Maternity wards 1, 3 and 4: 1 chosen adult birth partner at any time; the baby's siblings 8am–8pm with the birth partner; other visitors 2pm–5pm and 6pm–7pm, maximum 2 adults. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Birmingham Women's Hospital?
Parking near the Women's Hospital is limited: allow at least 20 extra minutes to find a space. A Q-Park shuttle bus runs around the QE campus for people with mobility issues. Free parking information is available for frequent outpatient attenders.
Where is Birmingham Women's Hospital?
Birmingham Women's Hospital is at Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG. It is run by Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: Several bus routes serve the campus (free one-week bus travel can be claimed for hospital visits); Q-Park shuttle bus around the QE campus.
Sources: NHS England statistics on referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times (July 2026), A&E attendances (August 2026), diagnostic waiting times (DM01) and cancer waiting times, published 10 September 2026; hospital sites from the nhs.uk organisation data. Figures are checked against the official national totals before every update.
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