South East · HP7 0JD
Amersham Hospital
Amersham Hospital is a large community hospital for outpatients, therapy and community services, seeing more than 47,000 outpatients a year for orthopaedics, audiology and eye care. It has a large dermatology department and the Buckinghamshire Neurorehabilitation Unit, and carries out planned surgery; it has no urgent care unit.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Amersham Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard01296 315000Number shown on the trust's Amersham Hospital page- Outpatient appointments01296 838888
- Community midwives01296 566070
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 9am–4pm01296 831120
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Amersham Hospital?
Whielden Street, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0JD
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Visiting times at Amersham Hospital
Adult wards
8am – 8pm
Up to 2 visitors8am–8pm, no more than 2 visitors at the bedside; not during protected mealtimes unless helping a patient eat
Under-16s must be with an adult aged 18+. Registered carers (carers passport) can visit 8am–10pm.
Parking at Amersham Hospital
Pay and display patient parking at the front of the hospital and a smaller patient car park behind the building; limited parking on the road at the front.
- up to 30 minutesFree
- 30 minutes to 2 hours£3.50
- 2 to 3 hours£5
- 3 to 4 hours£6.50
- 4 to 24 hours£9
Free or reduced parking: Free for Blue Badge holders in disabled spaces (badge displayed). Free pass for one family vehicle for end-of-life visitors. Concession ticket £20 for 7 consecutive days for regular visitors; maximum £3.50 for haematology/cancer day unit, renal, cancer care and CATS patients.
Getting there
- By busSeveral bus routes serve the hospital (route numbers not listed)
- By trainAmersham station (Metropolitan line and Chiltern Railways), about 5 minutes by car or a 30-minute walk
Shops, food and facilities
- Spice of Life restaurant (ground floor)
- WRVS coffee shop (rear entrance foyer)
- Pharmacy
- Free Wi-Fi (BHT_Public)
- Room to Breathe sanctuary garden (near entrance D)
How Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust as a whole, covering Amersham 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: 4.6 out of 10
Around averageBuckinghamshire Healthcare ranks 75 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 34% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 77% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 43% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 11% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 72% 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
13.3 weeksF wait grade
median wait · 63.7% under 18 weeks · 47,659 waiting
−114 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
77.7%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 13,337 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
19.2%
waiting 6+ weeks · 7,524 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
78.3%
58.6% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by Buckinghamshire Healthcare
- Stoke Mandeville HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8AL
- Wycombe HospitalUrgent treatment centre · Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 2TT
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Amersham Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Amersham Hospital?
The main number for Amersham Hospital is 01296 315000. Other useful numbers: outpatient appointments 01296 838888; community midwives 01296 566070. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 01296 831120.
What are the visiting times at Amersham Hospital?
Adult wards: 8am–8pm, no more than 2 visitors at the bedside; not during protected mealtimes unless helping a patient eat. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Amersham Hospital?
Pay and display patient parking at the front of the hospital and a smaller patient car park behind the building; limited parking on the road at the front. Charges: up to 30 minutes: Free, 30 minutes to 2 hours: £3.50, 2 to 3 hours: £5, 3 to 4 hours: £6.50. Free for Blue Badge holders in disabled spaces (badge displayed). Free pass for one family vehicle for end-of-life visitors. Concession ticket £20 for 7 consecutive days for regular visitors; maximum £3.50 for haematology/cancer day unit, renal, cancer care and CATS patients.
Where is Amersham Hospital?
Amersham Hospital is at Whielden Street, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0JD. It is run by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. By bus: Several bus routes serve the hospital (route numbers not listed).
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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