East of England · CO15 1LH
Clacton and District Hospital
Clacton and District Hospital (usually called Clacton Hospital) is a community hospital with an Urgent Treatment Centre run by ESNEFT, open 8am–8pm every day in a new building that opened in 2026. The site also has a Community Diagnostic Centre with an endoscopy suite, maternity services with a birthing suite and an infusion lounge.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Clacton and District Hospital phone numbers
Hospital01255 201 717- Urgent Treatment Centre01255 201 594
- Community Diagnostic Centre01255 201 647
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 8am–4pm; phone lines 10am–2pm (closed bank holidays)0800 783 7328 (Colchester, freephone); 0800 328 7624 (Ipswich, freephone)
PALS email: pals@esneft.nhs.uk
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Clacton and District Hospital?
Tower Road, Clacton, CO15 1LH
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Visiting times at Clacton and District Hospital
Adult wards
8am – 8pm
Up to 2 visitors8am–8pm daily; up to 2 visitors at the bedside at a time (children count towards the 2)
The trust-wide ward visiting guidance lists Clacton Hospital. Visiting excludes protected mealtimes unless helping a patient to eat. The maternity visiting guidance covers Clacton but its ward details are written for Colchester and Ipswich.
Parking at Clacton and District Hospital
Free parking on site, with electric car charging points, a secure cycle shed and covered mobility scooter parking added in the recent redevelopment.
Free or reduced parking: Parking is free for everyone.
Getting there
- By busServices 4 and 4a stop on Tower Road outside the hospital; services 134 and X76 stop at the Westcliffe Theatre stop on Tower Road. A bookable dial-a-ride (01255 436 962) serves patients with appointments.
- By trainClacton-on-Sea station is 0.9 miles away (no taxi rank); buses 4a and 8 run from the station to Pier Avenue, 0.4 miles from the hospital.
How East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Clacton and District 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: 3.7 out of 10
Worse than mostEast Suffolk and North Essex ranks 94 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 12% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 75% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 64% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 31% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 25% 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
13.8 weeksF wait grade
median wait · 59.7% under 18 weeks · 95,757 waiting
+5,969 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
77.3%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 25,283 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
13.3%
waiting 6+ weeks · 19,496 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
76.3%
71.8% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by East Suffolk and North Essex
- Colchester HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
- Ipswich HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5PD
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Clacton and District Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Clacton and District Hospital?
The main number for Clacton and District Hospital is 01255 201 717. Other useful numbers: urgent treatment centre 01255 201 594; community diagnostic centre 01255 201 647. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 0800 783 7328 (Colchester, freephone); 0800 328 7624 (Ipswich, freephone).
What are the visiting times at Clacton and District Hospital?
Adult wards: 8am–8pm daily; up to 2 visitors at the bedside at a time (children count towards the 2). Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Clacton and District Hospital?
Free parking on site, with electric car charging points, a secure cycle shed and covered mobility scooter parking added in the recent redevelopment. Parking is free for everyone.
Where is Clacton and District Hospital?
Clacton and District Hospital is at Tower Road, Clacton, CO15 1LH. It is run by East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: Services 4 and 4a stop on Tower Road outside the hospital; services 134 and X76 stop at the Westcliffe Theatre stop on Tower Road. A bookable dial-a-ride (01255 436 962) serves patients with appointments.
Does Clacton and District Hospital have an A&E?
Clacton and District Hospital has a urgent treatment centre (8am–8pm daily, 365 days a year) for minor injuries and illnesses, not a full A&E. In a life-threatening emergency call 999.
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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