South West · GL1 3NN
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is the acute hospital in Gloucester with the county's 24-hour consultant-led A&E, which takes 999 ambulances, GP referrals and children's emergencies. It is the trust's main maternity site, with a delivery suite, the midwife-led Gloucester Birth Unit, a maternity ward and a neonatal 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.
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard0300 422 2222Both hospitals; ask for any ward or department- Outpatient appointments (Central Booking Office)Mon–Thu 8.30am–4.30pm, Fri 8am–4pm0300 422 4500
- Imaging bookings (X-ray, MRI, CT)0300 422 4488
- Maternity advice line / triage24/70300 422 5541
- Maternity: Delivery Suite0300 422 5542
- Maternity: Gloucester Birth Unit0300 422 5523
- Maternity ward0300 422 5520
- Neonatal unit0300 422 5529
- Parking office (Saba)Mon–Fri 9am–5pm0300 422 6101
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Voicemail; calls and emails answered Mon–Fri 9am–4pm0800 019 3282
PALS email: ghn-tr.pals.gloshospitals@nhs.net
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital?
Great Western Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN
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Visiting times at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Adult wards
11am – 8pm
Up to 2 visitors11am–8pm; up to 2 visitors per patient at a time (visitors can change)
Maternity
Postnatal ward: 2 people per bed, 9am–9pm; siblings and children under 16 can visit. Birth partners may be allowed to stay overnight.
Children's wards
And neonatal intensive care: generally parents, carers or guardians only, maximum 2 per child at a time; discuss sibling visits with the nurse in charge
Some wards (e.g. stroke wards Hatherley and Woodmancote) have a rest period with no visiting. Ask the nurse in charge about longer visits for exceptional reasons. One parent or guardian may accompany an under-16 to the Emergency Department.
Parking at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Four car parks run by Saba Parking. Pay on exit (ticket at the barrier, pay at a machine: cash, card or contactless) at Orchard Car Park 10 and the Tower multi-storey; pay and display (cashless or Saba app) at Hope House Car Park 9 and Orchard Car Park 6. 15-minute drop-off grace in the multi-storey and Orchard car parks. Lost ticket: full daily rate.
- up to 1 hour£2.90
- up to 2 hours£5.70
- up to 3 hours£8.00
- up to 4 hours£9.50
- up to 6 hours£11.60
- up to 24 hours£15.90
Free or reduced parking: Blue Badge holders park free in accessible spaces (or other spaces if none are free, badge displayed). Free for parents staying overnight with children on children's wards, dialysis outpatients, oncology patients having radiotherapy, chemotherapy or regular transfusions, and Carer's Passport holders (permit via the ward). Weekly (£23) or fortnightly (£46) permits for long-stay inpatients' visitors and similar cases.
Getting there
- By busPulham's 99 bus runs between Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General. The trust refers to the Gloucestershire public transport information website or Traveline (0871 200 22 33) for other routes; no route numbers are listed.
Shops, food and facilities
- Foster's Restaurant (Tower Block, ground floor)
- Costa Coffee (main atrium entrance)
- Amigo coffee (Tower Block concourse) and Amigo shop (atrium)
- Vending machines
- Changing Places toilet and prayer rooms (accessible facilities map)
How Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Gloucestershire Royal 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: 4.9 out of 10
Around averageGloucestershire Hospitals ranks 65 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 83% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 16% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 49% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 36% 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
10.8 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 72.0% under 18 weeks · 69,444 waiting
−424 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
64.8%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 14,185 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
18.3%
waiting 6+ weeks · 14,893 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
74.4%
74.6% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by Gloucestershire Hospitals
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Gloucestershire Royal Hospital?
The main number for Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is 0300 422 2222. Other useful numbers: outpatient appointments (central booking office) 0300 422 4500; imaging bookings (x-ray, mri, ct) 0300 422 4488; maternity advice line / triage 0300 422 5541. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 0800 019 3282.
What are the visiting times at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital?
Adult wards: Adult wards 11am–8pm; up to 2 visitors per patient at a time (visitors can change). Maternity: Postnatal ward: 2 people per bed, 9am–9pm; siblings and children under 16 can visit. Birth partners may be allowed to stay overnight. Children's wards: Children's wards and neonatal intensive care: generally parents, carers or guardians only, maximum 2 per child at a time; discuss sibling visits with the nurse in charge. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital?
Four car parks run by Saba Parking. Pay on exit (ticket at the barrier, pay at a machine: cash, card or contactless) at Orchard Car Park 10 and the Tower multi-storey; pay and display (cashless or Saba app) at Hope House Car Park 9 and Orchard Car Park 6. 15-minute drop-off grace in the multi-storey and Orchard car parks. Lost ticket: full daily rate. Charges: up to 1 hour: £2.90, up to 2 hours: £5.70, up to 3 hours: £8.00, up to 4 hours: £9.50. Blue Badge holders park free in accessible spaces (or other spaces if none are free, badge displayed). Free for parents staying overnight with children on children's wards, dialysis outpatients, oncology patients having radiotherapy, chemotherapy or regular transfusions, and Carer's Passport holders (permit via the ward). Weekly (£23) or fortnightly (£46) permits for long-stay inpatients' visitors and similar cases.
Where is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital?
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is at Great Western Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN. It is run by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: Pulham's 99 bus runs between Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General. The trust refers to the Gloucestershire public transport information website or Traveline (0871 200 22 33) for other routes; no route numbers are listed.
Does Gloucestershire Royal Hospital have an A&E?
Yes. Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has an emergency department (24 hours, 7 days). Across Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 64.8% of 14,185 A&E attendances ended within 4 hours in August 2026.
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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