South East · ME16 9QQ
Maidstone Hospital
Maidstone Hospital on Hermitage Lane is one of the trust's two acute hospitals, with an Emergency Department. It is home to the Kent Oncology Centre, which provides specialist cancer care to around 2 million people across Kent, Medway and East Sussex, and to the midwife-led Maidstone Birth Centre.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Maidstone Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard01622 729000- A&E reception01622 226000
- Maternity (urgent clinical concerns)Maternity Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, 24 hours01892 633500
- PALS (Maidstone)Relay UK: 18002 01622 22496001622 224960
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Maidstone Hospital?
Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent ME16 9QQ
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Visiting times at Maidstone Hospital
Adult wards
12pm – 8pm
12pm–8pm (with some local exceptions)
Children's ward, birth centres, neonatal unit, delivery suite, intensive care, emergency assessment units and cancer treatment units (including Charles Dickens ward) set their own visiting: ask the team. No standard visiting times in A&E; sometimes only 1 visitor. Protected mealtimes on all wards (visitors helping a patient eat are welcome). The trust supports John's Campaign for carers of people with dementia.
Parking at Maidstone Hospital
ANPR car parks: your number plate is read on entry; before leaving, enter your registration at a pay machine and pay, then the exit barrier reads your plate. A free park and ride runs from the car park behind DFS off Beaver Road (ME16 0XP), Mon–Fri about every 30 minutes.
- 0–30 minutes£2.50
- 30 minutes–1 hour£2.50
- 1–2 hours£3.50
- 2–3 hours£4.50
- 3–4 hours£5.50
- 4–5 hours£6.50
- 5–6 hours£7.50
- 6–7 hours£8.50
- 7–10 hours£11.50
- 10–16 hours£12
- 16–24 hours£15
- weekly ticket (7 consecutive days)£16
Free or reduced parking: Free for Blue Badge holders (scan the badge at a pay machine or the exit barrier), cancer patients during treatment (register at Main Reception or Kent Oncology Centre reception), renal patients, parents of babies in neonatal intensive care and immediate family of palliative/end of life patients. Free exit if a clinic is cancelled; £2 capped ticket if not seen within 2 hours of the appointment time.
Getting there
- By busRoutes 3 (town centre), 8 (Downswood), 58 (Trottiscliffe) and 575 (Larkfield) serve the hospital; shuttle bus 6X links Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals; free park and ride from Beaver Road (ME16 0XP) Mon–Fri.
- By trainBarming station is 0.88 miles away; Maidstone East is 2.46 miles
Shops, food and facilities
- Costa Coffee (near main reception)
- Deli Marche coffee shop (Kent Oncology Centre, level 1)
- League of Friends shop and second-hand bookshop (main entrance)
- Café @ Plus One restaurant (first floor, 2pm–7pm)
- Multi-faith chapel
- Free taxi phones at the main entrance
- Free Wi-Fi (_MTWPublicWiFi)
How Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust as a whole, covering Maidstone 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: 7.3 out of 10
Better than mostMaidstone and Tunbridge Wells ranks 14 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 87% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 68% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 82% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 90% 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
10.9 weeksD wait grade
median wait · 73.0% under 18 weeks · 50,736 waiting
−12 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
76.2%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 22,310 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
6.4%
waiting 6+ weeks · 12,342 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
81.8%
87.4% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
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Maidstone Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Maidstone Hospital?
The main number for Maidstone Hospital is 01622 729000. Other useful numbers: a&e reception 01622 226000; maternity (urgent clinical concerns) 01892 633500; pals (maidstone) 01622 224960. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 01622 224960.
What are the visiting times at Maidstone Hospital?
Adult wards: Adult wards 12pm–8pm (with some local exceptions). Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Maidstone Hospital?
ANPR car parks: your number plate is read on entry; before leaving, enter your registration at a pay machine and pay, then the exit barrier reads your plate. A free park and ride runs from the car park behind DFS off Beaver Road (ME16 0XP), Mon–Fri about every 30 minutes. Charges: 0–30 minutes: £2.50, 30 minutes–1 hour: £2.50, 1–2 hours: £3.50, 2–3 hours: £4.50. Free for Blue Badge holders (scan the badge at a pay machine or the exit barrier), cancer patients during treatment (register at Main Reception or Kent Oncology Centre reception), renal patients, parents of babies in neonatal intensive care and immediate family of palliative/end of life patients. Free exit if a clinic is cancelled; £2 capped ticket if not seen within 2 hours of the appointment time.
Where is Maidstone Hospital?
Maidstone Hospital is at Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent ME16 9QQ. It is run by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. By bus: Routes 3 (town centre), 8 (Downswood), 58 (Trottiscliffe) and 575 (Larkfield) serve the hospital; shuttle bus 6X links Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals; free park and ride from Beaver Road (ME16 0XP) Mon–Fri.
Does Maidstone Hospital have an A&E?
Yes. Maidstone Hospital has an emergency department. Across Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, 76.2% of 22,310 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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