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North Manchester General Hospital

5.2Around average

North Manchester General Hospital is an acute hospital in Crumpsall with an all-age Emergency Department (including a separate children's ED) seeing about 110,000 patients a year, plus an Urgent Treatment Centre open 8am–10pm. Saint Mary's maternity services run a unit on site with 24/7 maternity triage, and there is a Special Care Baby Unit, critical care, a renal unit and an infectious diseases ward.

Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.

NHSQueue score5.25.2/10Around average · ranked 58 of 126How it is scored Waiting list12.7 weeksFmedian wait · 63.9% within 18 weeksWaiting times by specialty A&E74.4%seen within 4 hours · August 2026A&E waiting times

North Manchester General Hospital phone numbers

Main switchboard0161 795 4567As published on the hospital's contact page

PALS email: pals@mft.nhs.uk

In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.

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Where is North Manchester General Hospital?

Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5RB

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Visiting times at North Manchester General Hospital

Adult wards

10.30am – 7.30pm

Up to 2 visitors

10.30am–7.30pm daily; usually a maximum of 2 visitors at a time

Maternity

Antenatal and postnatal wards: 1 birth partner 6am–midnight plus 2 other visitors (and siblings) 10am–8pm; 2 birth partners at any time on triage, delivery suite and birth centre

Children's wards

Up to 3 visitors

2 parents/carers 24 hours (1 can sleep at the bedside); siblings 8am–7.30pm; other family 1pm–7.30pm with a parent/carer, maximum 3 adults at the bedside

Trust-wide policy. Visiting outside core hours can be agreed for compassionate reasons. Adult critical care has its own arrangements (not published). Emergency Department: up to 2 people with an adult patient.

Parking at North Manchester General Hospital

Several patient and visitor car parks plus Blue Badge bays and drop-off areas, marked by coloured signs. Pay by PaySmarti app, online, phone (01604 210 933) or text (site code 2816; 20p fee per transaction), or by cash at machines (no change given); some machines take cards. Weekly and monthly tickets from the General/Cashiers Office, Level 2, Block D. Construction work on site, so allow extra time.

  • first 30 minutesFree
  • up to 2 hours£3.00
  • up to 3 hours£4.00
  • up to 4 hours£5.00
  • up to 5 hours£6.00
  • up to 7 hours£10.00
  • over 7 hours£15.00
  • weekly ticket£20.00
  • monthly ticket£40.00

Free or reduced parking: Free for Blue Badge holders (and those transporting one). Free by authorisation for visitors to the Neonatal Unit and Ward G1 (critical care), patients having ongoing cancer or haematology treatment (4+ visits a month or treatment over 3 months), and families during end of life care or bereavement (dedicated spaces for the Swan Suites). Other cases at ward staff discretion.

Getting there

  • By busFour bus stops close to the main entrance (route numbers are on the TfGM summary, not on the trust page).
  • By trainNo station within a short walk: Manchester Victoria and Moston are about 20 minutes by bus or bike. Metrolink: Crumpsall and Abraham Moss tram stops are under 15 minutes' walk.

Shops, food and facilities

  • Gallery Restaurant (Block D, near the Quad car park entrance)
  • Café Repleat (inside the Gallery Restaurant)
  • RVS café (Outpatients A, Mon–Fri)
  • Costa Express coffee machine
  • 24-hour vending machines

How Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust performs

NHS England publishes waiting times for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering North Manchester General Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.

Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources

5.2

NHSQueue score: 5.2 out of 10

Around averageManchester University ranks 58 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.

  • Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 38% of trusts
  • A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 58% of trusts
  • Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 75% of trusts
  • Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 55% 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

12.7 weeksF wait grade

median wait · 63.9% under 18 weeks · 167,649 waiting

+751 waiting vs June 2026

Waiting times by specialty

A&E

74.4%

seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 43,978 attendances

England: 75.0%

A&E waiting times

Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)

9.0%

waiting 6+ weeks · 32,823 waiting for a test

July 2026 · standard: under 1%

Test waits

Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days

80.1%

72.8% treated within 62 days

July 2026 · standard 75%

Cancer waiting times

Other hospitals run by Manchester University

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →

North Manchester General Hospital: common questions

What is the phone number for North Manchester General Hospital?

The main number for North Manchester General Hospital is 0161 795 4567. Other useful numbers: a&e reception 0161 720 2433; maternity triage (saint mary's north manchester) 0161 922 3167; early pregnancy unit 0161 701 2757. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 0161 276 8686.

What are the visiting times at North Manchester General Hospital?

Adult wards: Adult wards 10.30am–7.30pm daily; usually a maximum of 2 visitors at a time. Maternity: Antenatal and postnatal wards: 1 birth partner 6am–midnight plus 2 other visitors (and siblings) 10am–8pm; 2 birth partners at any time on triage, delivery suite and birth centre. Children's wards: 2 parents/carers 24 hours (1 can sleep at the bedside); siblings 8am–7.30pm; other family 1pm–7.30pm with a parent/carer, maximum 3 adults at the bedside. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.

How much is parking at North Manchester General Hospital?

Several patient and visitor car parks plus Blue Badge bays and drop-off areas, marked by coloured signs. Pay by PaySmarti app, online, phone (01604 210 933) or text (site code 2816; 20p fee per transaction), or by cash at machines (no change given); some machines take cards. Weekly and monthly tickets from the General/Cashiers Office, Level 2, Block D. Construction work on site, so allow extra time. Charges: first 30 minutes: Free, up to 2 hours: £3.00, up to 3 hours: £4.00, up to 4 hours: £5.00. Free for Blue Badge holders (and those transporting one). Free by authorisation for visitors to the Neonatal Unit and Ward G1 (critical care), patients having ongoing cancer or haematology treatment (4+ visits a month or treatment over 3 months), and families during end of life care or bereavement (dedicated spaces for the Swan Suites). Other cases at ward staff discretion.

Where is North Manchester General Hospital?

North Manchester General Hospital is at Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5RB. It is run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: Four bus stops close to the main entrance (route numbers are on the TfGM summary, not on the trust page).

Does North Manchester General Hospital have an A&E?

Yes. North Manchester General Hospital has an emergency department. Across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, 74.4% of 43,978 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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