North West · M13 9WL
Saint Mary's Hospital
Saint Mary's Hospital on the Oxford Road Campus is the trust's specialist hospital for women, maternity and newborn care. It has a 24/7 maternity triage line, an antenatal assessment unit, a fetal medicine unit and antenatal scanning. It has no Early Pregnancy Unit (those services are at North Manchester and Wythenshawe).
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Saint Mary's Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard0161 276 123424 hours- Maternity triageOpen 24/7; from 16 weeks of pregnancy until 6 weeks after birth0161 276 6567
- Antenatal clinic appointments9am–5pm0161 276 6409
- Community midwife appointments9am–5pm0161 276 6246
- Scans9am–5pm0161 276 6374
- Antenatal Assessment Unit0161 276 6404
- Fetal Medicine Unit0161 276 6385
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Phone Mon–Fri 9am–4pm; PALS offices Mon–Thu 9am–4pm, Fri 9am–3pm0161 276 8686
PALS email: pals@mft.nhs.uk
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Saint Mary's Hospital?
Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
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Visiting times at Saint Mary's Hospital
Adult wards
10.30am – 7.30pm
Up to 2 visitors10.30am–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 visitors2 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. Neonatal unit: parents 24 hours; siblings any time with a parent; other relatives and friends must be with a parent and leave by 9pm; 2 people at the cot side in intensive care rooms, 3 in high dependency and special care rooms.
Parking at Saint Mary's Hospital
Oxford Road Campus pay-on-foot multi-storey car parks at Grafton Street and Hathersage Road; pay when leaving.
- 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, relatives of intensive care/HDU patients, frequent attenders (three or more times a week) and relatives of long-stay patients.
Getting there
- By busThe 18 (to Langley) and Vantage V1/V2 (to Leigh and Atherton) stop on The Boulevard inside the campus; many other routes stop on Oxford Road outside the campus every few minutes.
- By trainManchester Oxford Road (about 20 minutes' walk) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 30 minutes' walk). Nearest tram stop: St Peter's Square (about 30 minutes' walk).
How Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Saint Mary's 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: 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 Royal InfirmaryA&E open 24 hours · Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
- Royal Manchester Children's HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
- Manchester Royal Eye HospitalOxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
- Wythenshawe HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9LT
- North Manchester General HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Delaunays Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5RB
- Trafford General HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–8pm daily · Moorside Road, Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 5SL
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Saint Mary's Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Saint Mary's Hospital?
The main number for Saint Mary's Hospital is 0161 276 1234. Other useful numbers: maternity triage 0161 276 6567; antenatal clinic appointments 0161 276 6409; community midwife appointments 0161 276 6246. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 0161 276 8686.
What are the visiting times at Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's Hospital?
Oxford Road Campus pay-on-foot multi-storey car parks at Grafton Street and Hathersage Road; pay when leaving. 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, relatives of intensive care/HDU patients, frequent attenders (three or more times a week) and relatives of long-stay patients.
Where is Saint Mary's Hospital?
Saint Mary's Hospital is at Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL. It is run by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: The 18 (to Langley) and Vantage V1/V2 (to Leigh and Atherton) stop on The Boulevard inside the campus; many other routes stop on Oxford Road outside the campus every few minutes.
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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