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01429 266654DirectionsWebsiteUrgent treatment centre

Peterlee Community Hospital in County Durham hosts the trust's outpatient and outreach clinics, including pain, rheumatology, orthopaedics and physiotherapy. Its urgent care centre is run by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, not by North Tees and Hartlepool.

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 score6.46.4/10Better than most · ranked 29 of 126How it is scored Waiting list10.5 weeksDmedian wait · 71.2% within 18 weeksWaiting times by specialty A&E82.8%seen within 4 hours · August 2026A&E waiting times CQC ratingRequires improvementfor North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation TrustInspection details

Peterlee Community Hospital phone numbers

Hospital switchboard01429 26665424 hours
  • PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 9am–4pm (patient experience team)01642 624719

PALS email: nth-tr.PatientExperience@nhs.net

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

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Where is Peterlee Community Hospital?

O'Neill Drive, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5UQ

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Parking at Peterlee Community Hospital

Limited patient and visitor parking. Pay on the way out at the machines (cash, correct change) or by the Evology app until midnight the same day. Tariffs below are those the page says apply from 2 June 2025.

  • first 20 minutesFree
  • 20 minutes to 2 hours£2.50
  • 2 to 4 hours£4
  • up to 24 hours£5
  • 7-day permit£10.00

Free or reduced parking: Free for registered Blue Badge holders (scan the badge at a pay machine, visit the security office or email nth-tr.carparkingenquiries@nhs.net).

Getting there

  • By busThe trust refers to Arriva and Connect Tees Valley for bus journeys (no route numbers listed); major roads lead to the hospital from the A19

How North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust performs

NHS England publishes waiting times for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Peterlee Community Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.

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

6.4

NHSQueue score: 6.4 out of 10

Better than mostNorth Tees and Hartlepool ranks 29 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.

  • Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 81% of trusts
  • A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 93% of trusts
  • Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 79% of trusts
  • Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 13% 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

10.5 weeksD wait grade

median wait · 71.2% under 18 weeks · 23,668 waiting

+588 waiting vs June 2026

Waiting times by specialty

A&E

82.8%

seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 15,730 attendances

England: 75.0%

A&E waiting times

Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)

7.7%

waiting 6+ weeks · 8,294 waiting for a test

July 2026 · standard: under 1%

Test waits

Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days

78.2%

59.9% treated within 62 days

July 2026 · standard 75%

Cancer waiting times

Other hospitals run by North Tees and Hartlepool

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →

Peterlee Community Hospital: common questions

What is the phone number for Peterlee Community Hospital?

The main number for Peterlee Community Hospital is 01429 266654. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 01642 624719.

How much is parking at Peterlee Community Hospital?

Limited patient and visitor parking. Pay on the way out at the machines (cash, correct change) or by the Evology app until midnight the same day. Tariffs below are those the page says apply from 2 June 2025. Charges: first 20 minutes: Free, 20 minutes to 2 hours: £2.50, 2 to 4 hours: £4, up to 24 hours: £5. Free for registered Blue Badge holders (scan the badge at a pay machine, visit the security office or email nth-tr.carparkingenquiries@nhs.net).

Where is Peterlee Community Hospital?

Peterlee Community Hospital is at O'Neill Drive, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5UQ. It is run by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: The trust refers to Arriva and Connect Tees Valley for bus journeys (no route numbers listed); major roads lead to the hospital from the A19.

Does Peterlee Community Hospital have an A&E?

Peterlee Community Hospital has a urgent treatment centre 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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