East Midlands · NG24 4DE
Newark Hospital
Newark Hospital offers outpatient clinics, diagnostic tests, therapy services, day case surgery and medical procedures, inpatient care and rehabilitation. Its Urgent Treatment Centre treats minor injuries and illnesses from 8am to 10.30pm (last patient admitted 9.30pm); there is no A&E.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Newark Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard01636 681681- Urgent Treatment Centre01636 685810
- PALS (Patient Experience Team, Newark)Mon–Fri 9am–4pm01636 685692
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Mon–Fri 9am–4pm (Patient Experience Team; King's Mill number; Newark Hospital 01636 685692)01623 672222
PALS email: sfh-tr.pet@nhs.net
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Newark Hospital?
Boundary Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4DE
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Visiting times at Newark Hospital
Adult wards
11am – 7pm
Up to 2 visitors11am–7pm; maximum 2 visitors at the bedside (children count and must be supervised)
Trust-wide policy. Urgent Treatment Centre: one adult can accompany a patient (reviewed when busy).
Parking at Newark Hospital
Ticketless ANPR car parks with no barriers: pay before leaving at a pay station (card, contactless or cash) or with the Trust Parking app. Free 10-minute drop-off outside the main entrance. Same charges at all three hospitals, 24 hours a day.
- 30 minutesFree
- up to 1 hour£2
- 1 to 2 hours£4
- 2 to 4 hours£5.50
- 4 to 8 hours£6.50
- 8 to 24 hours£8
- 7-day pass£12.50
- month pass£30
Free or reduced parking: Free for Blue Badge holders (register online via NexusPlatform, code BH2F8HJ, or at reception). Other exemptions by validation form from the department.
Getting there
- By busBus stops on Boundary Road next to the main entrance and on Bowbridge Road outside the Eastwood Centre. By road from the A1, A46 and A17.
- By trainNewark Castle (bus stop on Great North Road outside the council offices) and Newark Northgate (15-minute walk to the nearest bus stop, outside Aldi)
Shops, food and facilities
- Friends Coffee Shop (floor 1, near the chapel; weekdays)
- Outpatients Tea Bar (ground floor; weekdays)
- Free Wi-Fi
How Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Newark 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 averageSherwood Forest Hospitals ranks 59 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 40% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 38% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 80% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 50% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 72% 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
12.3 weeksF wait grade
median wait · 64.0% under 18 weeks · 33,453 waiting
+700 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
71.5%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 16,636 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
7.5%
waiting 6+ weeks · 11,030 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
81.6%
70.4% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by Sherwood Forest Hospitals
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Newark Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Newark Hospital?
The main number for Newark Hospital is 01636 681681. Other useful numbers: urgent treatment centre 01636 685810; pals (patient experience team, newark) 01636 685692. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 01623 672222.
What are the visiting times at Newark Hospital?
Adult wards: 11am–7pm; maximum 2 visitors at the bedside (children count and must be supervised). Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Newark Hospital?
Ticketless ANPR car parks with no barriers: pay before leaving at a pay station (card, contactless or cash) or with the Trust Parking app. Free 10-minute drop-off outside the main entrance. Same charges at all three hospitals, 24 hours a day. Charges: 30 minutes: Free, up to 1 hour: £2, 1 to 2 hours: £4, 2 to 4 hours: £5.50. Free for Blue Badge holders (register online via NexusPlatform, code BH2F8HJ, or at reception). Other exemptions by validation form from the department.
Where is Newark Hospital?
Newark Hospital is at Boundary Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4DE. It is run by Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: Bus stops on Boundary Road next to the main entrance and on Bowbridge Road outside the Eastwood Centre. By road from the A1, A46 and A17.
Does Newark Hospital have an A&E?
Newark Hospital has a urgent treatment centre (8am–10.30pm daily (last patient admitted 9.30pm)) 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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