South West · TA1 5DA
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Park Hospital is the main acute hospital in Taunton, with a 24-hour emergency department in the Queen's building and emergency vascular services for Somerset and parts of Dorset. It has 16 operating theatres, intensive and high dependency care, the Beacon Centre for cancer treatment (chemotherapy and radiotherapy), a consultant-led labour ward, the Bracken birth centre and the Somerset Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Contact details, visiting and parking from the hospital’s official website, checked on 26 September 2026. Please check with the hospital before you travel.
Musgrove Park Hospital phone numbers
Main switchboard01823 333444Also the contact number for the emergency department- Maternity advice line and emergency triage (Somerset-wide)24 hours, 7 days; also the Musgrove labour ward number01823 343985
- Car parking (Q-Park office)01823 344758
- Patient transport01278 727444
- PALS (patient advice and liaison)Answerphone at all times; the team calls back (office hours not stated). Offices at Musgrove Park (Block 51) and Yeovil Hospital (level 3)01823 343536
PALS email: pals@somersetft.nhs.uk
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is Musgrove Park Hospital?
Parkfield Drive, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5DA
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Visiting times at Musgrove Park Hospital
Adult wards
Up to 2 visitorsOpen, flexible visiting; up to 2 visitors at a time
Maternity
Labour ward: open visiting for birth partners; other maternity visiting times are set by the maternity wards
Visits by children to any ward are by pre-arranged appointment. More visitors can be arranged with the ward for patients receiving end of life care. Avoid visiting within 48 hours of sickness or diarrhoea.
Parking at Musgrove Park Hospital
All car parks are barrier-controlled and run by Q-Park: take a ticket on entry and pay at the machines before leaving (cash or card, not American Express; no £20 notes). Main parking is the Cedars multi-storey. Parking is limited and reduced by building work; Taunton Park and Ride stops outside Outpatients. No drop-offs directly outside the emergency department.
- 0 to 1 hour£2.60
- 1 to 2 hours£6.50
- 2 to 4 hours£10.40
- 4 to 24 hours£17
- lost ticket£17
- compassionate weekly ticket£40
Free or reduced parking: Free for Blue Badge holders in the Duchess 1 car park only (all disabled bays are there), frequent outpatients (9 visits within 90 days, refund via the general office) and parents of under-18 inpatients staying overnight (7.30pm–8am, up to 2 vehicles). Reduced rates for people visiting 3+ times a week over a long period.
Getting there
- By busTaunton Park and Ride stops right outside the Outpatients department
Shops, food and facilities
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food (Jubilee concourse)
- Change Please café
- Costa Coffee (Duchess building, ground floor)
- The Breeze Restaurant (next to the Jubilee building)
- League of Friends shop (Duchess building, ground floor)
- 24-hour vending machines
- 24-hour cash machine (Queens building, next to Conservators ward)
- Post box
How Somerset NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Musgrove Park 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: 5.4 out of 10
Around averageSomerset ranks 54 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 45% of trusts
- A&E (seen within 4 hours)better than 51% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 52% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 63% 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
11.5 weeksF wait grade
median wait · 64.9% under 18 weeks · 54,854 waiting
+1,330 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
A&E
73.0%
seen within 4 hours in August 2026 · 21,707 attendances
England: 75.0%
A&E waiting times
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
16.9%
waiting 6+ weeks · 12,017 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
81.2%
73.5% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by Somerset
- Yeovil HospitalA&E open 24 hours · Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT
- Bridgwater Community HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–9pm daily (last patient 8pm) · Bower Lane, Bridgwater, TA6 4GU
- Burnham-on-Sea War Memorial HospitalMinor injuries unit · 10am–6pm daily (reduced to Tue–Thu until early October 2026) · 6 Love Lane, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1ED
- Chard Community HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–9pm daily (last patient 8.30pm) · Crewkerne Road, Chard, TA20 1NF
- Frome Community HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–9pm daily (last patient 8.30pm) · Enos Way, Frome, BA11 2FH
- West Mendip Community HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–9pm daily (last patient 8.30pm) · Old Wells Road, Glastonbury, BA6 8JD
- Minehead Community HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–9pm daily (last patient 8.30pm) · Luttrell Way, Minehead, TA24 6DF
- Shepton Mallet Community HospitalUrgent treatment centre · 8am–9pm daily (last patient 8.30pm) · Bucklers Way, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4PG
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →
Musgrove Park Hospital: common questions
What is the phone number for Musgrove Park Hospital?
The main number for Musgrove Park Hospital is 01823 333444. Other useful numbers: maternity advice line and emergency triage (somerset-wide) 01823 343985; car parking (q-park office) 01823 344758; patient transport 01278 727444. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 01823 343536.
What are the visiting times at Musgrove Park Hospital?
Adult wards: Open, flexible visiting; up to 2 visitors at a time. Maternity: Labour ward: open visiting for birth partners; other maternity visiting times are set by the maternity wards. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at Musgrove Park Hospital?
All car parks are barrier-controlled and run by Q-Park: take a ticket on entry and pay at the machines before leaving (cash or card, not American Express; no £20 notes). Main parking is the Cedars multi-storey. Parking is limited and reduced by building work; Taunton Park and Ride stops outside Outpatients. No drop-offs directly outside the emergency department. Charges: 0 to 1 hour: £2.60, 1 to 2 hours: £6.50, 2 to 4 hours: £10.40, 4 to 24 hours: £17. Free for Blue Badge holders in the Duchess 1 car park only (all disabled bays are there), frequent outpatients (9 visits within 90 days, refund via the general office) and parents of under-18 inpatients staying overnight (7.30pm–8am, up to 2 vehicles). Reduced rates for people visiting 3+ times a week over a long period.
Where is Musgrove Park Hospital?
Musgrove Park Hospital is at Parkfield Drive, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5DA. It is run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: Taunton Park and Ride stops right outside the Outpatients department.
Does Musgrove Park Hospital have an A&E?
Yes. Musgrove Park Hospital has an emergency department (24 hours, 7 days). Across Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, 73.0% of 21,707 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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