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South West · BA21 4AT

Yeovil Hospital is an acute hospital serving about 185,000 people in south Somerset, north and west Dorset and parts of Mendip, with a 24-hour emergency department and an urgent treatment centre next door (9am–9pm). It provides general medicine, cardiology, general and orthopaedic surgery, trauma, paediatrics and intensive care, and has a labour ward, maternity ward and special care baby unit in its Women's Hospital.

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 score5.45.4/10Around average · ranked 54 of 126How it is scored Waiting list11.5 weeksFmedian wait · 64.9% within 18 weeksWaiting times by specialty A&E73.0%seen within 4 hours · August 2026A&E waiting times CQC ratingGoodfor Somerset NHS Foundation TrustInspection details

Yeovil Hospital phone numbers

Main switchboard01935 475122Also 01935 606060; ask for the emergency department/urgent treatment centre

PALS email: pals@somersetft.nhs.uk

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

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Where is Yeovil Hospital?

Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT

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Visiting times at Yeovil Hospital

Adult wards

Up to 2 visitors

Open, flexible visiting; up to 2 visitors at a time

Visits by children to any ward are by pre-arranged appointment. Maternity wards have their own visiting times. More visitors can be arranged for patients receiving end of life care.

Parking at Yeovil Hospital

650-space multi-storey car park opposite main reception with number-plate recognition and pay on exit (card or contactless at the pay machines by the ground-floor lift lobby; cash at main reception). 20-minute free drop-off outside main reception and the Women's Hospital entrance. Six EV fast chargers. Height limit 2.1m.

  • up to 30 minutes£3.45
  • 30 minutes to 1 hour£4.20
  • 1 to 2 hours£6.90
  • 2 to 3 hours£8.90
  • 3 to 4 hours£11.00
  • 4 to 5 hours£12.50
  • day rate£17.20
  • weekly rate£46.50
  • monthly rate£125.70

Free or reduced parking: Free for Blue Badge holders (validate at main reception), registered carers, SCBU parents, parents of children staying overnight on the Children's ward (7.30pm–8am), frequent outpatients (more than 3 visits in 30 days), visitors keeping a bedside vigil and cancer patients in active treatment. Ask the department for a concession slip.

Shops, food and facilities

  • The Breeze restaurant (level 2)
  • The Coffee Pod (opposite main reception, level 3)
  • Friends Coffee Shop (A&E waiting area)
  • Coffee shops in main outpatients and by the Women's Hospital reception
  • The Friends Shop (main entrance, level 3)
  • Electric vehicle charging (6 points)
  • Covered bike rack

How Somerset NHS Foundation Trust performs

NHS England publishes waiting times for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering Yeovil Hospital and the trust’s other hospitals.

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

5.4

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

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: all hospitals and contact details →

Yeovil Hospital: common questions

What is the phone number for Yeovil Hospital?

The main number for Yeovil Hospital is 01935 475122. Other useful numbers: new outpatient appointments (choose and book) 01935 384735; maternity advice line and emergency triage (somerset-wide) 01823 343985; labour ward 01935 384385. For help with a complaint or concern, PALS is on 01823 343536.

What are the visiting times at Yeovil Hospital?

Adult wards: Open, flexible visiting; up to 2 visitors at a time. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.

How much is parking at Yeovil Hospital?

650-space multi-storey car park opposite main reception with number-plate recognition and pay on exit (card or contactless at the pay machines by the ground-floor lift lobby; cash at main reception). 20-minute free drop-off outside main reception and the Women's Hospital entrance. Six EV fast chargers. Height limit 2.1m. Charges: up to 30 minutes: £3.45, 30 minutes to 1 hour: £4.20, 1 to 2 hours: £6.90, 2 to 3 hours: £8.90. Free for Blue Badge holders (validate at main reception), registered carers, SCBU parents, parents of children staying overnight on the Children's ward (7.30pm–8am), frequent outpatients (more than 3 visits in 30 days), visitors keeping a bedside vigil and cancer patients in active treatment. Ask the department for a concession slip.

Where is Yeovil Hospital?

Yeovil Hospital is at Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT. It is run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

Does Yeovil Hospital have an A&E?

Yes. Yeovil 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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