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The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)
The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton) is the trust's second specialist cancer hospital, including the Oak Cancer Centre (with its own Oakleaf Road entrance). It has no A&E; services include the Goldman Sachs Centre for Urgent Care for its patients, radiotherapy, a Teenage Cancer Trust unit, children's day care and outpatients, a rapid diagnostic and assessment centre and a drug development 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.
The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton) phone numbers
Outpatients and haematology outpatients020 8661 3557- Goldman Sachs Centre for Urgent Care020 3186 5853
- Admissions and Pre-assessment UnitAlso 020 8661 3379020 8661 3380
- Oak Foundation Drug Development Unit020 8661 6000
In an emergency call 999. For urgent medical advice call NHS 111.
Where is The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)?
Downs Road, Sutton, SM2 5PT
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Visiting times at The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)
Adult wards
Visiting times vary from ward to ward, and all wards have a rest period when visiting is restricted; check with the ward
The number of visitors at a bed may be limited. Most outpatients can bring one visitor; some day care areas still limit visiting.
Parking at The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)
Limited parking (visitors car park and a radiotherapy car park); public transport or taxi encouraged. Sutton is in the ULEZ (£12.50 daily charge for non-compliant vehicles). Sat nav: SM2 5PT for the Downs Road main entrance, SM2 5GP for the Oak Cancer Centre (Oakleaf Road). Season tickets from main reception.
- up to 30 minutesFree
- 30 minutes to 1 hour£2.00
- 1–2 hours£5.00
- 2–3 hours£6.00
- 3–4 hours£8.00
- 4–5 hours£10.00
- 5–8 hours£12.00
- 8–24 hours£14.00
Free or reduced parking: Exemptions may apply for regular visitors (details in the Sutton parking FAQ, not read).
Getting there
- By busS3 and S4 stop in the hospital grounds (every 30 minutes, peak hours only, no Sunday service). Routes 80, 280, 420 and S1 stop at Downs Road, linking to Morden Underground and Sutton, Tooting, Redhill and Banstead stations.
- By trainBelmont station, a quarter of a mile away (hourly, no Sunday service); Sutton station, about 1.5 miles (uphill; about 10 minutes by bus or taxi)
Shops, food and facilities
- Cherry Tree Restaurant (ground floor by main reception; weekday breakfast and lunch)
- Cherry Tree Café (ground floor, 7.30am–7pm daily)
- Friends of The Royal Marsden refreshments (outpatient areas)
- Shop (left of the main entrance)
- Cash machine (main entrance, by the pharmacy collection point)
- Mobile shop and newspaper trolley on wards
- Public payphones (cash and card)
How The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust performs
NHS England publishes waiting times for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton) and the trust’s other hospitals.
Waiting-list data: July 2026Published by NHS England on · next release expected 8 October 2026 · sources
NHSQueue score: 9.5 out of 10
Among the bestThe Royal Marsden ranks 2 of 126 NHS hospital trusts in England on the latest official figures.
- Waiting list (share within 18 weeks)better than 99% of trusts
- Diagnostic tests (waiting under 6 weeks)better than 96% of trusts
- Cancer (28-day and 62-day standards)better than 84% of trusts
- CQC inspection ratingbetter than 97% 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
4.3 weeksA+ wait grade
median wait · 93.3% under 18 weeks · 1,719 waiting
−155 waiting vs June 2026
Waiting times by specialty
Diagnostic tests (MRI, CT, endoscopy…)
1.5%
waiting 6+ weeks · 1,065 waiting for a test
July 2026 · standard: under 1%
Test waits
Cancer: diagnosed within 28 days
92.0%
73.0% treated within 62 days
July 2026 · standard 75%
Cancer waiting times
Other hospitals run by The Royal Marsden
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The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton): common questions
What is the phone number for The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)?
The main number for The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton) is 020 8661 3557. Other useful numbers: goldman sachs centre for urgent care 020 3186 5853; admissions and pre-assessment unit 020 8661 3380; oak foundation drug development unit 020 8661 6000.
What are the visiting times at The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)?
Adult wards: Visiting times vary from ward to ward, and all wards have a rest period when visiting is restricted; check with the ward. Check with the ward before you travel, as times can change.
How much is parking at The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)?
Limited parking (visitors car park and a radiotherapy car park); public transport or taxi encouraged. Sutton is in the ULEZ (£12.50 daily charge for non-compliant vehicles). Sat nav: SM2 5PT for the Downs Road main entrance, SM2 5GP for the Oak Cancer Centre (Oakleaf Road). Season tickets from main reception. Charges: up to 30 minutes: Free, 30 minutes to 1 hour: £2.00, 1–2 hours: £5.00, 2–3 hours: £6.00. Exemptions may apply for regular visitors (details in the Sutton parking FAQ, not read).
Where is The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)?
The Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton) is at Downs Road, Sutton, SM2 5PT. It is run by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. By bus: S3 and S4 stop in the hospital grounds (every 30 minutes, peak hours only, no Sunday service). Routes 80, 280, 420 and S1 stop at Downs Road, linking to Morden Underground and Sutton, Tooting, Redhill and Banstead stations.
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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