Bexhill Hospital: visiting and contact details

NHS hospital · Bexhill-on-Sea

No A&ECQC: Good

Bexhill Hospital is an NHS hospital in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. Services here are provided by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. See whether it has an A&E, its phone number, visiting and how to get there.

At a glance

A&E: No A&E department
Planned care wait: Half waited less than 17 weeks (whole trust)
CQC rating: Good (published 8 August 2014)
Telephone: 0300 131 4500

Information checked 16 October 2026.

Urgent help

Call 999 or go to A&E if someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 online or call 111.

Waiting times at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

These figures are for the whole trust, which runs 7 hospitals listed on this site, not just Bexhill Hospital. Waits at this hospital may be shorter or longer.

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A&E: time spent in A&E

57.4% of people who went to the trust’s major A&E departments in September 2026 were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours.

30,362 attendances. England average for major A&E departments: 60.6%. Bexhill Hospital does not have an A&E department: this figure is for the trust’s other hospitals. In an emergency, go to the nearest A&E or call 999.

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Waiting for planned treatment

These are people who were still waiting at the end of August 2026 for non-urgent treatment led by a consultant, counted from the referral. The table shows the trust’s 5 specialties with the most people waiting. “Half waited less than” is the median wait. The NHS maximum waiting time for non-urgent, consultant-led treatment is 18 weeks.

People waiting for planned treatment at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, end of August 2026
Specialty	People waiting	Half waited less than	92 in 100 waited less than	Waiting under 18 weeks
Ophthalmology	13,036	17 weeks	45 weeks	51.6%
Gynaecology	11,242	17 weeks	49 weeks	51.3%
Dermatology	9,006	11 weeks	56 weeks	61.4%
Oral surgery	8,703	23 weeks	53 weeks	42.8%
Ear, nose and throat	8,156	21 weeks	47 weeks	44.5%
All specialties	118,139	17 weeks	48 weeks	52.6%

Show all 17 specialties at this trust

Other specialties at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, end of August 2026
Specialty	People waiting	Half waited less than	92 in 100 waited less than	Waiting under 18 weeks
Trauma and orthopaedics	7,873	19 weeks	49 weeks	48.4%
Cardiology	7,762	16 weeks	39 weeks	55.4%
Urology	6,149	17 weeks	46 weeks	52.9%
Children's services (paediatrics)	5,629	14 weeks	40 weeks	61.8%
Gastroenterology	5,175	17 weeks	40 weeks	52.2%
Neurology	4,781	21 weeks	47 weeks	44.1%
General surgery	2,797	25 weeks	56 weeks	37.2%
Respiratory medicine	1,581	9.9 weeks	32 weeks	76.2%
Rheumatology	1,082	13 weeks	37 weeks	61.6%
Neurosurgery	535	13 weeks	43 weeks	58.7%
Elderly medicine	153	9.6 weeks	41 weeks	66.7%
Cardiothoracic surgery	112	9.3 weeks	28 weeks	71.4%

If your GP refers you, in most cases you have the legal right to choose which hospital you go to for your first appointment. Compare waiting times at hospitals near you.

Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times (August 2026, published 8 October 2026) and A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (September 2026). Official statistics for the trust as a whole. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence.

Opening times

Opening days and times

This hospital does not have an A&E department. Wards are staffed 24 hours a day for patients staying in hospital.

Outpatient clinics, tests and scans run at set times. Your appointment letter or text message tells you when and where to go.

A&E status: NHS England emergency care data (Emergency Care Data Set, August 2026).

Appointments and access

First outpatient appointments

To see a specialist at an NHS hospital, you usually need a referral, for example from your GP, dentist or optometrist.

In most cases you have the right to choose which hospital you are referred to for your first outpatient appointment.

Your referral is usually booked through the NHS e-Referral Service. You can then manage it in the NHS App or on the NHS website.

Some services let you refer yourself, such as maternity care.

If you already have an appointment, use the phone number on your appointment letter.

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Contact

Main telephone

Telephone: 0300 131 4500

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Location and travel

Address and map

Bexhill Hospital
Holliers Hill
Bexhill-on-sea
TN40 2DZ

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Public transport and parking

Getting here by public transport

There is no station within 1 km. The nearest station is:

Bexhill about 18 minutes' walkNational Rail

Nearest bus stop: Hospital, Hollier's Hill, about 2 minutes' walk.

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We do not have details of parking or Blue Badge spaces here. If you need them, contact the hospital before you go.

Walking times are estimates from the straight-line distance to the hospital. Stations and bus stops are from the National Public Transport Access Nodes (NaPTAN), Department for Transport, 26 October 2026. NaPTAN does not list which routes call at each stop: check the operator or a journey planner before you travel, especially if you need step-free access. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Facilities

We do not have details of step-free access, parking or other facilities here yet. If you need them, contact the hospital before you go.

Visiting

Visiting times and rules are set by each ward. Check with the hospital before you visit.

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About this hospital

About Bexhill Hospital
Providers with services here	East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Type	NHS hospital
NHS or private	NHS
Local authority	Rother

More details

CQC location ID	P4W3M

We do not have a website address for this hospital yet.

Hospital services

CQC lists these regulated service types at this location:

Hospital

Service types are regulatory categories, not a full list of departments. Being registered for a service does not always mean it is running now. Check with the hospital.

Also on this site

Other NHS organisations are registered with the CQC for services at this site. Each rating belongs to that organisation's registration only.

Bexhill Hospital – run by East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. CQC rating: not rated at this registration. CQC record

Regulation and quality

This location is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The latest published ratings are below.

CQC ratings for University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust's registration
Area	Rating	Published
Overall	Good	8 August 2014
Caring	Good	8 August 2014
Effective	Good	8 August 2014
Responsive	Good	8 August 2014
Safe	Good	8 August 2014
Well-led	Good	8 August 2014

Read the CQC report for Bexhill Hospital

Frequently asked questions

What is the telephone number for Bexhill Hospital?

Telephone: 0300 131 4500.

What is the CQC rating of Bexhill Hospital?

The latest overall CQC rating is Good, published 8 August 2014.

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