Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Specialist NHS hospital · Birmingham
Checking opening times…
Today is a bank holiday: opening times may be different. Call before you go.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a specialist NHS hospital in Birmingham, run by Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. See whether it has an A&E, its phone number, visiting and how to get there.
At a glance
- A&E
- A&E open 24 hours, for children only
- Planned care wait
- Half waited less than 12 weeks (whole trust)
- CQC rating
- Good (published 30 July 2026)
- Telephone
- 0121 333 9999
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 Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
These figures are for the whole trust, which runs 2 hospitals listed on this site, not just Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Waits at this hospital may be shorter or longer.
Other hospitals in this trust:
A&E: time spent in A&E
74.2% of people who went to the trust’s major A&E departments in September 2026 were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours.
4,840 attendances. England average for major A&E departments: 60.6%. In an emergency, go to the nearest A&E or call 999.
Compare A&E waiting times at other hospitals.
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.
| Specialty | People waiting | Half waited less than | 92 in 100 waited less than | Waiting under 18 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's services (paediatrics) | 9,652 | 11 weeks | 33 weeks | 70% |
| Gynaecology | 6,439 | 15 weeks | 41 weeks | 57.2% |
| All specialties | 23,169 | 12 weeks | 36 weeks | 65.6% |
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.
Procedures at this hospital
Published figures for Birmingham Children’s Hospital from national audits and NHS statistics, from the UK Hospitals Guide. Each guide page explains what the figures mean and compares hospitals in the West Midlands. This is not a ranking.
Figures for the whole trust
These are published for the trust as a whole. The operation may be done at another of its hospitals.
- Carpal tunnel release treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 1,500 to 2,499
- Lumbar decompression (lower back surgery) treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 400 to 999
- Coronary artery bypass graft (heart bypass) treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: fewer than 750
- Coronary angioplasty and stents treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: fewer than 750
- Varicose vein treatment treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 600 to 1,499
- Inguinal hernia repair treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: fewer than 1,500
- Gallbladder removal treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: fewer than 750
- Haemorrhoid (piles) surgery
- Cataract surgery treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: fewer than 1,500
- Tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 1,500 to 2,999
- Grommets for glue ear treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 500 to 749
- Hysterectomy treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 2,000 to 2,999
- Giving birth and caesarean section treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 5,000 or more
- Prostate surgery for an enlarged prostate (TURP)
Sources: national clinical audits (NJR, NHFD, NELA, SSNAP, NATCAN, NVR) and NHS England statistics, under the Open Government Licence or CC BY 4.0. Data updated 26 October 2026.
Opening times
Opening days and times
Hospital wards are staffed 24 hours a day. The A&E department is open 24 hours a day, every day.
Outpatient clinics, tests and scans run at set times. Your appointment letter or text message tells you when and where to go.
See Visiting for visiting times.
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.
Contact the hospital to book or to ask about appointments.
Contact
Main telephone
Telephone: 0121 333 9999
Contact the hospital to book or to ask about appointments.
Location and travel
Address and map
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Find care near here
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Car parking
There is no on-site parking at the Children's Hospital; visitors use nearby public car parks (a surface car park on Printing House Street and a multi-storey off Weaman Street) or the Royal Angus multi-storey on Whittall Street. Royal Angus currently charges a £10 flat daily rate, with a discounted £5 flat rate for families and visitors via the main Welcome Desk.
Blue badge holders must pay in these car parks, but can park free in the disabled spaces on the roads around the hospital with a current badge displayed.
From the hospital's car parking page, checked 15 November 2026. Charges and car park rules can change, so check before you travel.
NHS hospitals in England must offer free car parking to Blue Badge holders who are patients or visitors, outpatients who attend at least 3 times in a month for at least 3 months, the parent or guardian of a child under 18 staying in overnight (7.30pm to 8am, up to 2 vehicles) and staff working night shifts. Ask the hospital how to claim it, as you may need to register your vehicle.
Source: NHS car parking guidance, Department of Health and Social Care (updated 29 March 2022), checked 15 November 2026.
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
At the Children's Hospital, inpatients can be visited by two people together between 8am and 8pm across all areas. Outpatient appointments allow up to two adult family members or carers.
From the hospital's visiting page, checked 15 November 2026.
Book, change or complain
- Book or manage your first outpatient appointment
- Patient advice (PALS) and other contact details
- This hospital on the NHS website
- Manage your referral (NHS e-Referral Service)
- What the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) does
- Read inspection reports (CQC)
- Get an email when CQC inspects this hospital
- Tell CQC about your care
- Find your local Healthwatch
About this hospital
| Provider | Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Type | Specialist NHS hospital |
| NHS or private | NHS |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
More details
| NHS organisation code | RQ301 |
|---|---|
| CQC location ID | RQ301 |
Official website: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust website
Hospital services
CQC lists these regulated service types at this location:
- Blood and transplant service
- Community services - Healthcare
- Hospital
- Hospitals - Mental health/capacity
- Long-term conditions
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.
Regulation and quality
This location is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The latest published ratings are below.
| Area | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | Good | 30 July 2026 |
| Caring | Outstanding | 30 July 2026 |
| Effective | Good | 30 July 2026 |
| Responsive | Good | 30 July 2026 |
| Safe | Requires improvement | 30 July 2026 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 30 July 2026 |
Read the CQC report for Birmingham Children's Hospital
Frequently asked questions
What is the telephone number for Birmingham Children's Hospital?
Telephone: 0121 333 9999.
Is there parking at Birmingham Children's Hospital?
There is no on-site parking at the Children's Hospital; visitors use nearby public car parks (a surface car park on Printing House Street and a multi-storey off Weaman Street) or the Royal Angus multi-storey on Whittall Street. Royal Angus currently charges a £10 flat daily rate, with a discounted £5 flat rate for families and visitors via the main Welcome Desk. Blue badge holders must pay in these car parks, but can park free in the disabled spaces on the roads around the hospital with a current badge displayed. Checked 15 November 2026.
What are the visiting hours at Birmingham Children's Hospital?
At the Children's Hospital, inpatients can be visited by two people together between 8am and 8pm across all areas. Outpatient appointments allow up to two adult family members or carers. Checked 15 November 2026; wards can change their times, so check before you go.
What is the CQC rating of Birmingham Children's Hospital?
The latest overall CQC rating is Good, published 30 July 2026.
Nearby hospitals
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
A&E open 24 hours
Grove Lane, Smethwick, B66 2QT
About 2.4 miles away
Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
A&E open 24 hours
Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5SS
About 2.8 miles away
Specialist hospital · No A&E
Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2TG
About 3.0 miles away
Distances are straight-line estimates from postcode locations.
Looking for somewhere nearer you?
PharmacyGPDentistA&E and urgent care
Your location stays on your device. We do not send or store it. You can also enter a postcode.
Printed from https://ukhospitals.uk/hospital/birmingham-childrens-hospital/ on 15 November 2026.