Freeman Hospital
NHS hospital · Newcastle upon Tyne
Freeman Hospital is an NHS hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, run by The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals 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 10 weeks (whole trust)
- CQC rating
- Requires improvement (published 24 January 2024)
- Telephone
- 0191 233 6161
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 The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
These figures are for the whole trust, which runs 2 hospitals listed on this site, not just Freeman Hospital. Waits at this hospital may be shorter or longer.
Other hospitals in this trust:
A&E: time spent in A&E
56.1% of people who went to the trust’s major A&E departments in September 2026 were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours.
12,694 attendances. England average for major A&E departments: 60.6%. Freeman 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.
| Specialty | People waiting | Half waited less than | 92 in 100 waited less than | Waiting under 18 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | 10,444 | 9.2 weeks | 31 weeks | 79.2% |
| Ear, nose and throat | 8,778 | 11 weeks | 28 weeks | 73.1% |
| Dermatology | 8,679 | 12 weeks | 36 weeks | 66.2% |
| Children's services (paediatrics) | 8,083 | 9.9 weeks | 31 weeks | 73% |
| Trauma and orthopaedics | 7,732 | 12 weeks | 44 weeks | 62.7% |
| All specialties | 88,001 | 10 weeks | 34 weeks | 72.6% |
Show all 19 specialties at this trust
| Specialty | People waiting | Half waited less than | 92 in 100 waited less than | Waiting under 18 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gynaecology | 3,951 | 9.2 weeks | 24 weeks | 82.1% |
| Urology | 3,162 | 11 weeks | 39 weeks | 65.3% |
| Cardiology | 2,835 | 11 weeks | 34 weeks | 75.6% |
| Neurology | 2,171 | 9.2 weeks | 26 weeks | 79.1% |
| Oral surgery | 2,165 | 12 weeks | 29 weeks | 67.7% |
| Neurosurgery | 1,468 | 11 weeks | 39 weeks | 69.1% |
| Plastic surgery | 1,332 | 10 weeks | 38 weeks | 68.8% |
| Gastroenterology | 1,028 | 7.6 weeks | 20 weeks | 89.9% |
| General internal medicine | 1,010 | 8.2 weeks | 25 weeks | 82.9% |
| Respiratory medicine | 866 | 4.6 weeks | 16 weeks | 94.8% |
| General surgery | 846 | 11 weeks | 37 weeks | 73.5% |
| Rheumatology | 712 | 7.6 weeks | 19 weeks | 90% |
| Elderly medicine | 225 | 5.2 weeks | 15 weeks | 96.4% |
| Cardiothoracic surgery | 89 | 14 weeks | 48 weeks | 59.6% |
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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 Freeman 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 North East. This is not a ranking.
Figures for this hospital
- Hip replacement
1,463Joint replacements, all joints, 2025 (NJR)
Middle hospital in the North East: 9121,000 or more. NJR outlier analysis (90-day mortality and revision rates): Not identified as an outlier - Knee replacement
1,463Joint replacements, all joints, 2025 (NJR)
Middle hospital in the North East: 9121,000 or more. NJR outlier analysis (revision rates): Identified as an outlier: Total knee 5-year revision - Emergency bowel surgery (emergency laparotomy)
20Emergency laparotomies, NELA year 11
Middle hospital in the North East: 134Fewer than 75. Deaths within 30 days (risk-adjusted): Within the 95% funnel limits - Stroke care
34Stroke patients, January to March 2026 (SSNAP)
Middle hospital in the North East: 187Stroke team. Fewer than 75. SSNAP level (A is highest, E lowest): Level C
Figures for the whole trust
These are published for the trust as a whole. The operation may be done at another of its hospitals.
- Bowel cancer surgery Major bowel cancer operations, 2024 (NBOCA): 150 to 199 (196). Deaths within 90 days of surgery (adjusted): Not published
- Prostate cancer surgery (radical prostatectomy) Men having a radical prostatectomy (NPCA): 250 or more (287). Emergency readmission within 90 days (adjusted): 14.2%
- Lung cancer surgery People having lung cancer surgery, 2024 (NLCA): 300 or more (324). Deaths within 90 days of surgery (adjusted): 1.6%
- Breast cancer surgery Women having breast cancer surgery, 2021 to 2023 (NAoPri): 1,500 or more (1,630). Further operation after breast-conserving surgery (adjusted): 12.0%
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair Planned (elective) AAA repairs in 2024 (NVR): 50 or more (64). Deaths in hospital after planned repair (adjusted): 2.1%
- Carotid endarterectomy Carotid endarterectomies in 2024 (NVR): 50 or more (84). Stroke or death within 30 days (adjusted): 3.4%
- Leg artery bypass and angioplasty (peripheral arterial disease) Leg artery bypass operations in 2024 (NVR): 150 or more (172). Deaths in hospital after bypass (adjusted): 4.1%
- Major leg amputation Major leg amputations in 2024 (NVR): 100 or more (123). Deaths in hospital within 30 days (adjusted): 7.8%
- Carpal tunnel release treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 2,500 or more
- Lumbar decompression (lower back surgery) treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 1,000 or more
- Coronary artery bypass graft (heart bypass) treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 3,000 or more
- Coronary angioplasty and stents treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 3,000 or more
- Varicose vein treatment treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 3,000 or more
- Inguinal hernia repair treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 3,000 or more
- Gallbladder removal treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 2,000 or more
- Haemorrhoid (piles) surgery
- Weight loss surgery
- Cataract surgery treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 7,500 or more
- Tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 3,000 or more
- Grommets for glue ear treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 750 or more
- Hysterectomy treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 3,000 or more
- Giving birth and caesarean section treatments across all the trust’s hospitals: 5,000 or more
- Prostate surgery for an enlarged prostate (TURP)
- Kidney stone treatment
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
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.
Visiting information on the hospital website
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: 0191 233 6161
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Location and travel
Address and map
Freeman Hospital
Freeman Road
High Heaton
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE7 7DN
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Public transport and parking
Links found on the official website, checked 24 October 2026.
Getting here by public transport
Nearest station:
- Longbenton about 12 minutes' walkTyne and Wear Metro
Nearest bus stop: Freeman Hospital Grounds, about 3 minutes' walk.
Public transport directions (opens Google Maps)
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
For step-free routes, entrances, accessible toilets and parking, see the access guide for this hospital.
Link found on the official website, checked 24 October 2026.
Visiting
Visiting times and rules can change, for example during outbreaks. Check the hospital's own pages before you go:
Links found on the hospital's official website, checked 24 October 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 | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Type | NHS hospital |
| NHS or private | NHS |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
More details
| NHS organisation code | RTD01 |
|---|---|
| CQC location ID | RTD01 |
Official website: Freeman Hospital website
Hospital services
CQC lists these regulated service types at this location:
- Community services - Healthcare
- Doctors/GPs
- Hospital
- Urgent care centres
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 | Requires improvement | 24 January 2024 |
| Caring | Good | 24 January 2024 |
| Effective | Requires improvement | 24 January 2024 |
| Responsive | Requires improvement | 24 January 2024 |
| Safe | Requires improvement | 24 January 2024 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 24 January 2024 |
Read the CQC report for Freeman Hospital
Frequently asked questions
What is the telephone number for Freeman Hospital?
Telephone: 0191 233 6161.
What is the CQC rating of Freeman Hospital?
The latest overall CQC rating is Requires improvement, published 24 January 2024.
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