Colchester General Hospital
Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL · Run by East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
CQC rating published 8 October 2025 — this rating applies to this specific location. About CQC ratings
Performance at a glance
NHS England publishes waiting-time and A&E figures per trust, not per building — figures marked Trust-wide cover all hospitals run by East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
Waiting times by specialty
Trust-wide (East Suffolk And North Essex NHS Foundation Trust) · Data: May 2026 · Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics
| Specialty | Waiting | Within 18 wks | Median wait | 52+ wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ear Nose and Throat | 10,286 | 56.0% | 16.0 wks | 2 |
| Trauma and Orthopaedic | 9,966 | 49.3% | 18.3 wks | 15 |
| Dermatology | 9,620 | 73.8% | 11.1 wks | 2 |
| Ophthalmology | 8,675 | 69.0% | 12.1 wks | 2 |
| Gynaecology | 8,587 | 58.0% | 15.0 wks | 52 |
| Other - Surgicals | 6,308 | 65.5% | 11.0 wks | 3 |
| Urology | 5,986 | 58.1% | 15.2 wks | 3 |
| General Surgery | 5,847 | 52.6% | 17.0 wks | 34 |
| Other - Medicals | 4,060 | 75.1% | 9.8 wks | 0 |
| Gastroenterology | 3,922 | 67.7% | 11.7 wks | 0 |
| Oral Surgery | 3,860 | 52.9% | 16.8 wks | 4 |
| Neurology | 3,842 | 51.7% | 17.4 wks | 4 |
| Cardiology | 3,090 | 75.3% | 9.8 wks | 0 |
| Rheumatology | 2,363 | 55.6% | 15.9 wks | 0 |
| Respiratory Medicine | 1,480 | 78.5% | 8.6 wks | 0 |
| General Internal Medicine | 830 | 55.3% | 15.2 wks | 0 |
| Other - Paediatrics | 753 | 65.6% | 13.1 wks | 0 |
| Plastic Surgery | 312 | 63.1% | 11.9 wks | 1 |
| Other - Others | 265 | 72.8% | 9.0 wks | 0 |
| Elderly Medicine | 222 | 98.6% | 6.7 wks | 0 |
About this data
Every figure on this page comes from an official publication: NHS England Referral to Treatment statistics, NHS England A&E statistics, and the Care Quality Commission directory. Data periods are shown against each figure — NHS England publishes with a lag of around six weeks. Read the full methodology.