The Edgbaston Hospital

The Edgbaston Hospital offers treatments and services for those who live in Birmingham and further afield.

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Location

22 Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2QQ

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Phone

Reception: 0121 4562000
Opening hours

Mon - Fri: 8am - 9pm
Car parking

Yes - 127 spaces

The Edgbaston Hospital, part of Circle Health Group, has the latest technology and on-site support services, enable our consultants to undertake a wide range of procedures from routine investigations to surgery. The hospital has three theatres and a dedicated endoscopy suite. This specialist expertise is supported by caring and professional medical staff, with dedicated nursing teams, providing care in a friendly and comfortable environment.

The modern and spacious endoscopy suite serves patients with a wide range of endoscopic procedures, many of which will be carried out as a walk-in, walk-out service. The leading-edge suite is fitted with the very latest in endoscopic technology and this enables top quality high-definition images to be the captured. The Edgbaston Hospitals sister site, The Priory Hospital is also located in Edgbaston.

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Our latest Patient Satisfaction scores*

98.8% Patients said the overall experience of our service was good, or very good
97.9% Patients said the quality of their care was very good, or excellent
98.5% Patients said their overall experience of nurse care was very good or excellent.

We are proud of our patient care and work hard to make each patient's time with us as pleasant as possible. Our patient satisfaction survey is an important indicator of how well we achieve this and we monitor the results very closely.

*During the period of January to December 2022, The Edgbaston Hospital received 784 long form patient questionnaires.

The Edgbaston Hospital's most recent CQC inspection was in July 2019 and the report was published on 15th January 2020. Learn more.

Endometriosis Clinic

The Midlands Endometriosis Clinic is a BSGE accredited centre for the surgical treatment of advanced endometriosis.

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GOOGLE MAP

From North via M1

Leave the M1 at Junction 24 and join the M42 Southbound. At Junction 8 cross to Junction 4A on the M6 Northbound. Then leave the M6 at Junction 6 (sign-posted Birmingham Central). **At the end of the motorway, follow signs to A38 South (one flyover and three underpasses) to come on to a dual carriageway (A38 Bristol Road). Go straight across at the first set of traffic lights. At the second traffic lights, turn right into Priory Road and bear left to the next traffic lights. Turn left into Edgbaston Park Road, continue past the University residences and turn right into Somerset Road. The Hospital is on your left after Farquhar Road.

From North via M6

At Junction 8 (after M5 divides) take the M6 for London and Birmingham Central. Leave the M6 at Junction 6 for Birmingham Central A38 South. (See **). From South or East via M1 and M6 go Northbound to Junction 6, ignoring M42 turns. Leave the M6 at Junction 6 Birmingham Central A38 South. (See **). From South via M40 go Northbound to Junction 3A and join the M42 westbound (signposted M5). Exit M42 at Junction 3. Follow the A435 (signposted to Birmingham) for approximately 10 miles to Kings Heath. At the end of Kings Heath High Street, turn left at the island, into Queensbridge Road. Continue into Russell Road to the island and turn left into Edgbaston road (B4217). Then continue past Warwickshire County Cricket Club ground on the right. Cross two sets of traffic lights (over Pershore Road and Bristol Road) into Priory Road. (See **).

From South via M5

Leave the M5 at Junction 4, Lydiate Ash, onto A38. Follow the signs to Birmingham for approximately 6-7 miles. Pass through Selly Oak, and just after The University of Birmingham turn left (next to Gun Barrels Public House) into Edgbaston Park Road. Take the second turning on the left into Somerset Road. The hospital is on the left after Farquhar Road.

The following buses numbers can be caught from Livery Street, City Centre, Bus Numbers 22,23,24 and 29.

The nearest bus stop to the hospital is at The Green Man Public House Harborne, please depart the bus at this point walk around the side of the Green Man Pub towards its car park and cross the road, to which you will be by the Blue Coat School. The hospital is signposted at this point onwards and is a 15 min walk away.

A local train service route can be caught from New Street Station to The University Train Station. From the station take a right hand turn at the roundabout and continue walking on Farquhar Road until you reach the junction with Somerset Road. At this point take a left turn, the hospital will be shortly visible on your left side. This journey by foot will take between 10/15 mins.

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Frequently asked questions and other useful information

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You will need to call the hospital you have booked your appointment with. To do this, you can find the phone number to your hospital on your appointment letter.
Please call the hospital where the patient is admitted, press zero for switchboard, and they will transfer your call to the patient’s room, or put you in touch with a nurse or a ward.
Yes, our hospitals have free WiFi access for our patients and visitors.
Once your appointment is booked, you can request to receive a confirmation email or letter with all the necessary information. To find the confirmation email, please search your email inbox for any message from [email protected].

You will also receive a text reminder 48 hours prior to your appointment with all the details you need. Please note that this will not be sent if the appointment is booked within 48 hours of the appointment date.

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Rating: 5 stars

The Staff on the ward and in the Operating Theatre was a very friendly and professional.

Jolanta - Google review
Rating: 5 stars

You couldn't do anything better. Thank you for everything you all did for me.

Julie - Google review
Rating: 5 stars

Very friendly and welcoming, from the reception to the end of procedure and walking out of the hospital!

Kaiser - Google review
Rating: 5 stars

The staff were very friendly and treated me as though I was more than just another patient.

Lynne - Google review

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- An Overview of the facilities at our hospital
  - 55 patient bedrooms
  - 10 consulting rooms
  - 3 laminar flow operating theatres
  - Endoscopy suite
- Did you know thanks to patient choice more and more patients are choosing to have their NHS treatment at The Edgbaston Hospital for free?*
  
  Car parking is also free and the hospital was recently praised in a CQC report.
  
  The Edgbaston Hospital is committed to providing friendly, professional patient care in a comfortable and relaxing environment and you will benefit from the same specialist care offered in the NHS, and can expect:
  - Treatment within 18 weeks or less***
  - Excellent record of infection prevention and control
  - Caring and professional nursing and medical team, providing care 24 hours a day
  - Care within a friendly and comfortable environment, close to home
  The Edgbaston Hospital is signposted from both the Hagley Road and the Bristol Road and there is ample free parking at the front, side and rear of the hospital.
  
  How does Choose and Book work?
  Once you and your GP have agreed that you need to see a consultant for further NHS treatment, you can inform them that you wish to be referred to The Edgbaston Hospital.
  
  Preference for Female Gynaecologists?
  If you would prefer to see a female consultant due to religious reasons, prior sexual abuse, or just because of the intimate nature of the examination – we can help.
  
  We believe this is a reasonable request. We also understand that there are many reasons why you would have more of a need for a female consultant than others. As such we have a number of female consultant Gynaecologists that are available to NHS patients at The Edgbaston Hospital via Choose and Book.
  
  Medication prescribed for NHS patients receiving treatment or consultations at The Edgbaston Hospital will reflect the medicines included within the Local Health Economy formulary. For details of the formulary content please click here which directly connects to the document. We sincerely thank the Pharmacy team for their permission to use this reference.
  
  To find out more about The Edgbaston Hospital and the clinics available please call us on 0121 314 3181.
  
  Patient information leaflets are available in the following languages:
  
  Bengali | Urdu | Hindi | Punjabi
  
  *The cost of your treatment, including surgeon and anaesthetist fees, is covered for you by the NHS. Not all treatments are available.
  
  ***Patients may be able to see one of our Consultants as quickly as 9 days after being referred by their GP. The majority of NHS patients receive treatment or surgery within 3 – 9 weeks of seeing the Consultant.
  
  NHS Choose & Book Clinics:
  - Adult foot & ankle
  - Adult gynaecology
  - Adult hernia repair
  - Adult knee
  - Adult hip
  - Adult nose
  - Adult colorectal
  - Adult general urology
  - Adult hand & wrist
  - Adult gastroscopy
  - Adult shoulder & elbow
  - Adult shoulder
  - Adult podiatric surgery
  - Adult Anal Procedures

Regulator rating

15 January 2020

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