Serious or life-threatening emergency? Call 999.Waiting times must never delay urgent care.
INDEPENDENT UK HOSPITAL INFORMATION

A&E and hospital waiting times

Find A&E departments, urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units across the UK. See recent waiting-time observations where published, or clearly labelled historical statistics, with dates and links to the original source.

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Official sources. Clear definitions. No invented estimates.
A NOTE BEFORE YOU COMPARE

One number doesn't
tell the whole story.

“Waiting time” can mean the wait to see a clinician, the longest current wait, or the entire stay in A&E.

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Read the measureEvery figure explains what it means.
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Check the updatePublication time stays separate from our check.
How we make the data clearer
337services in the directory
4UK nations represented
33with recent observations

Coverage varies by hospital.
We always show what is available.

THE HOSPITAL DIRECTORY

Find your local service.

Understand the numbers
337 servicesOrdered by data availability · never by clinical suitability
A&E

Antrim Area Hospital

Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland

Median time already waited
2h 22m
Live
Source: 21 Oct, 14:20
A&E

Craigavon Area Hospital

Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland

Median time already waited
1h 36m
Live
Source: 21 Oct, 14:20
UTC

Downe Hospital UCC

Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland

Median time already waited
22 min
Live
Source: 21 Oct, 14:20
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These figures describe different things at different hospitals. Check the metric and source before comparing. Historical statistics are shown when no recent observation is available. Each states its reporting month and hospital or trust scope. They are not live queues or predictions of your wait.

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Hospital information,
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Traceable to the source

Read the same public figures the hospital or health authority publishes. The source is always one click away.

Honest about freshness

Older observations are labelled. A recent check never turns an old source figure into live data.

Clear about the gaps

Not every hospital publishes live figures. Where available, official historical statistics provide context. Their reporting period and scope are clearly labelled.

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These figures are information, not a triage service. Clinical urgency always comes first.

Official urgent care guidance