Derriford Hospital A&E Waiting Times
South West · England
A&E waiting-time information for Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. The Emergency Department and the Dartmoor Urgent Treatment Centre are separate services on the same hospital site.
Published waiting-time observations
Longest current wait to see a practitioner, as reported by the department.
Recent waiting-time history
See how the published figures have changed. Each dot is a recorded source publication. Blank periods have no plotted reading; they do not mean a zero wait.
Window ends 21 Oct, 15:57 · All times UK local time. Reload the page for newly collected observations.
Longest current wait to see a practitioner
The longest wait currently reported for Derriford Emergency Department. The nearby urgent treatment centres have separate observations.
Showing only observations collected within this window. Repeated checks of the same publication appear once. This is a record of published figures, not a forecast.
Read the latest 12 observations as a table
| Published by source | Duration | Retrieved by us |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct, 15:44 | 3h 22m | 21 Oct, 15:45 |
| 21 Oct, 15:30 | 3h 28m | 21 Oct, 15:30 |
| 21 Oct, 15:14 | 3h 27m | 21 Oct, 15:15 |
| 21 Oct, 14:15 | 3h 52m | 21 Oct, 14:15 |
| 21 Oct, 14:00 | 3h 37m | 21 Oct, 14:00 |
| 21 Oct, 13:45 | 3h 22m | 21 Oct, 13:45 |
| 21 Oct, 13:29 | 3h 43m | 21 Oct, 13:30 |
| 21 Oct, 13:14 | 3h 43m | 21 Oct, 13:15 |
| 21 Oct, 13:00 | 3h 49m | 21 Oct, 13:00 |
| 21 Oct, 12:45 | 3h 34m | 21 Oct, 12:45 |
| 21 Oct, 12:29 | 3h 19m | 21 Oct, 12:30 |
| 21 Oct, 12:14 | 2h 49m | 21 Oct, 12:15 |
Historical waiting-time statistics
Reporting period: August 2026
Trust-wide statistic: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST
Trust-wide figure across the provider’s reporting emergency departments and patient groups; not a separate measurement for this hospital or age group. Median is the middle recorded time, not the arithmetic mean. Provisional monthly ECDS statistics; values may be revised.
Reporting period: August 2026
Trust-wide statistic: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST
Trust-wide figure across the provider’s reporting emergency departments and patient groups; not a separate measurement for this hospital or age group. Median is the middle recorded time, not the arithmetic mean. Provisional monthly ECDS statistics; values may be revised.
Reporting period: August 2026
Trust-wide statistic: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST
Trust-wide figure across the provider’s reporting emergency departments and patient groups; not a separate measurement for this hospital or age group. Median is the middle recorded time, not the arithmetic mean. Initial assessment covers ambulance arrivals only, as defined by AEQI031. Provisional monthly ECDS statistics; values may be revised.
Questions about these waiting times
Is the figure for Derriford Hospital live?
Recent official observations are available above. Read each publication date: a successful retrieval alone does not establish when the publisher updated a figure.
What does the published waiting time measure?
- Longest current wait: Longest current wait to see a practitioner, as reported by the department.
About Derriford Hospital
- Finding the department
- The hospital’s wayfinding directory places the Emergency Department on level 6 in zone B. Official source ↗
- Separate urgent treatment centre
- The Dartmoor UTC has its own service information and opening hours. Its waiting-time observations are not the Derriford ED queue. Official source ↗
Service details checked 21 October 2026. This is separate from the waiting-time publication dates above. Check the official service page for changes to access and opening arrangements.
How to use this information
Derriford Hospital is listed as a hospital emergency department. Department types have different capabilities; a shorter published wait does not mean a service is suitable for your condition.
Patients are prioritised by clinical urgency, not arrival order. An observation reflects the department’s published measure at a particular time, and cannot predict your individual experience.
Can I compare this figure with another hospital?
Only compare like-for-like measures. The average total stay includes tests and treatment; the longest current wait describes a different thing. Where a source gives a range, we keep the range and do not calculate an exact estimate.
Read our methodology