Urgent Treatment Centre

Arrowe Park (Wirral) Urgent Treatment Centre Waiting Times

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Latest report
12 hr
11 Oct 07:42
Average
9 hr 6 min
7 reports
Reported by visitors, not the hospital. Waits shown here are typical for non-urgent cases. Patients are seen in order of clinical priority, so the most seriously ill are always seen first no matter how busy the department is.
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Community reported wait times

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre
16.9 mi away
Long wait
Warrington Hospital A&E
20.1 mi away
Long wait
Leighton Hospital A&E
31.0 mi away
Long wait
Whitchurch MIU
32.4 mi away
Long wait
Oswestry MIU
35.1 mi away
Short wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Arrowe Park Hospital, Victoria Central Hospital and Liverpool.

Contact & location
Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 5PE
Getting here
Train stations
Upton Rail Station26 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Leasowe Rail Station54 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Moreton (Merseyside) Rail Station54 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bidston Rail Station57 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Birkenhead North Rail Station58 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
33 routes·5 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop D, north-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
181A2B Travel (UK) LimitedArrowe Park ↔ Heswall
81A2B Travel (UK) LimitedWest Kirby
Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop C, north-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
16StagecoachMoreton ↔ Eastham Rake
16AStagecoachMoreton ↔ Eastham Rake
17StagecoachEastham Rake ↔ Moreton
216Arriva UK BusWoodside
216Arriva Merseyside
217Arriva UK BusWoodside
217Arriva Merseyside
41StagecoachBromborough ↔ Arrowe Park
413Arriva UK BusSeacombe ↔ Woodside
413Arriva Merseyside
414Arriva UK BusNew Brighton ↔ Woodside
414Arriva Merseyside
418Arriva UK BusNew Ferry
418Arriva Merseyside
42StagecoachArrowe Park ↔ Eastham Rake
423Arriva UK BusSeacombe ↔ Liverpool
423Arriva Merseyside
471Arriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Heswall
471StagecoachLiverpool ↔ Heswall
471Arriva Merseyside
472Arriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Heswall
472StagecoachLiverpool ↔ Barnston
472Arriva Merseyside
Arrowe Park Hospital ("Stop B ", eastbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop A, south-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
181A2B Travel (UK) LimitedHeswall ↔ Arrowe Park
Arrowe Park Hospital (Stop E, north-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
16StagecoachEastham Rake ↔ Moreton
16AStagecoachEastham Rake ↔ Moreton
17StagecoachEastham Rake ↔ Moreton
216Arriva UK BusWoodside
216Arriva Merseyside
226Al's CoachesPoulton ↔ Moreton
227Al's CoachesPrenton ↔ Liscard
603StagecoachPlymyard ↔ Upton
607Al's CoachesBarnston ↔ Upton
611Al's CoachesPoll Hill ↔ Claughton
617StagecoachWoodchurch ↔ Saughall Massie
649Al's CoachesPensby ↔ Greasby
652StagecoachHeathfield ↔ Moreton
81A2B Travel (UK) LimitedWest Kirby
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Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
Not recommended by visitors
Staff
Staff are friendly and helpful
Staff keep you informed about wait times
Triage can be slow
Environment
Waiting area is clean
Toilets are clean
Waiting area feels safe
Family
No children’s play area
No separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Seating can be limited
No TV in the waiting area
Food and drink available nearby
No phone charging points
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is good
Parking
Parking often requires parking elsewhere
Based on 1 visitor response in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.

About Arrowe Park

Arrowe Park is home to a walk-in urgent treatment centre (no appointment needed) on Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road in Wirral, Merseyside, part of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The site lists 2,204 parking spaces, 81 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.50 an hour.

Official NHS performance

84.2%seen within 4 hours
2,517attendances in September 2026
96.4%England average for walk-in units

NHS England publishes these figures for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering every walk-in unit the trust runs rather than this site alone. Nationally, walk-in units like this one see 96.4% of patients within four hours, against 60.4% at major A&E departments - which is why minor injuries are usually dealt with faster here.

In the NHS Friends and Family Test for August 2026, 72% of 209 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience.

Attendances by year

NHS yearwalk-in attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2023-2434,2502,85498.2%
2024-2534,3012,85898.5%
2025-2634,8682,90696.4%
2026-27 (6 months)16,2162,70393.2%

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly walk-in attendances rose 2% and the share seen within four hours fell by 1.8 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current Urgent Treatment Centre wait time at Arrowe Park?

The live waiting time for the Urgent Treatment Centre at Arrowe Park is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated. Times are reported by recent visitors and carry a community badge - after your own visit you can submit your wait time in a few seconds to help the next person.

When is the Urgent Treatment Centre at Arrowe Park quietest?

Patterns vary by hospital, but across UK urgent and emergency care the quietest window is usually the early morning, roughly 4am to 7am, with demand building through the afternoon and peaking in the evening. Friday and Saturday nights and Monday mornings are typically the busiest periods. See our guide to the best time to visit for more detail.

How long will I wait at Arrowe Park Urgent Treatment Centre?

Urgent Treatment Centres treat urgent but non-life-threatening problems, and most patients are seen more quickly than at a full A&E. You will be assessed on arrival and the most urgent cases go first. For chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe breathing difficulty or major trauma, call 999 instead of attending. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 84.2% of patients across the trust's walk-in units were seen within four hours.

How often are the waiting times on this page updated?

This page updates whenever a visitor submits a new wait time, so freshness depends on recent reports - each entry shows when that person visited. If you have been to Arrowe Park recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Where is Arrowe Park and how do I get there?

Arrowe Park is at Arrowe Park Hospital, Arrowe Park Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 5PE. For general enquiries call 0151 514 2222. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Arrowe Park?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.50 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 2,204 parking spaces, including 81 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.
About this data
This hospital does not currently have a live data source. The waiting times shown here are reported by visitors and may not reflect current conditions. You can see how we source data for every hospital on our data sources page. Department labels shown (e.g. A&E, MIU, UTC) are our interpretation of the source data and may not match the hospital’s own terminology. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.
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