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Bassetlaw Hospital

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Contact & location
Kilton Hill, Blyth Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0BD
Opening times
Monday TodayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Train stations
Worksop Rail Station12 min walk to A&E
Shireoaks Rail Station49 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
6 routes·1 operator·5 stops within walking distance
Maternity (o/s, northbound)2 min walk to A&E
4StagecoachKilton ↔ Manton
4AStagecoachKilton ↔ Manton
Bassetlaw Hospital (adj, south-west)3 min walk to A&E
22StagecoachDoncaster Town Centre ↔ Worksop
25StagecoachDoncaster Town Centre ↔ Worksop
42StagecoachWensleydale ↔ Manton Wood
43StagecoachWensleydale ↔ Retford
Out Patients (o/s, south-west)3 min walk to A&E
4StagecoachKilton ↔ Manton
4AStagecoachKilton ↔ Manton
Bassetlaw Hospital (opp, north-east)3 min walk to A&E
22StagecoachWorksop ↔ Doncaster Town Centre
25StagecoachWorksop ↔ Doncaster Town Centre
4StagecoachKilton ↔ Manton
42StagecoachManton Wood ↔ Wensleydale
43StagecoachRetford ↔ Wensleydale
Clinical Therapy (o/s, northbound)3 min walk to A&E
4StagecoachKilton ↔ Manton
4AStagecoachKilton ↔ Manton
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What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled ParkingDisabled WcInduction LoopWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvMobile Phones PermittedPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingCycle ParkingDisabled Parking
Faith Services
On-Site ChapelPrayer Area
Food and Amenities
CafePharmacyShop

About Bassetlaw Hospital

Bassetlaw Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Kilton Hill, Blyth Road in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, part of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The wider site runs 38 listed departments and services, from Breast cancer services to Vascular surgery.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Requires Improvement when they were last inspected in March 2024. The site lists 777 parking spaces, 55 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.43 an hour.

Official NHS performance

65.7%seen within 4 hours
14,439attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering every A&E the trust runs rather than this site alone. That is above the England average of 60.4% for major A&E departments over the same month.

In the NHS Friends and Family Test for August 2026, 86% of 290 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 95.8% overnight bed occupancy in the quarter to March 2026 - full wards are the main reason admitted patients queue in A&E.

Attendances by year

NHS yearA&E attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours12hr+ waits to admit
2023-24155,81212,98459.0%2,052
2024-25160,60913,38463.7%2,238
2025-26166,41213,86864.1%1,793
2026-27 (6 months)86,35714,39365.4%1,438

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances rose 7% and the share seen within four hours improved by 5.1 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Bassetlaw Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Bassetlaw Hospital 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 A&E at Bassetlaw Hospital 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 Bassetlaw Hospital A&E?

Patients are triaged on arrival and the most urgent cases are always seen first, so your wait depends on how serious your condition is and how busy the department is. Hospitals in England work to the NHS four-hour standard - the aim is to admit, transfer or discharge patients within four hours of arrival. The live figure on this page shows how Bassetlaw Hospital is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 65.7% of patients across the trust's A&E departments 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 Bassetlaw Hospital recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at Bassetlaw Hospital open 24 hours?

Yes - the A&E at Bassetlaw Hospital is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

Where is Bassetlaw Hospital and how do I get there?

Bassetlaw Hospital is at Kilton Hill, Blyth Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S81 0BD. For general enquiries call 01909 500990. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Bassetlaw Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.43 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 777 parking spaces, including 55 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.

What is the CQC rating for Bassetlaw Hospital?

Bassetlaw Hospital is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Requires Improvement when they were last inspected in March 2024. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at Bassetlaw Hospital A&E?

This A&E serves: All ages. If your child's age group is not treated here, the nearby section on this page lists alternatives - or call NHS 111 for urgent advice and 999 in an emergency.
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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