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Cumberland Infirmary (Carlisle) A&E Waiting Times

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

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3h 30m
estimated wait time
↑ 20 min longer than usual (3 hr 10 min avg)
4 hr
longest today
2 hr 30 min
shortest today
3 hr 10 min
usual wait
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58 people
waiting
Call A&E
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Recent waits & what to expect
Staying about the same

Wait times here are unlikely to change much over the next few hours.

Based on past patterns only - not a guarantee. Real waits depend on how busy it gets on the day.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 7pm - busiest around 6am
Hospital photo
Contact & location
Newtown Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 7HY
Switchboard: 01228 523444
Opening times
SundayOpen 24 hours
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
Saturday TodayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Carlisle A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 30 min 56
Today, 5 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 30 min 58
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 30 min 53
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 30 min 52
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15 min 50
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 50 min 51
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 50 min 48
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 45
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 30 min 48
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 30 min 40
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15 min 29
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 30 min 24
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 10 min 23
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 10 min 24
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 38 min 33
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 30 min 34
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 30 min 45
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 44
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 30 min 47
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 30 min 45
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 30 min 52
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 45 min 54
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 1 hr 30 min 55
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 1 hr 30 min 49
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Audiology services (community)
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Child health care services
  • Child protection services
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Continence services
  • COPD services
  • Crisis resolution services
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Health visitor services
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Nephrology
  • Nursing services
  • Occupational therapy services
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Paediatrics services
  • Physiotherapy
  • Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Speech and language services
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
Nearby A&E & urgent care
West Cumberland Hospital A&E
35.0 mi away
Long wait
Furness General Hospital A&E
53.5 mi away
Long wait
The Royal Victoria Infirmary A&E
53.5 mi away
Long wait
Royal Lancaster Infirmary A&E
59.4 mi away
Long wait
Daisy Hill Hospital A&E
88.3 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which don’t publish their waiting times publicly, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Of North Durham and Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. Our system automatically checks the hospital’s website at regular intervals and records the displayed waiting time. Where a trust does not publish waiting times directly, we may source data from third-party applications or services that provide equivalent publicly available information. Data was last checked at 7:53pm on 4 Apr 2026. This site is independent and has no affiliation with, or endorsement by, any NHS trust or hospital. 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. Wait times change frequently and may not reflect the current situation - always contact the hospital directly for the most up-to-date information. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.
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