Urgent Treatment Centre Adults and children

Dartmoor Building (Plymouth) Urgent Treatment Centre Waiting Times

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Live Updated 13 min ago
11h 9m
estimated wait time
↑ 227 min longer than usual (7 hr 22 min avg)
11 hr 9 min
longest today
9 hr 54 min
shortest today
7 hr 22 min
usual wait
Typical wait for non-urgent cases. Patients are seen in order of clinical priority. The most seriously ill are always seen first, no matter how busy the department is.
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
12 hr 30 min
Today vs usual at this hour
2 hr 10 min above usual

Estimate based on 2,590 readings over the last 28 days, anchored to today’s recent waits. Actual waits depend on how the day unfolds.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 4pm - busiest around 8am
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Contact & location
Brest Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5FP
Switchboard: 01752 202082
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
Tuesday TodayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
Requires Improvement
Getting here
Train stations
Plymouth Rail Station59 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
17 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Derriford Hospital (Stand 3, westbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
51Go-AheadDerriford
71Go-AheadSaltash ↔ Derriford
71Go Cornwall BusDerriford ↔ Saltash
Derriford Hospital (Stand 4, eastbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
50Go-AheadDerriford
Derriford Hospital (Stand 2, westbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
14StagecoachDerriford ↔ Plymouth City Centre
28Go-AheadSouthway ↔ Plymouth City Centre
34Go-AheadEstover ↔ Plymouth City Centre
34Plymouth CitybusMilehouse ↔ Derriford
Derriford Hospital (Stand 5, eastbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
42Go-AheadPlymouth City Centre ↔ Southway
42Plymouth CitybusPlymouth City Centre ↔ Tamerton Foliot
42AGo-AheadPlymouth City Centre ↔ Tamerton Foliot
42DGo-AheadPlymouth City Centre ↔ Tamerton Foliot
52StagecoachPlympton ↔ Derriford
Derriford Hospital (Stand 1, westbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
1StagecoachTavistock ↔ Plymouth City Centre
1AStagecoachSouthway ↔ Sherford
42Go-AheadSouthway ↔ Plymouth City Centre
42AGo-AheadTamerton Foliot ↔ Plymouth City Centre
42BGo-AheadBelliver ↔ Plymouth City Centre
42CGo-AheadWoolwell ↔ Plymouth City Centre
42DGo-AheadTamerton Foliot ↔ Plymouth City Centre
Plan journey by public transport
Plymouth Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 2 readings
 11 hr 2 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 10 hr 17 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 9 hr 44 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 9 hr 23 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 8 hr 23 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 23 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 23 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 36 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 57 min
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 45 min
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 53 min
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 31 min
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 11 min
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 29 min
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 12 hr 20 min
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 12 hr 11 min
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 11 hr 41 min
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 11 hr 49 min
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
 13 hr 3 min
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Derriford Hospital A&E
0.2 mi away
Long wait
Cumberland Centre Urgent Treatment Centre
3.9 mi away
Short wait
Tavistock MIU
9.1 mi away
Short wait
Liskeard MIU
15.0 mi away
Long wait
Kingsbridge MIU
17.4 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske), Burnham On Sea and Dorset County Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS 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 2:21am on 28 Jul 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Independently captured screenshot of University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 2:21 am on Tuesday 28 July 2026

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