A&E Trauma Unit

Dewsbury A&E Live Waiting Times

Dewsbury And District Hospital

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Latest report
10 hr
16 Oct 21:25
Average
7 hr 41 min
18 reports
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Nearby A&E & urgent care
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Warrington Hospital A&E
44.8 mi away
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Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre
49.8 mi away
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50.2 mi away
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Pinderfields Hospital, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Leeds General Infirmary.

Contact & location
Halifax Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HS
Switchboard: 01924 541000
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
Dewsbury Rail Station20 min walk to A&E
Batley Rail Station26 min walk to A&E
Ravensthorpe Rail Station37 min walk to A&E
Mirfield Rail Station54 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
13 routes·8 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Fox View (stop A, westbound)2 min walk to A&E
113TJ's Travel LtdPontefract ↔ Dewsbury & District Hospital
212Yorkshire Travel Group Ltd t/a Yorkshire Buses
212Go-AheadDewsbury ↔ Wakefield City Centre
212Go Ahead West YorkshireDewsbury & District Hospital ↔ Wakefield City Centre
213Go-AheadDewsbury ↔ Morley
268Arriva UK BusWakefield City Centre ↔ Bradford City Centre
Fox View (stop B, eastbound)2 min walk to A&E
212Go-AheadWakefield City Centre ↔ Dewsbury
213Go-AheadMorley ↔ Dewsbury
268Arriva UK BusBradford City Centre ↔ Wakefield City Centre
Healds Road Surgery (westbound)3 min walk to A&E
BlueRoute Safeway Coaches Ltd
Squirrel Hall Reservoir (adj, southbound)4 min walk to A&E
212Go-AheadWakefield City Centre ↔ Dewsbury
213Go-AheadMorley ↔ Dewsbury
AL1A Lyles & SonBirstall ↔ Dewsbury
AL2A Lyles & SonBatley ↔ Dewsbury
AL6A Lyles & SonHunsworth ↔ Dewsbury
AL7A Lyles & SonHowden Clough ↔ Dewsbury
JF1Arriva UK BusDrighlington ↔ Dewsbury
ML2TLC Travel LtdStaincliffe ↔ Shaw Cross
Staincliffe Hall Rd Healds Road (south-east)4 min walk to A&E
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What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled ParkingInduction LoopSigning Service AvailableWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Public TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingDisabled Parking
Food and Amenities
Shop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Parking
Parking is easy to find
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 Dewsbury And District Hospital

Dewsbury And District Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Halifax Road in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, part of Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. It is a designated Trauma Unit, equipped to treat significant injuries and to stabilise the most serious cases before transfer to a regional Major Trauma Centre. The wider site runs 38 listed departments and services, from Bariatric surgery to Vascular surgery.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement, last inspected in April 2022. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Requires Improvement when they were last inspected in March 2024. The site lists 1,050 parking spaces, 56 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £2.27 an hour.

Official NHS performance

58.9%seen within 4 hours
17,113attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust as a whole, covering every A&E the trust runs rather than this site alone. That is below 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, 74% of 331 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 90.6% 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
2023-24198,90416,57566.2%1,478
2024-25197,74916,47959.2%4,783
2025-26198,54416,54562.6%3,359
2026-27 (6 months)102,04317,00761.7%1,830

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances stayed broadly flat and the share seen within four hours fell by 3.6 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Dewsbury And District Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Dewsbury And District 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 Dewsbury And District 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 Dewsbury And District 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 Dewsbury And District Hospital is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 58.9% 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 Dewsbury And District Hospital recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at Dewsbury And District Hospital open 24 hours?

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

Where is Dewsbury And District Hospital and how do I get there?

Dewsbury And District Hospital is at Halifax Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HS. For general enquiries call 01924 541000. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Dewsbury And District Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £2.27 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,050 parking spaces, including 56 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 Dewsbury And District Hospital?

Dewsbury And District Hospital is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, following an inspection in April 2022. 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 Dewsbury And District 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.

Is Dewsbury And District Hospital a Major Trauma Centre?

No - Dewsbury And District Hospital is a designated Trauma Unit. It treats significant injuries and stabilises the most complex cases before transfer to a regional Major Trauma Centre.
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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