A&E

Fairfield Hospital (Bury) A&E Waiting Times

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Latest report
6 hr
05 Oct 04:00
Average
9 hr 26 min
9 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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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Warrington Hospital A&E
20.4 mi away
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Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre
26.3 mi away
Long wait
Leighton Hospital A&E
34.6 mi away
Long wait
Leek MIU
35.8 mi away
Short wait
Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre
37.6 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Prestwich, Royal Oldham Hospital and Royal Bolton Hospital.

Contact & location
Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7TD
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
Metro / tram
Bury (Manchester Metrolink)38 min walk to A&E
Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)39 min walk to A&E
Heywood (East Lancashire Railway)43 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
5 routes·1 operator·5 stops within walking distance
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield House (Stop B, north-east)1 min walk to A&E
433Transport for Greater ManchesterBury ↔ Norden
Fairfield Hospital Main Entrance (Stop A, south-east)2 min walk to A&E
433Transport for Greater ManchesterBury ↔ Norden
Fairfield Hospital Antenatal Ward (Stop C, north-east)2 min walk to A&E
433Transport for Greater ManchesterBury ↔ Norden
Fairfield Hospital Children's Ward (Stop D, north-west)2 min walk to A&E
433Transport for Greater ManchesterBury ↔ Norden
Chadwick Street (Stop E, westbound)2 min walk to A&E
433Transport for Greater ManchesterNorden ↔ Bury
467Transport for Greater ManchesterRochdale ↔ Bury
468Transport for Greater ManchesterRochdale ↔ Bury
967Transport for Greater ManchesterRochdale ↔ Fishpool
968Transport for Greater ManchesterRochdale ↔ Bury
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About Fairfield Hospital

Fairfield Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Rochdale Old Road in Bury, Greater Manchester, part of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. The wider site runs 18 listed departments and services, from Cardiology to Urology.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Outstanding. The site lists 1,244 parking spaces, 44 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.00 an hour.

Official NHS performance

61.5%seen within 4 hours
27,197attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Northern Care Alliance 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, 89% of 146 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 93.3% 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
2023-24294,54024,54554.5%7,304
2024-25301,26025,10556.0%12,113
2025-26313,49426,12460.6%13,870
2026-27 (6 months)161,98026,99763.4%6,523

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances rose 6% and the share seen within four hours improved by 6.1 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

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

The live waiting time for the A&E at Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield Hospital is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 61.5% 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 Fairfield Hospital recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

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

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

Where is Fairfield Hospital and how do I get there?

Fairfield Hospital is at Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7TD. For general enquiries call 0161 778 6363. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Fairfield Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.00 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,244 parking spaces, including 44 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 Fairfield Hospital?

Fairfield Hospital is rated Outstanding overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at Fairfield 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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