Live Updated 11 min ago
1h 28m
estimated wait time
↓ 33 min shorter than usual (2 hr 1 min avg)
3 hr 58 min
longest today
41 min
shortest today
2 hr 1 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
Line chart: 100 readings from 04 Jun 19:45 to 05 Jun 20:33. Waiting times range from 41 to 238 minutes.
Forecast Longer waits ahead
Likely wait, next few hours
1 hr 55 min
Today vs usual at this hour
25 min below usual

Estimate based on 2,143 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 11am - busiest around 6am
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Saturday busiest
Contact & location
Dalton Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4LF
Switchboard: 01229 870870
Furness General Hospital A&E in Barrow-In-Furness
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Friday TodayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Inspected 5 Apr 2023
Getting here
Barrow-In-Furness A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 7 PM
avg. of 3 readings
1 hr 24 min
Today, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
52 min
Today, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
46 min
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
53 min
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 13 min
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 19 min
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 17 min
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 14 min
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 12 min
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
56 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 38 min
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 3 min
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 2 min
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 16 min
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 38 min
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 16 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 29 min
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 18 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 53 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 48 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 49 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 32 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 3 min
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Allergy services in hospital
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Dietetics
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Health Promotion
  • Lymphoedema services
  • Nephrology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Pain Management
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Urgent care centre
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Braille Translation ServiceDisabled ParkingDisabled WcInduction LoopSigning Service AvailableWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvInternet AccessPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingCycle ParkingDisabled Parking
Faith Services
On-Site Chapel
Food and Amenities
CafePharmacyShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
3 of 3 would not recommend this department
Staff
2 of 3 say staff were friendly and helpful
2 of 3 were not kept informed about their wait
2 of 3 say they were triaged quickly
Environment
3 of 3 say the waiting area was not clean
2 of 3 say the toilets were clean
2 of 3 felt safe in the waiting area
Family
3 of 3 say there is a children’s play area
2 of 3 say there is a separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Seating can be limited
TV in the waiting area
2 of 3 say there is nowhere to get food or drink
2 of 3 say there are phone charging points
3 of 3 say free WiFi is available
2 of 3 say mobile signal is poor
Parking
3 of 3 found parking easily
2 of 3 paid £3–5 for parking
Payment accepted: card
Based on 3 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley And South Ribble Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay 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 8:33pm on 5 Jun 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Independently captured screenshot of University Hospitals Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
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