Urgent Treatment Centre

Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre Live Waiting Times

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

4.5(93 reviews)
Live Updated 13 min ago
2h 48m
estimated wait time
↑ 77 min longer than usual (1 hr 31 min avg)
2 hr 48 min
longest today
19 min
shortest today
1 hr 31 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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7 people
waiting
Call A&E
The wait time shown above does not apply to urgent or life-threatening cases, which are seen first regardless of the queue. Not sure if you need A&E? Visit NHS 111 online or call 111 (free, 24 hours a day). Life-threatening emergency or serious injury? Call 999.
Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Steady for now
Expected wait over the next few hours
2 hr 45 min

Built from 2,604 readings taken here over the last 28 days, then adjusted to how today is going so far. A guide, not a guarantee.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 9am - busiest around 6pm
Typical waits by day of week
Tuesday tends to be quietest, Friday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Lincoln County Hospital A&E
16.5 mi away
Long wait
Louth Urgent Treatment Centre
32.1 mi away
Long wait
Grantham & District Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
34.4 mi away
Long wait
Boston Urgent Treatment Centre
43.3 mi away
Long wait
Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre
49.7 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Scunthorpe General Hospital, Bassetlaw Hospital and Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

Contact & location
John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough, DN21 2TS
Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre
Opening times
Monday Today08:00 - 20:00
Tuesday08:00 - 20:00
Wednesday08:00 - 20:00
Thursday08:00 - 20:00
Friday08:00 - 20:00
Saturday08:00 - 20:00
Sunday08:00 - 20:00
Getting here
Train stations
Gainsborough Central Rail Station22 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Gainsborough Lea Road Rail Station38 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
8 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
John Coupland Hospital (o/s, northbound)1 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
2StagecoachMorton
367StagecoachGainsborough ↔ Kirton in Lindsey
595StagecoachRetford ↔ Gainsborough
597StagecoachClarborough ↔ Gainsborough
61StagecoachGainsborough ↔ Blyton
John Coupland Hospital (opp, southbound)1 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
107StagecoachMorton ↔ Lincoln
2StagecoachMorton
367StagecoachKirton in Lindsey ↔ Gainsborough
Front Street (NW-bound, north-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
2StagecoachMorton
367StagecoachGainsborough ↔ Kirton in Lindsey
595StagecoachRetford ↔ Gainsborough
597StagecoachClarborough ↔ Gainsborough
61StagecoachGainsborough ↔ Blyton
Front Street (SE-bound, south-east)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
107StagecoachMorton ↔ Lincoln
2StagecoachMorton
367StagecoachKirton in Lindsey ↔ Gainsborough
Forum Dental Surgery (adj, northbound)4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
2StagecoachMorton
354StagecoachLincoln ↔ Gainsborough
61StagecoachGainsborough ↔ Blyton
961PC Coaches of LincolnLea ↔ Market Rasen
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Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 42 min 8
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 56 min 11
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 31 min 11
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 16 min 13
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 12 min 9
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 8 min 7
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 41 min 8
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 26 min 4
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 51 min 1
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 31 min 4
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 37 min 5
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 49 min 6
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
Recommended by visitors
Staff
Staff are friendly and helpful
Triage can be slow
Environment
Waiting area is clean
Waiting area feels safe
Family
No children’s play area
No separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Enough seating in the waiting area
TV in the waiting area
Food and drink available nearby
No phone charging points
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is poor
Parking
Parking is easy to find
Parking is free
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 Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre

Gainsborough is home to a walk-in urgent treatment centre (no appointment needed) at John Coupland Hospital, Lincolnshire, part of United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. It opens 08:00 - 20:00 every day.

Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 9am and longest around 6pm, a gap of about an hour and 50 minutes.

Official NHS performance

89.1%seen within 4 hours
4,440attendances in September 2026
96.4%England average for walk-in units

NHS England publishes these figures for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a whole, covering every walk-in unit the trust runs rather than this site alone. Nationally, walk-in units like this one see 96.4% of patients within four hours, against 60.4% at major A&E departments - which is why minor injuries are usually dealt with faster here.

Attendances by year

NHS yearwalk-in attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2023-2486,9157,24384.4%
2024-25101,2708,43987.7%
2025-2649,1134,09391.8%
2026-27 (6 months)26,0734,34691.6%

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current Urgent Treatment Centre wait time at Gainsborough?

The live waiting time for the Urgent Treatment Centre at Gainsborough is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated.

When is the Urgent Treatment Centre at Gainsborough quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Gainsborough, waits are usually lowest around 9am and highest around 6pm. The typical-day chart on this page shows the full hour-by-hour pattern, and our guide to the best time to visit covers UK-wide patterns.

How long will I wait at Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre?

Urgent Treatment Centres treat urgent but non-life-threatening problems, and most patients are seen more quickly than at a full A&E. You will be assessed on arrival and the most urgent cases go first. For chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe breathing difficulty or major trauma, call 999 instead of attending. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 89.1% of patients across the trust's walk-in units were seen within four hours.

How often are the waiting times on this page updated?

Figures refresh every 15 minutes, and the last-updated time near the top of the page shows exactly when the newest reading was taken. Waiting times can change quickly, so treat any figure as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is the Urgent Treatment Centre at Gainsborough open 24 hours?

No - it is open every day, 08:00 - 20:00. Outside opening hours, the nearby section on this page lists alternative urgent care, or call NHS 111 for advice. In an emergency always call 999.

Where is Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre and how do I get there?

The Urgent Treatment Centre is at John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough, DN21 2TS. For general enquiries call 01427 816500. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. These figures reach us through a partner NHS data feed rather than a page we check directly, and are refreshed every 15 minutes. Data was last checked at 3:42pm on 26 Oct 2026. A full list of every source we use, and when each was last checked, is on our data sources page.

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, so 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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