Closed
Currently closed
Reopens today at 08:00
Average wait when open: 1 hr 55 min
Live Updated 14 min ago
1h 32m
estimated wait time
≈ About normal right now
1 hr 32 min
longest today
1 hr 32 min
shortest today
1 hr 33 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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Yesterday's waiting times
Line chart: 100 readings from 26 Jul 17:59 to 27 Jul 19:49. Waiting times range from 17 to 162 minutes.
Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 9am - busiest around 6pm
Typical waits by day of week
Sunday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Contact & location
John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough, DN21 2TS
Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre
Opening times
Monday08:00 - 20:00
Tuesday Today08:00 - 20:00 Closed now
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
107StagecoachLincoln ↔ Morton
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
107StagecoachLincoln ↔ Morton
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
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 40 min 6
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 41 min 9
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 33 min 10
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 30 min 7
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 58 min 5
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 52 min 8
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 8 min 8
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 45 min 7
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 43 min 10
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 10 min 9
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
40 min 9
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
18 min 5
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.
Nearby A&E & urgent care

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

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by United Lincolnshire Hospitals 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 2:19am on 28 Jul 2026.
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