Urgent Treatment Centre

Garston (Liverpool) Urgent Treatment Centre Waiting Times

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Latest report
4 hr 30 min
17 Sep 13:00
Average
4 hr 30 min
1 report
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
Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre
8.6 mi away
Long wait
Warrington Hospital A&E
12.1 mi away
Long wait
Leighton Hospital A&E
23.9 mi away
Long wait
Whitchurch MIU
27.9 mi away
Long wait
Oswestry MIU
34.6 mi away
Short wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Smithdown, Old Swan and Eastham.

Contact & location
32 Church Road, Garston, Liverpool, L19 2LW
Getting here
Train stations
Liverpool South Parkway Rail Station7 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Cressington Rail Station15 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
West Allerton Rail Station23 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Aigburth Rail Station29 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Hunts Cross Rail Station34 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
22 routes·6 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Woolton Road (adj, southbound)1 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
167Hattons Transport LtdGarston
188Arriva UK BusBelle Vale
188Arriva Merseyside
201Arriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
661Al's CoachesWoolton ↔ Garston
786Arriva UK BusGarston ↔ Halewood
786Arriva Merseyside
80Arriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
80AArriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
86AArriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
Sidwell Street (adj, northbound)1 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
166Arriva UK BusBelle Vale
166Arriva Merseyside
201Arriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
201Arriva Merseyside
661Al's CoachesGarston ↔ Woolton
786Arriva UK BusHalewood ↔ Garston
786StagecoachHalewood ↔ Garston
80Arriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
80Arriva Merseyside
80AArriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
80AArriva Merseyside
Shrewsbury Road (adj, north-east)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
166Arriva UK BusBelle Vale
166Arriva Merseyside
201Arriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
201Arriva Merseyside
661Al's CoachesGarston ↔ Woolton
786Arriva UK BusHalewood ↔ Garston
786StagecoachHalewood ↔ Garston
80Arriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
80Arriva Merseyside
80AArriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
80AArriva Merseyside
Church Road (Stop C, eastbound)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
86AArriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
Church Road (adj, westbound)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
166Arriva UK BusBelle Vale
166Arriva Merseyside
786Arriva UK BusHalewood ↔ Garston
786StagecoachHalewood ↔ Garston
800StagecoachSpeke ↔ Seaforth
82Arriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
82StagecoachGarston ↔ Liverpool
82Arriva Merseyside
82AArriva UK BusMurdishaw ↔ Liverpool
82AArriva North West Other
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Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
Not recommended by visitors
Staff
Staff can be unhelpful
Not always kept informed about wait times
Triage can be slow
Environment
Waiting area is clean
Toilets are clean
Waiting area feels safe
Family
No children’s play area
No separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Enough seating in the waiting area
No TV in the waiting area
No food or drink available nearby
No phone charging points
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is poor
Parking
Parking can get busy
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.

Official NHS performance

98.0%seen within 4 hours
14,415attendances in September 2026
96.4%England average for walk-in units

NHS England publishes these figures for Mersey Care NHS Foundation 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
2023-24141,56111,79792.1%
2024-25150,93112,57897.3%
2025-26160,84413,40497.6%
2026-27 (6 months)83,84813,97598.1%

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly walk-in attendances rose 14% and the share seen within four hours improved by 5.5 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

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

The live waiting time for the Urgent Treatment Centre at Garston 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 Urgent Treatment Centre at Garston 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 Garston 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 98.0% of patients across the trust's walk-in units 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 Garston recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Where is Garston and how do I get there?

Garston is at 32 Church Road, Garston, Liverpool, L19 2LW. For general enquiries call 0151 295 9010. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.
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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