Live Updated 11 min ago
3h 13m
estimated wait time
↓ 180 min shorter than usual (6 hr 13 min avg)
12 hr 20 min
longest today
3 hr 13 min
shortest today
6 hr 13 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 25 Oct 15:01 to 26 Oct 15:46. Waiting times range from 16 to 740 minutes.
Forecast Steady for now
Expected wait over the next few hours
7 hr 30 min

Built from 2,599 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 2pm - busiest around 8am
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Saturday busiest
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Manor Hospital, New Cross Hospital and Russells Hall Hospital.

Contact & location
Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR
Good Hope Hospital A&E in Sutton Coldfield
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
Bus stops
5 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Bassetts Pole PH (adj, south-west)41 min walk to A&E
110Arriva West Midlands
Bassetts Pole PH (opp, north-east)42 min walk to A&E
Middleton Lane (Adj, north-east)46 min walk to A&E
216A & M Group - FlexibusColeshill ↔ Tamworth Town Centre
Grove End Grove Lane (Adj, northbound)52 min walk to A&E
216A & M Group - FlexibusColeshill ↔ Tamworth Town Centre
Methodist Church (opp, south-west)56 min walk to A&E
3National Express West MidlandsLittle Aston ↔ Lichfield City Centr
78Walsall Community TransportSutton Coldfield
78AWalsall Community TransportSutton Coldfield
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Sutton Coldfield A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
5 hr 36 min
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
9 hr 18 min
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
8 hr 18 min
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
8 hr 14 min
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 32 min
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 15 min
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
10 hr 11 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
10 hr 4 min
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
10 hr 12 min
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 55 min
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 51 min
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
6 hr 53 min
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
6 hr 20 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
6 hr 11 min
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
5 hr 33 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
5 hr 41 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
8 hr 3 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
6 hr 28 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 24 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
8 hr 24 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 25 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
6 hr 25 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
5 hr 24 min
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 36 min
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Maternity services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Pain Management
  • Physiotherapy
  • Plastic surgery
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Rheumatology
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Braille Translation Service
Accommodation
Access To Tv
Parking
Car Parking
Faith Services
On-Site ChapelPrayer Area
Food and Amenities On-site
Cafe

About Good Hope Hospital

Good Hope Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Rectory Road in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. It is a designated Trauma Unit, equipped to treat significant injuries and to stabilise the most serious cases before transfer to a regional Major Trauma Centre. The wider site runs 37 listed departments and services, from Breast cancer services to Vascular surgery.

Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 2pm and longest around 8am, a gap of about 3 hours 10 minutes. The site lists 1,029 parking spaces, 56 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.37 an hour.

Official NHS performance

57.3%seen within 4 hours
34,437attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering every A&E the trust runs rather than this site alone. That is below 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, 76% of 404 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 96.9% 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
2023-24391,67332,63952.9%20,278
2024-25404,59133,71658.8%22,626
2025-26414,62334,55259.4%21,023
2026-27 (6 months)209,45234,90959.3%13,552

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances rose 6% and the share seen within four hours improved by 6.5 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

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

The live waiting time for the A&E at Good Hope Hospital is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated.

When is the A&E at Good Hope Hospital quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Good Hope Hospital, waits are usually lowest around 2pm and highest around 8am. 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 Good Hope 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 Good Hope Hospital is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 57.3% of patients across the trust's A&E departments 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 A&E at Good Hope Hospital open 24 hours?

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

Where is Good Hope Hospital and how do I get there?

Good Hope Hospital is at Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR. For general enquiries call 0121 424 2000. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Good Hope Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.37 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,029 parking spaces, including 56 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.

Can children be treated at Good Hope 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.

Is Good Hope Hospital a Major Trauma Centre?

No - Good Hope Hospital is a designated Trauma Unit. It treats significant injuries and stabilises the most complex cases before transfer to a regional Major Trauma Centre.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Our system automatically checks the trust’s published waiting-times page every 15 minutes and records the displayed waiting time. Data was last checked at 3:46pm on 26 Oct 2026. A full list of every source we use, and when each was last checked, is on our data sources page.
Verified sourceDirect capture from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Independently captured screenshot of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
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