Closed
Currently closed
Reopens today at 07:00
Average wait when open: 1 hr 36 min
Live Updated 5 hr ago
2h 37m
estimated wait time
↑ 65 min longer than usual (1 hr 32 min avg)
1 hr 32 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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4 people
waiting
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Yesterday's waiting times
Line chart: 100 readings from 26 Jul 08:44 to 27 Jul 21:04. Waiting times range from 13 to 180 minutes.
Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 7am - busiest around 3pm
Typical waits by day of week
Wednesday tends to be quietest, Monday busiest
Contact & location
High Lane, Stoke on Trent, ST6 7AG
Haywood Wic A&E in Stoke on Trent
Opening times
Monday07:00 - 21:30
Tuesday Today07:00 - 21:30 Closed now
Wednesday07:00 - 21:30
Thursday07:00 - 21:30
Friday07:00 - 21:30
Saturday07:00 - 21:30
Sunday07:00 - 21:30
Getting here
Train stations
Platform 130 min walk to A&E
Platform 230 min walk to A&E
Kidsgrove Rail Station60 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
8 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Haywood Hospital (opp, south-west)2 min walk to A&E
90Stantons of StokeBall Green ↔ Tunstall
Haywood Hospital (adj, north-east)2 min walk to A&E
90Stantons of StokeTunstall ↔ Ball Green
Haywood Road (hail and ride, north-east)3 min walk to A&E
90Stantons of StokeTunstall ↔ Ball Green
Norton Avenue (adj, northbound)3 min walk to A&E
24Centrebus GroupHem Heath ↔ Adderley Green
37AFirst BusBentilee ↔ Adderley Green
7First BusHanley ↔ Kidsgrove Town Centre
7Centrebus GroupHanley ↔ Kidsgrove Town Centr
7First Potteries
7AFirst BusHanley ↔ Biddulph
7ACentrebus GroupHanley ↔ Biddulph
The Goose (adj, north-west)4 min walk to A&E
90Stantons of StokeBall Green ↔ Tunstall
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Stoke on Trent A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 1 reading
2 hr 37 min 4
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 28 min 12
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 48 min 23
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 26
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 25
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 26
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 59 min 28
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 30
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 36 min 26
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 51 min 21
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 59 min 21
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 40 min 14
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 11 min 11
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
49 min 3
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
2 of 3 would recommend this department
Staff
2 of 4 say staff were friendly and helpful
2 of 3 were kept informed about their wait
3 of 3 say they were triaged quickly
Environment
3 of 3 say the waiting area was clean
Toilets could be cleaner
2 of 3 felt safe in the waiting area
Family
3 of 3 say there is no children’s play area
3 of 3 say there is no separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
3 of 3 say there is enough seating
2 of 3 say there is a TV in the waiting area
3 of 3 say food and drink is available nearby
No phone charging points
Free WiFi is available
2 of 3 say mobile signal is poor
Parking
Parking can get busy
Parking is free
Based on 4 visitor responses 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
8.2 mi away
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Wythenshawe Forum, Stepping Hill Hospital and Wythenshawe Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by University Hospitals of North Midlands 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 9:04pm on 27 Jul 2026.
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