Live Updated 12 min ago
4h 56m
estimated wait time
↓ 9 min shorter than usual (5 hr 5 min avg)
9 hr 40 min
longest today
1 min
shortest today
5 hr 5 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 1 to 1426 minutes.
Forecast Waits set to ease
Expected wait over the next few hours
1 hr

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 4pm - busiest around 7am
Typical waits by day of week
Tuesday tends to be quietest, Thursday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Manor Hospital, Russells Hall Hospital and New Cross Hospital.

Contact & location
Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS
Switchboard: 0121 424 2000
Heartlands Hospital A&E in Birmingham
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
Metro / tram
Digbeth High Street (West Midlands Metro)50 min walk to A&E
Curzon Street (West Midlands Metro)50 min walk to A&E
Meriden Street (West Midlands Metro)50 min walk to A&E
Millennium Point (West Midlands Metro)52 min walk to A&E
Albert Street (West Midlands Metro)54 min walk to A&E
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Birmingham A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
5 hr 14 min
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
4 hr 53 min
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 53 min
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 19 min
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 18 min
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 28 min
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 16 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 44 min
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
8 hr 33 min
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 33 min
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 28 min
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 37 min
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
9 hr 17 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
8 hr 17 min
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 17 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 33 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
10 hr 43 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
6 hr 32 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
7 hr 25 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
6 hr 41 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
5 hr 57 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
6 hr 9 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
5 hr 48 min
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
5 hr 8 min
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Allergy services in hospital
  • Breast cancer services
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Endoscopy
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Lung cancer services
  • Major trauma
  • Maternity services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Oesophago-Gastric cancer surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Physiotherapy
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery

About Heartlands Hospital

Heartlands Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Bordesley Green East in Birmingham, 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 44 listed departments and services, from Allergy services in hospital to Vascular surgery.

Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 4pm and longest around 7am, a gap of about 5 hours 40 minutes. The site lists 1,134 parking spaces, 65 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, 68% of 343 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 Heartlands Hospital?

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

When is the A&E at Heartlands Hospital quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Heartlands Hospital, waits are usually lowest around 4pm and highest around 7am. 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 Heartlands 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 Heartlands 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 Heartlands Hospital open 24 hours?

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

Where is Heartlands Hospital and how do I get there?

Heartlands Hospital is at Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5SS. 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 Heartlands Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.37 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,134 parking spaces, including 65 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 Heartlands 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 Heartlands Hospital a Major Trauma Centre?

No - Heartlands 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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