Closed
Currently closed
Reopens tomorrow at 08:00
Average wait when open: 1 hr 0 min
Live Updated 2 hr ago
39 min
estimated wait time
≈ About normal right now
49 min
longest today
2 min
shortest today
38 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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1 person
waiting
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Today's waiting times
Line chart: 100 readings from 02 Jun 10:12 to 05 Jun 17:57. Waiting times range from 1 to 126 minutes.
Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 8am - busiest around 6pm
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Wednesday busiest
Contact & location
Trelawney Road, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 8AU
Opening times
Monday08:00 - 20:00
Tuesday08:00 - 20:00
Wednesday08:00 - 20:00
Thursday08:00 - 20:00
Friday Today08:00 - 20:00 Closed now
Saturday08:00 - 20:00
Sunday08:00 - 20:00
CQC Rating
Requires Improvement
Getting here
Bus stops
14 routes·3 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Co-op (NE-bound, north-east)1 min walk to MIU
The Parade (SW-bound, south-west)2 min walk to MIU
2Go-AheadHelston ↔ Penzance
2AGo-AheadMullion ↔ Penzance
34Go-AheadPool ↔ Lizard
34Go Cornwall BusHelston ↔ Lizard
35OTSHelston ↔ Falmouth
35AOTSHelston ↔ Falmouth
36Go-AheadTruro ↔ St Keverne
36BOTSHelston ↔ St Keverne
37Go-AheadHelston
38Go-AheadHelston ↔ Pool
39Go-AheadHelston ↔ Camborne
Meneage Street (N-bound, northbound)2 min walk to MIU
34Go-AheadPool ↔ Lizard
34Go Cornwall BusHelston ↔ Lizard
35AOTSHelston ↔ Falmouth
36Go-AheadTruro ↔ St Keverne
36BOTSSt Keverne ↔ Helston
38Go-AheadHelston ↔ Pool
380Go-AheadCoverack ↔ Penzance
380Go Cornwall BusCoverack ↔ Penzance
382Go-AheadHelston ↔ Penzance
39Go-AheadHelston ↔ Camborne
Meneage St VW Garage (o/s, north-west)3 min walk to MIU
Kingsley Way (opp, south-west)3 min walk to MIU
2Go-AheadHelston ↔ Penzance
2AGo-AheadMullion ↔ Penzance
34Go-AheadPool ↔ Lizard
34Go Cornwall BusHelston ↔ Lizard
35OTSHelston ↔ Falmouth
35AOTSHelston ↔ Falmouth
36Go-AheadTruro ↔ St Keverne
36BOTSHelston ↔ St Keverne
37Go-AheadHelston
38Go-AheadHelston ↔ Pool
380Go-AheadCoverack ↔ Penzance
380Go Cornwall BusCoverack ↔ Penzance
382Go-AheadHelston ↔ Penzance
39Go-AheadHelston ↔ Camborne
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Helston MIU wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
26 min 1
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 1 reading
12 min 1
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
32 min 2
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
20 min 2
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 3 readings
13 min 2
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 1 reading
8 min 1
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 1 reading
7 min 1
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 1 reading
2 min 1
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 1 reading
4 min 1
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 2 readings
20 min 1
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Facilities
Enough seating in the waiting area
No TV in the waiting area
Food and drink available nearby
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is good
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
9.0 mi away
Long wait
Long wait
23.2 mi away
Short wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Morriston Hospital and Dorset County Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation 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 5:57pm on 5 Jun 2026.
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