Urgent Treatment Centre

Leicester Royal Urgent Treatment Centre Waiting Times

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Rugby Urgent Treatment Centre
18.8 mi away
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19.1 mi away
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University Hospital Coventry Children's A&E
19.1 mi away
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19.1 mi away
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University Hospital Coventry MIU
19.1 mi away
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Leicester Royal Infirmary, Coventry and Queen's Medical Centre Campus.

Contact & location
Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW
Getting here
Train stations
Leicester Rail Station11 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Metro / tram
Leicester North (Great Central Railway)56 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
14 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Winifred Street (adj, southbound)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Martindale Close (opp, southbound)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Henshaw Street (opp, westbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Royal Infirmary Hospital (Stand GF, north-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
20Centrebus GroupLeicester
44Arriva UK BusWigston Magna ↔ Leicester
48Arriva UK BusLeicester
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83ACentrebus GroupNewfoundpool ↔ Leicester
84Arriva UK BusLutterworth ↔ Leicester
85Arriva UK BusCountesthorpe ↔ Leicester
87Arriva UK BusCountesthorpe ↔ Leicester
88First BusLeicester
88First Leicester
88AFirst BusLeicester
88EFirst BusLeicester
HHCentrebus Groupto Hamilton
X84Arriva UK BusLutterworth ↔ Leicester
Royal Infirmary Hospital (Stand GG, north-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
HHCentrebus Groupfrom Hamilton
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About Leicester Royal

Leicester Royal is home to a walk-in urgent treatment centre (no appointment needed) at Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square in Leicester, Leicestershire, part of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement, last inspected in January 2024. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Requires Improvement when they were last inspected in June 2024. The site lists 2,346 parking spaces, 57 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.70 an hour.

Official NHS performance

59.4%seen within 4 hours
24,152attendances in September 2026
96.4%England average for walk-in units

NHS England publishes these figures for University Hospitals of Leicester NHS 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.

In the NHS Friends and Family Test for August 2026, 85% of 1,724 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience.

Frequently asked questions

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

The live waiting time for the Urgent Treatment Centre at Leicester Royal 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 Leicester Royal 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 Leicester Royal 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 59.4% 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 Leicester Royal recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Where is Leicester Royal and how do I get there?

Leicester Royal is at Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW. For general enquiries call 03003031573. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Leicester Royal?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.70 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 2,346 parking spaces, including 57 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.

What is the CQC rating for Leicester Royal?

Leicester Royal is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, following an inspection in January 2024. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Requires Improvement when they were last inspected in June 2024. You can read the full CQC report.
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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