Urgent Treatment Centre

Louth Urgent Treatment Centre Live Waiting Times

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

4.3(200 reviews)
Live Updated 13 min ago
3h
estimated wait time
↑ 50 min longer than usual (2 hr 10 min avg)
3 hr
longest today
30 min
shortest today
2 hr 10 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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17 people
waiting
Call A&E
The wait time shown above does not apply to urgent or life-threatening cases, which are seen first regardless of the queue. Not sure if you need A&E? Visit NHS 111 online or call 111 (free, 24 hours a day). Life-threatening emergency or serious injury? Call 999.
Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Steady for now
Expected wait over the next few hours
3 hr

Built from 2,604 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 9am - busiest around 4pm
Typical waits by day of week
Sunday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre
21.0 mi away
Long wait
Lincoln County Hospital A&E
23.1 mi away
Long wait
Boston Urgent Treatment Centre
26.2 mi away
Long wait
Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre
32.1 mi away
Long wait
Spalding Urgent Treatment Centre
39.7 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Princess Of Wales Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary and Scunthorpe General Hospital.

Contact & location
County Hospital Louth, Louth, LN11 0EU
Louth Urgent Treatment Centre
Opening times
Monday Today09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00
Tuesday09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00
Wednesday09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00
Thursday09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00
Friday09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00
Saturday09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00
Sunday09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00
Getting here
Bus stops
3 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Louth Hospital (Entrance, north-east)1 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
24PC Coaches of LincolnHorncastle ↔ Louth
42PC Coaches of LincolnLouth
Louth Hospital (adj, eastbound)1 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
251StagecoachLouth ↔ Grimsby
Louth Hospital (opp, westbound)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
251StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Louth
Mill Lane (adj, north-east)4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
251StagecoachLouth ↔ Grimsby
Mill Lane (opp, south-west)4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
251StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Louth
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Louth Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 57 min 18
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 38 min 22
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 39 min 21
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 17 min 16
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 49 min 9
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 12 min 11
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 21 min 10
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 20 min 6
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 47 min 5
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
Recommended by visitors
Staff
Staff are friendly and helpful
Staff keep you informed about wait times
Triage is typically quick
Environment
Waiting area is clean
Toilets are clean
Waiting area feels safe
Family
No children’s play area
Facilities
Enough seating in the waiting area
TV in the waiting area
Food and drink available nearby
No phone charging points
Mobile signal is good
Parking
Parking is easy to find
Parking is free
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.
Visitor experiencesshared by visitors

“Very impressed with the staff and treatment we received at louth urgent care department today. Excellent service”

Mike · 3 months ago

About Louth Urgent Treatment Centre

Louth is home to a walk-in urgent treatment centre (no appointment needed) at County Hospital Louth, Lincolnshire, part of United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. It opens 09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00 every day.

Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 9am and longest around 4pm, a gap of about an hour and 50 minutes.

Official NHS performance

89.1%seen within 4 hours
4,440attendances in September 2026
96.4%England average for walk-in units

NHS England publishes these figures for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals 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.

Attendances by year

NHS yearwalk-in attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2023-2486,9157,24384.4%
2024-25101,2708,43987.7%
2025-2649,1134,09391.8%
2026-27 (6 months)26,0734,34691.6%

Frequently asked questions

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

The live waiting time for the Urgent Treatment Centre at Louth is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated.

When is the Urgent Treatment Centre at Louth quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Louth, waits are usually lowest around 9am and highest around 4pm. 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 Louth 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 89.1% of patients across the trust's walk-in units 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 Urgent Treatment Centre at Louth open 24 hours?

No - it is open every day, 09:00 - 12:00, 14:00 - 20:00. Outside opening hours, the nearby section on this page lists alternative urgent care, or call NHS 111 for advice. In an emergency always call 999.

Where is Louth Urgent Treatment Centre and how do I get there?

The Urgent Treatment Centre is at County Hospital Louth, Louth, LN11 0EU. For general enquiries call 01507 600100. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. These figures reach us through a partner NHS data feed rather than a page we check directly, and are refreshed every 15 minutes. Data was last checked at 3:42pm on 26 Oct 2026. A full list of every source we use, and when each was last checked, is on our data sources page.

This site is independent and has no affiliation with, or endorsement by, any NHS trust or hospital. 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. Wait times change frequently and may not reflect the current situation, so always contact the hospital directly for the most up-to-date information. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.

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