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Macclesfield A&E Live Waiting Times

Macclesfield District General Hospital

East Cheshire NHS Trust

3.8(343 reviews)
Live Updated 13 min ago
3h 59m
estimated wait time
↓ 12 min shorter than usual (4 hr 11 min avg)
4 hr 48 min
longest today
3 hr 49 min
shortest today
4 hr 11 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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60 people
waiting
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Longer waits ahead
Likely wait, next few hours
6 hr 45 min
Today vs usual at this hour
1 hr 45 min below usual

Estimate based on 2,497 readings over the last 28 days, anchored to today’s recent waits. Actual waits depend on how the day unfolds.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 5pm - busiest around 7am
Typical waits by day of week
Sunday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Contact & location
Victoria Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3BL
Macclesfield District General Hospital A&E
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
Tuesday TodayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Inspected 19 Dec 2023
Getting here
Train stations
Macclesfield Rail Station17 min walk to A&E
Prestbury Rail Station44 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
2 routes·1 operator·5 stops within walking distance
General Hospital (E-bound, eastbound)2 min walk to A&E
130Centrebus GroupManchester Airport ↔ Macclesfield
87Centrebus GroupKnutsford ↔ Macclesfield
General Hospital (o/s, westbound)2 min walk to A&E
130Centrebus GroupMacclesfield ↔ Handforth Dean
87Centrebus GroupMacclesfield ↔ Knutsford
Prestbury Road (nr, westbound)3 min walk to A&E
130Centrebus GroupMacclesfield ↔ Manchester Airport
87Centrebus GroupMacclesfield ↔ Knutsford
The Whitfields (opp, westbound)4 min walk to A&E
130Centrebus GroupMacclesfield ↔ Manchester Airport
87Centrebus GroupMacclesfield ↔ Knutsford
The Whitfields (cnr, eastbound)4 min walk to A&E
130Centrebus GroupManchester Airport ↔ Macclesfield
87Centrebus GroupKnutsford ↔ Macclesfield
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Macclesfield A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 2 readings
 3 hr 54 min 59
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 24 min 64
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 11 min 69
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 52 min 73
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 13 min 79
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 50 min 88
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 10 min 92
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 39 min 93
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 26 min 92
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 36 min 89
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 47 min 80
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 5 min 73
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 52 min 77
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 22 min 68
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 50 min 64
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 44 min 53
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 31 min 43
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 18 min 39
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
 23 min 37
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Acute Internal Medicine
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Day treatment services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diagnostic Endoscopy
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Maternity services
  • Memory services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Nephrology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Occupational therapy services
  • Older people's services
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Paediatrics services
  • Plastic surgery
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Psychiatric liaison services
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Speech and language services
  • Support and recovery services
  • Urgent care centre
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Braille Translation ServiceDisabled ParkingDisabled WcInduction LoopSigning Service AvailableStep Free AccessText RelayWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Private Rooms OnlyPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingCycle ParkingDisabled Parking
Counselling and Support
Translation Services
Faith Services
On-Site ChapelPrayer Area
Food and Amenities On-site
CafePharmacyShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
2 of 4 would recommend this department
Staff
4 of 4 say staff were friendly and helpful
4 of 4 were not kept informed about their wait
4 of 4 say they were triaged quickly
Environment
3 of 4 say the waiting area was clean
3 of 4 say the toilets were not clean
4 of 4 felt safe in the waiting area
Family
3 of 4 say there is no children’s play area
2 of 4 say there is a separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
3 of 5 say there is enough seating
3 of 4 say there is a TV in the waiting area
4 of 4 say food and drink is available nearby
4 of 5 say there are no phone charging points
5 of 5 say free WiFi is available
3 of 5 say mobile signal is poor
Parking
2 of 5 had to park elsewhere
Based on 5 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
Leek MIU
12.3 mi away
Short wait
Haywood Wic A&E
14.3 mi away
Long wait
Leighton Hospital A&E
17.1 mi away
Long wait
Royal Stoke University Hospital A&E
18.1 mi away
Long wait
Warrington Hospital A&E
21.4 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Stepping Hill Hospital, Wythenshawe Forum and Wythenshawe Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by East Cheshire 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 2:21am on 28 Jul 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from East Cheshire NHS Trust
Independently captured screenshot of East Cheshire NHS Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 2:21 am on Tuesday 28 July 2026

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