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Macclesfield District General Hospital A&E Waiting Times

East Cheshire NHS Trust

3.8(343 reviews)
Live Updated 9 min ago
1h 59m
estimated wait time
↓ 233 min shorter than usual (5 hr 52 min avg)
23 hr 58 min
longest today
1 hr 40 min
shortest today
5 hr 52 min
usual wait
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81 people
waiting
Call A&E
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Recent waits & what to expect
It’s getting busier

This A&E tends to get more busy over the next few hours. Waits may get longer.

Based on past patterns only - not a guarantee. Real waits depend on how busy it gets on the day.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 4pm - busiest around 6am
Hospital photo
Contact & location
Victoria Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 3BL
Opening times
SundayOpen 24 hours
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
Saturday TodayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Train stations
Macclesfield Rail Station17 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
General Hospital2 min walk to A&E
Prestbury Road3 min walk to A&E
The Whitfields4 min walk to A&E
Kershaw Grove4 min walk to A&E
Victoria Road4 min walk to A&E
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Macclesfield A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 5 PM
avg. of 2 readings
 2 hr 10 min 80
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 1 hr 49 min 80
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 14 min 82
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 55 min 83
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 35 min 73
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 5 min 66
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 15 min 58
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 40 min 53
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 13 hr 19 min 49
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 35 min 45
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 7 hr 19 min 46
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 7 hr 9 min 51
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 7 hr 50
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 33 min 55
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 8 hr 10 min 58
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 6 hr 47 min 67
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 47 min 67
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 5 hr 58 min 68
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 5 hr 8 min 70
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 5 hr 8 min 70
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 16 min 72
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 26 min 67
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 36 min 63
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 52 min 72
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
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Leek MIU
12.3 mi away
Moderate 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 don’t publish their waiting times publicly, including Stepping Hill Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary.

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 6:23pm on 4 Apr 2026. 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 - 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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