A&E Trauma Unit 12 months or over

Maidstone A&E Live Waiting Times

Maidstone Hospital

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

3.8(547 reviews)
Live Updated 14 min ago
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estimated wait time
↓ 63 min shorter than usual (1 hr 3 min avg)
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longest today
0 min
shortest today
1 hr 3 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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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
25 min

Estimate based on 2,405 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 midnight - busiest around 5pm
Typical waits by day of week
Wednesday tends to be quietest, Sunday busiest
Contact & location
Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9QQ
Switchboard: 01622 729000
Maidstone Hospital A&E
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Friday TodayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Getting here
Train stations
Barming Rail Station16 min walk to A&E
Maidstone Barracks Rail Station25 min walk to A&E
East Farleigh Rail Station27 min walk to A&E
Maidstone West Rail Station27 min walk to A&E
Maidstone East Rail Station31 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
15 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Maidstone Hospital (arrivals, southbound)3 min walk to A&E
3Arriva UK BusMaidstone ↔ Barming Heath
60Nu-VentureMaidstone ↔ Barming Heath
6XArriva UK BusPembury ↔ Barming Heath
77Nu-VentureTonbridge ↔ Barming Heath
Maidstone Hospital (o/s, southbound)3 min walk to A&E
3Arriva UK BusBarming Heath ↔ Maidstone
3Arriva Kent & Surrey
575Arriva UK BusSnodland ↔ Vinters Park
575Arriva Kent & Surrey
6XArriva UK BusMaidstone ↔ Pembury
6XArriva Kent & Surrey
Maidstone Hospital (adj, southbound)3 min walk to A&E
575Arriva UK BusMaidstone ↔ Kings Hill
60Nu-VentureBarming Heath ↔ Maidstone
77Nu-VentureBarming Heath ↔ Tonbridge
Bramble Close (opp, northbound)6 min walk to A&E
5Arriva UK BusThe Moor ↔ Maidstone
510StagecoachAshford ↔ Maidstone
578Nu-VentureLarkfield ↔ Vinters Park
79Nu-VentureMaidstone ↔ Allington
Bramble Close (adj, southbound)6 min walk to A&E
578Nu-VentureVinters Park ↔ Barming
587Nu-VentureMaidstone ↔ West Malling
79Nu-VentureAllington ↔ Maidstone
89Arriva UK BusGrafty Green ↔ Maidstone
9Arriva UK BusDownswood ↔ Maidstone
Plan journey by public transport
Maidstone A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 1 reading
 0 min 0
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 30 min 8
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 14
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 13
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 13
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 13
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 12
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 10
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 2 readings
 0 min 0
Yesterday, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 0 min 0
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Crisis resolution services
  • Dementia Services
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrine and thyroid surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Inpatient mental health services
  • Intensive Care
  • Maternity services
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Oncology - Clinical
  • Oncology - Medical
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Pain Management
  • Physiotherapy
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Rheumatology
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled ParkingDisabled WcWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvPublic Telephone
Parking
Car ParkingDisabled Parking
Counselling and Support
Translation Services
Food and Amenities
CafeShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
Recommended by visitors
Staff
Staff are friendly and helpful
Not always kept informed about wait times
Triage can be slow
Environment
Waiting area could be cleaner
Toilets could be cleaner
Waiting area feels safe
Family
No children’s play area
No separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Enough seating in the waiting area
No TV in the waiting area
Food and drink available nearby
No phone charging points
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is poor
Parking
Parking is easy to find
Payment accepted: app
Based on 2 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
Tunbridge Wells Hospital At Pembury A&E
11.6 mi away
Short wait
Antrim Area Hospital A&E
17.4 mi away
Long wait
Faversham Urgent Treatment Centre
17.7 mi away
Long wait
Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E
23.5 mi away
Long wait
Causeway Area Hospital A&E
24.7 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Medway Maritime Hospital, Sittingbourne and Sevenoaks Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells 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 6:11am on 10 Jul 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Independently captured screenshot of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 6:11 am on Friday 10 July 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, 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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