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Belfast A&E Live Waiting Times

Mater Hospital

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

3.9(152 reviews)
Live Updated 13 min ago
3h 57m
estimated wait time
↑ 12 min longer than usual (3 hr 45 min avg)
3 hr 57 min
longest today
3 hr 54 min
shortest today
3 hr 45 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
4 hr 15 min
Today vs usual at this hour
45 min above usual

Estimate based on 2,582 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 2pm - busiest around 9am
Typical waits by day of week
Friday tends to be quietest, Sunday busiest
Contact & location
45-51 Crumlin Road, Belfast, BT14 6AB
Switchboard: 028 9074 1211
Mater Hospital A&E in Belfast
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
Tuesday TodayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Belfast A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 2 readings
 3 hr 57 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 56 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 1 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 57 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 58 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 20 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 20 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 41 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 45 min
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 46 min
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 10 min
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 48 min
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 44 min
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 42 min
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 33 min
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 35 min
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 35 min
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 52 min
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
 2 hr 53 min
Departments & services
  • Accident & Emergency
  • Cardiology
  • Critical Care
  • Diabetes
  • Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
  • Endocrinology
  • General Surgery
  • Gynaecology
  • Hepatology
  • Maternity
  • Ophthalmology
  • Respiratory medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Urology
What’s available here
Accessibility
Wheelchair Access Including A Drop-Off And Pick-Up Area At The Main Hospital EntranceWheelchairs At The Front EntranceAccessible Toilets And Phones
Parking
Parking Spaces For Blue Badge Holders In Front Of The Main Hospital Building And At The Main Hospital Entrance
Cafe
Bedeque Restaurant On The Sixth Floor
Chapel
Chaplaincy Service Available
WIFI
Complementary Guest Wi-Fi
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Ulster Hospital A&E
5.2 mi away
No data
Lagan Valley Hospital MIU
8.3 mi away
Closed
Downe Hospital MIU
22.0 mi away
Closed
Craigavon Area Hospital A&E
22.3 mi away
No data
Mid Ulster Hospital MIU
28.9 mi away
Short wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Ysbyty Penrhos Stanley, Ysbyty Gwynedd and Llandudno General Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Belfast Health and Social Care 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 Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Independently captured screenshot of Belfast Health and Social Care Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 2:21 am on Tuesday 28 July 2026

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