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Taunton A&E Live Waiting Times

Musgrove Park Hospital

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

4.1(465 reviews)
Live Updated 3 min ago
6h 11m
estimated wait time
↑ 110 min longer than usual (4 hr 21 min avg)
6 hr 11 min
longest today
5 hr 9 min
shortest today
4 hr 21 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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50 people
waiting
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
6 hr 35 min
Today vs usual at this hour
15 min below usual

Estimate based on 2,594 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 11am - busiest around 7am
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Contact & location
Musgrove Park, Taunton, TA1 5DA
Musgrove Park Hospital A&E in Taunton
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
good
Inspected 30 Sep 2017
Getting here
Train stations
Taunton Rail Station23 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
12 routes·5 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Musgrove Park Hospital (S-bound, southbound)2 min walk to A&E
1EFirst BusTaunton
22First BusTaunton ↔ Rockwell Green
22AFirst BusTaunton ↔ Rockwell Green
51Hatch Green CoachesBurrowbridge ↔ Taunton
97Hatch Green CoachesStaplehay ↔ Taunton
98Hatch Green CoachesTaunton ↔ Broadway Hill
PRStagecoachTaunton ↔ Ruishton
Manor Orchard (adj, westbound)4 min walk to A&E
1EFirst BusTaunton
51Hatch Green CoachesBurrowbridge ↔ Taunton
98Hatch Green CoachesBroadway Hill ↔ Taunton
Manor Orchard (opp, eastbound)4 min walk to A&E
1EFirst BusTaunton
97Hatch Green CoachesStaplehay ↔ Taunton
98Hatch Green CoachesTaunton ↔ Broadway Hill
Wellington Road (W-bound, westbound)5 min walk to A&E
20StagecoachTaunton ↔ Honiton
22First BusTaunton ↔ Rockwell Green
22First Devon and Cornwall L
22AFirst BusTaunton ↔ Rockwell Green
22CFirst BusTaunton ↔ Cullompton
X22First BusTaunton ↔ Tiverton
Somerset College (NE-bound, north-east)5 min walk to A&E
20StagecoachHoniton ↔ Taunton
22First BusRockwell Green ↔ Taunton
22AFirst BusTonedale ↔ Taunton
22CFirst BusCullompton ↔ Taunton
3Somerset County Council (UILTA)Taunton
51Hatch Green CoachesBurrowbridge ↔ Taunton
97Hatch Green CoachesTaunton ↔ Staplehay
X22First BusTiverton ↔ Taunton
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Taunton A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 6 hr 2 min 50
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 19 min 52
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 40 min 46
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 48 min 46
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 17 min 45
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 11 min 44
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 35 min 43
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 34
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 14 min 25
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 36 min 17
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 44 min 18
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 42 min 18
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 6 min 21
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 23 min 23
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 8 min 23
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 13 min 17
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 47 min 10
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 50 min 4
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
 1 hr 25 min 4
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Allergy services in hospital
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Cataract Surgery
  • CFS / ME Management services
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Complementary Medicine
  • Critical care
  • Day treatment services
  • Dentistry and Orthodontics
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Endoscopy
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Dietetics
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • End of life care services
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics
  • Occupational therapy services
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Orthotics and Prosthetics
  • Paediatrics services
  • Pain Management
  • Palliative care
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Physiotherapy
  • Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
3 of 6 would not recommend this department
Staff
5 of 7 say staff were friendly and helpful
5 of 6 were not kept informed about their wait
6 of 6 say they were triaged quickly
Environment
4 of 6 say the waiting area was clean
3 of 5 say the toilets were not clean
5 of 6 felt safe in the waiting area
Family
5 of 6 say there is a children’s play area
5 of 6 say there is a separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
3 of 6 say there is not enough seating
5 of 6 say there is a TV in the waiting area
4 of 6 say there is nowhere to get food or drink
3 of 4 say there are no phone charging points
6 of 7 say free WiFi is available
5 of 7 say mobile signal is good
Parking
4 of 6 had to park elsewhere
Based on 7 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
Bridgwater Urgent Treatment Centre
11.0 mi away
Long wait
Chard Urgent Treatment Centre
11.9 mi away
Long wait
Honiton Hospital MIU
15.2 mi away
Moderate wait
Tiverton Urgent Treatment Centre
17.7 mi away
Long wait
Minehead Urgent Treatment Centre
19.7 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Burnham On Sea, Weston General Hospital and University Hospital Of Wales.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Somerset NHS Foundation 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 2:34am on 28 Jul 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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