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Taunton A&E Live Waiting Times

Musgrove Park Hospital

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

4.1(465 reviews)
Live Updated 6 min ago
4h 30m
estimated wait time
↑ 8 min longer than usual (4 hr 22 min avg)
6 hr 14 min
longest today
42 min
shortest today
4 hr 22 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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57 people
waiting
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The wait time shown above does not apply to urgent or life-threatening cases, which are seen first regardless of the queue. Not sure if you need A&E? Visit NHS 111 online or call 111 (free, 24 hours a day). Life-threatening emergency or serious injury? Call 999.
Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Steady for now
Expected wait over the next few hours
4 hr 40 min

Built from 2,610 readings taken here over the last 28 days, then adjusted to how today is going so far. A guide, not a guarantee.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around noon - busiest around 7am
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Saturday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Bridgwater Urgent Treatment Centre
11.0 mi away
Short wait
Chard Urgent Treatment Centre
11.9 mi away
Long wait
Honiton Hospital MIU
15.2 mi away
Short wait
Burnham On Sea MIU
16.6 mi away
Long wait
Tiverton Urgent Treatment Centre
17.7 mi away
Moderate wait

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

Contact & location
Musgrove Park, Taunton, TA1 5DA
Musgrove Park Hospital A&E in Taunton
Opening times
Monday TodayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 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
97Hatch Green CoachesStaplehay ↔ Taunton
98Hatch Green CoachesTaunton ↔ Broadway Hill
PRStagecoachTaunton ↔ Ruishton
Manor Orchard (adj, westbound)4 min walk to A&E
1First BusTaunton
98Hatch Green CoachesBroadway Hill ↔ Taunton
Manor Orchard (opp, eastbound)4 min walk to A&E
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
1First BusTaunton
20StagecoachHoniton ↔ Taunton
22First BusRockwell Green ↔ Taunton
22AFirst BusTonedale ↔ Taunton
22CFirst BusCullompton ↔ Taunton
3Somerset County Council (UILTA)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, 9 PM
avg. of 1 reading
 4 hr 30 min 57
Today, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 55 min 53
Today, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 59 min 52
Today, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 26 min 44
Today, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 46 min 33
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 50 min 25
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 27
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 24 min 31
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 31
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 38 min 25
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 26 min 18
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 50 min 11
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 8 min 9
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 36 min 16
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 30 min 12
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 5 min 14
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 33 min 18
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 28 min 23
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 30 min 25
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 30 min 30
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 52 min 35
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 28 min 33
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 5 min 37
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 44 min 37
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
54% would recommend this department
Staff
86% say staff were friendly and helpful
69% were not kept informed about their wait
92% say they were triaged quickly
Environment
62% say the waiting area was clean
50% say the toilets were clean
85% felt safe in the waiting area
Family
64% say there is a children’s play area
64% say there is a separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
54% say there is enough seating
85% say there is a TV in the waiting area
64% say there is nowhere to get food or drink
7 of 8 say there are no phone charging points
92% say free WiFi is available
85% say mobile signal is good
Parking
50% had to park elsewhere
Based on 14 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.
Visitor experiencesshared by visitors

“Chronically short-staffed, but that's not the fault of the staff there, who are doing their best when faced with massive underfunding. Clinical assistance superb. Pay the staff more money and get some more staff in!”

Andrew · 3 weeks ago

About Musgrove Park Hospital

Musgrove Park Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Musgrove Park in Taunton, Somerset, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. It is a designated Trauma Unit, equipped to treat significant injuries and to stabilise the most serious cases before transfer to a regional Major Trauma Centre. Open 24 hours, 7 days a week. The wider site runs 45 listed departments and services, from Allergy services in hospital to Vascular surgery.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Good, last inspected in September 2017. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in December 2017. Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around noon and longest around 7am, a gap of about 4 and a half hours. The site lists 1,283 parking spaces, 88 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £2.50 an hour. In our visitor surveys, 86% found staff friendly and helpful and 62% said the waiting area was clean. Visitors also report that there is a children's play area.

Official NHS performance

52.4%seen within 4 hours
12,302attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering every A&E the trust runs rather than this site alone. That is below the England average of 60.4% for major A&E departments over the same month.

The trust's general and acute wards averaged 88.7% overnight bed occupancy in the quarter to March 2026 - full wards are the main reason admitted patients queue in A&E.

Attendances by year

NHS yearA&E attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours12hr+ waits to admit
2023-24150,28812,52460.7%474
2024-25152,45112,70456.7%1,359
2025-26147,89212,32452.9%1,655
2026-27 (6 months)73,99112,33252.0%440

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances fell 2% and the share seen within four hours fell by 7.9 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Musgrove Park Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Musgrove Park Hospital is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated.

When is the A&E at Musgrove Park Hospital quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Musgrove Park Hospital, waits are usually lowest around noon and highest around 7am. The typical-day chart on this page shows the full hour-by-hour pattern, and our guide to the best time to visit covers UK-wide patterns.

How long will I wait at Musgrove Park Hospital A&E?

Patients are triaged on arrival and the most urgent cases are always seen first, so your wait depends on how serious your condition is and how busy the department is. Hospitals in England work to the NHS four-hour standard - the aim is to admit, transfer or discharge patients within four hours of arrival. The live figure on this page shows how Musgrove Park Hospital is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 52.4% of patients across the trust's A&E departments were seen within four hours.

How often are the waiting times on this page updated?

Figures refresh every 15 minutes, and the last-updated time near the top of the page shows exactly when the newest reading was taken. Waiting times can change quickly, so treat any figure as a guide rather than a guarantee.

Is the A&E at Musgrove Park Hospital open 24 hours?

Yes - the A&E at Musgrove Park Hospital is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

Where is Musgrove Park Hospital and how do I get there?

Musgrove Park Hospital is at Musgrove Park, Taunton, TA1 5DA. For general enquiries call 01823 333444. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Musgrove Park Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £2.50 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,283 parking spaces, including 88 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.

What is the CQC rating for Musgrove Park Hospital?

Musgrove Park Hospital is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, following an inspection in September 2017. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in December 2017. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at Musgrove Park Hospital A&E?

This A&E serves: All ages. If your child's age group is not treated here, the nearby section on this page lists alternatives - or call NHS 111 for urgent advice and 999 in an emergency.

Is Musgrove Park Hospital a Major Trauma Centre?

No - Musgrove Park Hospital is a designated Trauma Unit. It treats significant injuries and stabilises the most complex cases before transfer to a regional Major Trauma Centre.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. These figures reach us through a partner NHS data feed rather than a page we check directly, and are refreshed every 15 minutes. Data was last checked at 9:12pm on 26 Oct 2026. A full list of every source we use, and when each was last checked, is on our data sources page.

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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