A&E

Grimsby A&E Live Waiting Times

Princess Of Wales Hospital

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

3.4(429 reviews)
Live Updated 4 min ago
6h 15m
estimated wait time
↓ 12 min shorter than usual (6 hr 27 min avg)
13 hr
longest today
3 hr 30 min
shortest today
6 hr 27 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
6 hr
Today vs usual at this hour
20 min below usual

Estimate based on 2,018 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 8am - busiest around 11pm
Typical waits by day of week
Sunday tends to be quietest, Friday busiest
Contact & location
Scartho Road, Grimsby, DN33 2BA
Switchboard: 01472 874111
Princess Of Wales Hospital A&E in Grimsby
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
Inspected 1 Jan 1900
Getting here
Train stations
Grimsby Town Rail Station28 min walk to A&E
Grimsby Docks Rail Station45 min walk to A&E
New Clee Rail Station50 min walk to A&E
Great Coates Rail Station52 min walk to A&E
Cleethorpes Rail Station60 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
9 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Diana Princess of Wales Hospital (in, northbound)1 min walk to A&E
10StagecoachWaltham ↔ Old Clee
251StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Louth
8StagecoachCleethorpes Pier ↔ Grimsby
9StagecoachOld Clee ↔ Waltham
Second Avenue (adj, westbound)4 min walk to A&E
Edge Avenue (opp, northbound)4 min walk to A&E
10StagecoachWaltham ↔ Old Clee
108StagecoachNew Waltham ↔ Wellow
25Grayscroft CoachesMarket Rasen ↔ Grimsby
25StagecoachMarket Rasen ↔ Grimsby
251StagecoachLouth ↔ Grimsby
51BStagecoachLouth ↔ Grimsby
8StagecoachCleethorpes Pier ↔ Grimsby
8SStagecoachNew Waltham ↔ Grimsby
9StagecoachWaltham ↔ Old Clee
Edge Avenue (adj, southbound)4 min walk to A&E
10StagecoachOld Clee ↔ Waltham
108StagecoachWellow ↔ New Waltham
25Grayscroft CoachesGrimsby ↔ Market Rasen
25StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Market Rasen
251StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Louth
51BStagecoachGrimsby ↔ Louth
8StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Cleethorpes Pier
9StagecoachOld Clee ↔ Waltham
Millfield Avenue (adj, southbound)5 min walk to A&E
10StagecoachOld Clee ↔ Waltham
108StagecoachWellow ↔ New Waltham
25Grayscroft CoachesGrimsby ↔ Market Rasen
25StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Market Rasen
251StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Louth
51BStagecoachGrimsby ↔ Louth
8StagecoachGrimsby ↔ Cleethorpes Pier
9StagecoachOld Clee ↔ Waltham
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Grimsby A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 8 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 6 hr 15 min
Today, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 15 min
Today, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 15 min
Today, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 8 hr 30 min
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 30 min
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 30 min
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 8 hr 30 min
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 45 min
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 15 min
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 30 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 30 min
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 45 min
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 13 hr
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 30 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 10 hr
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 30 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 30 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 30 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 12 hr 30 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 30 min
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Allergy services in hospital
  • Audiology services (community)
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cancer Services
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Community equipment services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrine and thyroid surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Major trauma
  • Maternity services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Nephrology
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Occupational therapy services
  • Ophthalmology
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Plastic surgery
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Speech and language services
  • Stroke
  • Urgent care centre
  • Urology
What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled ParkingSigning Service AvailableWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvInternet AccessPublic Telephone
Parking
Car ParkingDisabled Parking
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 is clean
Toilets are clean
Waiting area feels safe
Family
Children’s play area available
Separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Enough seating in the waiting area
TV in the waiting area
Food and drink available nearby
Phone charging points available
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is poor
Parking
Parking is easy to find
Parking costs £3–5
Payment accepted: card
Based on 1 visitor response 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
Louth Urgent Treatment Centre
12.5 mi away
Long wait
Lincoln County Hospital A&E
27.7 mi away
Long wait
Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre
29.8 mi away
Long wait
Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre
32.8 mi away
Long wait
Boston Urgent Treatment Centre
38.4 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Hull Royal Infirmary, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Northern Lincolnshire and Goole 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 9:43pm on 5 Jun 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Independently captured screenshot of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 9:43 pm on Friday 5 June 2026

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