A&E Major Trauma Centre 16 years or over

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham A&E Waiting Times

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Live Updated 7 min ago
6h 54m
estimated wait time
↑ 216 min longer than usual (3 hr 18 min avg)
6 hr 54 min
longest today
3 hr 29 min
shortest today
3 hr 18 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
10 min below usual

Estimate based on 2,174 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 7am
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Monday busiest
Contact & location
Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2WB
Switchboard: 0121 371 2000
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham A&E
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Friday TodayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Getting here
Metro / tram
Edgbaston Village (West Midlands Metro)33 min walk to A&E
Five Ways (West Midlands Metro)40 min walk to A&E
Brindleyplace (West Midlands Metro)43 min walk to A&E
Centenary Square (West Midlands Metro)48 min walk to A&E
Town Hall (West Midlands Metro)51 min walk to A&E
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Birmingham A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 2 readings
 6 hr 47 min
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 2 min
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 20 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 34 min
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 14 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 46 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 30 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 31 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 20 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 40 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 1 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 41 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 34 min
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 50 min
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 33 min
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 4 min
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 23 min
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 55 min
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 24 min
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 6 min
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 5 min
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 11 min
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 16 min
Yesterday, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 26 min
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Breast cancer services
  • Cancer Services
  • Cardiac services (community)
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Dietetics
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrine and thyroid surgery
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • Genito-Urinary Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Haematology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Major trauma
  • Nephrology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Occupational therapy services
  • Oesophago-Gastric cancer surgery
  • Oncology - Clinical
  • Oncology - Medical
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Pain Management
  • Physiotherapy
  • Plastic surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Rehabilitation
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Sports and Exercise Medicine
  • Stroke
  • Teenage and young adult cancer services
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled Parking
Accommodation
Access To TvInternet AccessPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingDisabled Parking
Faith Services
On-Site ChapelPrayer Area
Food and Amenities
CafeShop
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Midland Metropolitan University Hospital A&E
2.7 mi away
Long wait
Heartlands Hospital A&E
5.1 mi away
Long wait
Bromsgrove MIU
8.8 mi away
Short wait
Good Hope Hospital A&E
9.7 mi away
Long wait
Alexandra Hospital A&E
12.0 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Solihull Hospital, Russells Hall Hospital and Manor Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by University Hospitals Birmingham 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 6:27am on 10 Jul 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Independently captured screenshot of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 6:27 am on Friday 10 July 2026

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