A&E

Gateshead A&E Live Waiting Times

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Latest report
9 hr 35 min
17 Oct 01:25
Average
7 hr 5 min
5 reports
Reported by visitors, not the hospital. Waits shown here are typical for non-urgent cases. Patients are seen in order of clinical priority, so the most seriously ill are always seen first no matter how busy the department is.
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Community reported wait times

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Penrith Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
50.2 mi away
Long wait
Cumberland Infirmary A&E
54.7 mi away
Long wait
Keswick Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
66.2 mi away
Long wait
West Cumberland Hospital A&E
83.9 mi away
Long wait
Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre
110.4 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including The Royal Victoria Infirmary, South Tyneside District Hospital and Pallion.

Contact & location
Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6SX
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
Sunday TodayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Metro / tram
Felling (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)22 min walk to A&E
Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)28 min walk to A&E
Heworth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)28 min walk to A&E
Pelaw (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)37 min walk to A&E
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)37 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
31 routes·5 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (C, north-east)3 min walk to A&E
67Go-AheadMetrocentre ↔ Wardley
67Go North East
69Go-AheadWinlaton ↔ Wardley
69Go North East
94Go-AheadGateshead
94Go North East
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (D, south-west)3 min walk to A&E
51Go-AheadGateshead
515Northstar Constellation Limited (formerly RMC1510 Limited)Sheriff Hill
515Gateshead Central TaxisHeworth ↔ Sheriff Hill
52Go-AheadGateshead
67Go-AheadWardley ↔ Metrocentre
69Go-AheadWardley ↔ Winlaton
82Go-AheadBarmston ↔ Sheriff Hill
82Go North East
82AGo-AheadWashington ↔ Sheriff Hill
82AGo North East
830Go North East
831Jim Hughes Coaches
93Go-AheadGateshead
93Go North East
Windy Nook Road (W-Bound, westbound)3 min walk to A&E
51Go-AheadGateshead
515Northstar Constellation Limited (formerly RMC1510 Limited)Sheriff Hill
515Gateshead Central TaxisHeworth ↔ Sheriff Hill
52Go-AheadGateshead
67Go-AheadWardley ↔ Metrocentre
69Go-AheadWardley ↔ Winlaton
830Go North East
831Jim Hughes Coaches
93Go-AheadGateshead
93Go North East
Windy Nook Road (NE-Bound, north-east)4 min walk to A&E
51Go-AheadGateshead
515Northstar Constellation Limited (formerly RMC1510 Limited)Sheriff Hill
52Go-AheadGateshead
67Go-AheadMetrocentre ↔ Wardley
67Go North East
69Go-AheadWinlaton ↔ Wardley
69Go North East
94Go-AheadGateshead
94Go North East
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (A, north-west)4 min walk to A&E
28Go-AheadChester-le-Street ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne
28Go North East
56Go-AheadSunderland ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne
56Go North East
57Go-AheadWardley ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne
82Go-AheadBarmston ↔ Sheriff Hill
82Go North East
82AGo-AheadWashington ↔ Sheriff Hill
82AGo North East
881Jim Hughes Coaches
94Go-AheadGateshead
94Go North East
S2Go-AheadTeam Valley
X1Go-AheadPeterlee ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne
X1Go North East
X1AGo-AheadDalton Park ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne
X1AGo North East
X1BGo-AheadRickleton ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne
X1BGo North East
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What’s available here
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Food and Amenities
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About Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to under 16 years, on Sheriff Hill in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, part of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. The wider site runs 39 listed departments and services, from Bariatric surgery to Urology.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Good, last inspected in July 2016. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in February 2016. The site lists 1,970 parking spaces, 55 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.35 an hour.

Official NHS performance

58.9%seen within 4 hours
5,603attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Gateshead Health 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.

In the NHS Friends and Family Test for August 2026, 82% of 321 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 96.9% 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
2023-2471,2365,93654.3%87
2024-2570,6205,88555.3%44
2025-2670,7895,89959.9%50
2026-27 (6 months)33,8375,64059.8%26

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances stayed broadly flat and the share seen within four hours improved by 5.7 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated. Times are reported by recent visitors and carry a community badge - after your own visit you can submit your wait time in a few seconds to help the next person.

When is the A&E at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead quietest?

Patterns vary by hospital, but across UK urgent and emergency care the quietest window is usually the early morning, roughly 4am to 7am, with demand building through the afternoon and peaking in the evening. Friday and Saturday nights and Monday mornings are typically the busiest periods. See our guide to the best time to visit for more detail.

How long will I wait at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead 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 Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 58.9% of patients across the trust's A&E departments were seen within four hours.

How often are the waiting times on this page updated?

This page updates whenever a visitor submits a new wait time, so freshness depends on recent reports - each entry shows when that person visited. If you have been to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead open 24 hours?

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

Where is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead and how do I get there?

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead is at Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 6SX. For general enquiries call 0191 482 0000. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.35 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,970 parking spaces, including 55 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 Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead?

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, following an inspection in July 2016. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in February 2016. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Gateshead A&E?

This A&E serves: Under 16 years. 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.
About this data
This hospital does not currently have a live data source. The waiting times shown here are reported by visitors and may not reflect current conditions. You can see how we source data for every hospital on our data sources page. 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. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.
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