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Burton-On-Trent A&E Live Waiting Times

Queen's Hospital Burton

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Live Updated just now
2h 25m
estimated wait time
↓ 5 min shorter than usual (2 hr 30 min avg)
3 hr
longest today
33 min
shortest today
2 hr 30 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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36 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
2 hr 55 min

Built from 2,607 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 1pm - busiest around 3am
Typical waits by day of week
Sunday tends to be quietest, Thursday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Samuel Johnson MIU
11.3 mi away
Moderate wait
Sir Robert Peel MIU
13.9 mi away
Long wait
County Hospital (Stafford) A&E
18.4 mi away
Long wait
Good Hope Hospital A&E
18.5 mi away
Long wait
Heartlands Hospital A&E
24.4 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Royal Derby Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre Campus and Manor Hospital.

Contact & location
Queen's Hospital, Belvedere Road, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0RB
Switchboard: 01283 511511
Queen's Hospital Burton A&E in Burton-On-Trent
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
Requires improvement
Inspected 31 May 2013
Getting here
Train stations
Burton-on-Trent Rail Station20 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
6 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Norton Road (opp, north-west)2 min walk to A&E
401Bus Link LtdBurton upon Trent ↔ Tutbury
401Midland ClassicBurton upon Trent ↔ Uttoxeter Town Ctr
7Midland ClassicBurton upon Trent ↔ Outwoods
7AMidland ClassicHorninglow ↔ Burton upon Trent
801Midland ClassicStapenhill ↔ Outwoods
827Midland ClassicBranston ↔ Horninglow
Norton Road (adj, eastbound)2 min walk to A&E
401Bus Link LtdBurton upon Trent ↔ Tutbury
401Midland ClassicBurton upon Trent ↔ Uttoxeter Town Ctr
7AMidland ClassicHorninglow ↔ Burton upon Trent
801Midland ClassicOutwoods ↔ Stapenhill
827Midland ClassicBranston ↔ Horninglow
Queens Hospital (adj, westbound)3 min walk to A&E
401Bus Link LtdBurton upon Trent ↔ Tutbury
401Midland ClassicBurton upon Trent ↔ Uttoxeter Town Ctr
801Midland ClassicStapenhill ↔ Outwoods
Queens Hospital (opp, eastbound)3 min walk to A&E
401Bus Link LtdBurton upon Trent ↔ Tutbury
401Midland ClassicBurton upon Trent ↔ Uttoxeter Town Ctr
7Midland ClassicOutwoods ↔ Burton upon Trent
7AMidland ClassicHorninglow ↔ Burton upon Trent
801Midland ClassicOutwoods ↔ Stapenhill
827Midland ClassicBranston ↔ Horninglow
Harbury Street (nr, north-east)4 min walk to A&E
7Midland ClassicOutwoods ↔ Burton upon Trent
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Burton-On-Trent A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 51 min 38
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 38 min 30
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 14 min 27
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 30
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 16 min 31
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 1 min 21
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 56 min 20
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 27 min 12
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 55 min 8
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 55 min 7
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 39 min 7
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 4 min 5
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 27 min 8
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 29 min 11
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 28 min 11
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 14 min 11
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 36 min 9
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 57 min 9
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 56 min 12
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 50 min 14
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 23
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 16 min 23
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 9 min 15
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 9 min 16
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Children’s & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Ear nose and throat services (community)
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrine and thyroid surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Genetics
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Maternity services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Plastic surgery
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Facilities
Free WiFi is available
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.

About Queen's Hospital Burton

Queen's Hospital Burton runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Queen's Hospital, Belvedere Road in Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, part of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The wider site runs 40 listed departments and services, from Breast cancer services to Vascular surgery.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement, last inspected in May 2013. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in October 2015. Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 1pm and longest around 3am, a gap of about 50 minutes. The site lists 1,621 parking spaces, 78 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.16 an hour.

Official NHS performance

52.2%seen within 4 hours
21,190attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton 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, 80% of 463 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 94.7% 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
2023-24220,77518,39852.6%5,506
2024-25238,68719,89155.2%11,286
2025-26230,73819,22853.2%9,629
2026-27 (6 months)129,13521,52253.9%3,497

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances rose 5% and the share seen within four hours changed little.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Queen's Hospital Burton?

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

When is the A&E at Queen's Hospital Burton quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Queen's Hospital Burton, waits are usually lowest around 1pm and highest around 3am. 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 Queen's Hospital Burton 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's Hospital Burton is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 52.2% 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 Queen's Hospital Burton open 24 hours?

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

Where is Queen's Hospital Burton and how do I get there?

Queen's Hospital Burton is at Queen's Hospital, Belvedere Road, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0RB. For general enquiries call 01283 511511. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Queen's Hospital Burton?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.16 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,621 parking spaces, including 78 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's Hospital Burton?

Queen's Hospital Burton is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, following an inspection in May 2013. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in October 2015. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at Queen's Hospital Burton 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.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by University Hospitals of Derby and Burton 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 3:57pm 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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