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Royal London Hospital A&E Waiting Times

Barts Health NHS Trust

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12h 19m
estimated wait time
↓ 345 min shorter than usual (18 hr 4 min avg)
12 hr 19 min
longest today
9 hr 55 min
shortest today
18 hr 4 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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20 people
waiting
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
11 hr 35 min
Today vs usual at this hour
1 hr 45 min below usual

Estimate based on 2,405 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 noon - busiest around 9am
Typical waits by day of week
Tuesday tends to be quietest, Sunday busiest
Contact & location
Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB
Royal London Hospital A&E
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
Tuesday TodayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
Requires improvement
Inspected 1 Jan 1900
Getting here
Train stations
Whitechapel Station2 min walk to A&E
Bethnal Green Rail Station8 min walk to A&E
Shadwell Rail Station10 min walk to A&E
Shoreditch High Street Station16 min walk to A&E
Limehouse18 min walk to A&E
Metro / tram
Whitechapel Underground Station2 min walk to A&E
Shadwell DLR Station10 min walk to A&E
Stepney Green Underground Station12 min walk to A&E
Aldgate East Underground Station13 min walk to A&E
Bethnal Green Underground Station13 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
10 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Cavell Street (Stop W, northbound)2 min walk to A&E
106Go-AheadWhitechapel ↔ Finsbury Park
Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital (Stop A, westbound)2 min walk to A&E
205StagecoachBow ↔ Marble Arch
25StagecoachIlford ↔ City of London
254Arriva UK BusHolloway ↔ Aldgate
DL-6Replacement ServiceBarking ↔ Whitechapel
N205StagecoachLeyton ↔ Paddington
N25StagecoachIlford ↔ Oxford Circus
N253Arriva UK BusTottenham Court Road ↔ Aldgate
XReplacement ServiceKingsland ↔ New Cross Gate
Whitechapel Station / Royal London Hospital (Stop B, eastbound)2 min walk to A&E
205StagecoachMarble Arch ↔ Bow
25StagecoachCity of London ↔ Ilford
254Arriva UK BusAldgate ↔ Holloway
DL-6Replacement ServiceWhitechapel ↔ Barking
N205StagecoachPaddington ↔ Leyton
N25StagecoachOxford Circus ↔ Ilford
N253Arriva UK BusAldgate ↔ Tottenham Court Road
XReplacement ServiceNew Cross Gate ↔ Kingsland
Cambridge Heath Road (Stop E, eastbound)3 min walk to A&E
254Arriva UK BusAldgate ↔ Holloway
N253Arriva UK BusAldgate ↔ Tottenham Court Road
Royal London Hospital (Stop H, southbound)4 min walk to A&E
D3Go-AheadGlobe Town ↔ Leamouth
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London A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 12 hr 7 min 20
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 11 hr 12 min 20
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 10 hr 22 min 20
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 9 hr 15 min 20
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 8 hr 18 min 20
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 24 min 20
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 22 min 20
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 19 min 20
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 19 min 20
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 19 min 20
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15 min 20
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 42 min 20
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 25 min 20
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 10 min 20
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 44 min 20
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 17 min 20
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 2 min 20
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Genetics
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Environment
Waiting area could be cleaner
Parking
Parking is easy to find
Parking costs under £3
Based on 2 visitor responses 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
Newham Hospital A&E
4.0 mi away
Long wait
Whipps Cross Hospital A&E
4.9 mi away
Long wait
Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E
5.5 mi away
Long wait
Antrim Area Hospital A&E
11.6 mi away
No data
Causeway Area Hospital A&E
26.9 mi away
No data

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Homerton University Hospital, St Thomas' and University College Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Barts Health NHS 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 3:35am on 28 Jul 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from Barts Health NHS Trust
Independently captured screenshot of Barts Health NHS Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 3:35 am on Tuesday 28 July 2026

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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