Urgent Treatment Centre

Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre Live Waiting Times

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

3.8(49 reviews)
Live Updated 10 min ago
2h 10m
estimated wait time
↑ 34 min longer than usual (1 hr 36 min avg)
2 hr 38 min
longest today
0 min
shortest today
1 hr 36 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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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
1 hr 45 min

Built from 2,584 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 8pm - busiest around 1pm
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Warrington Hospital A&E
6.0 mi away
Long wait
Leighton Hospital A&E
16.8 mi away
Long wait
Whitchurch MIU
24.3 mi away
Long wait
Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre
27.8 mi away
Long wait
Royal Stoke University Hospital A&E
29.8 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Whiston Hospital, Garston and Alder Hey Nhs Foundation Trust.

Contact & location
Hospital Way, Runcorn, WA7 2DA
Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre
Opening times
Monday Today08:00 - 21:00
Tuesday08:00 - 21:00
Wednesday08:00 - 21:00
Thursday08:00 - 21:00
Friday08:00 - 21:00
Saturday08:00 - 21:00
Sunday08:00 - 21:00
Getting here
Train stations
Frodsham Rail Station46 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
35 routes·5 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Halton Hospital (Main Entrance)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Halton Hospital (north-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
1Arriva UK BusPalace Fields
1Arriva North West Other
110Arriva UK BusWindmill Hill ↔ Warrington
2StagecoachChester ↔ Palace Fields
20Arriva UK BusMurdishaw
20Arriva North West Other
20AArriva UK BusMurdishaw
20AArriva North West Other
3AArriva UK BusPalace Fields
3AArriva North West Other
3CArriva UK BusPalace Fields
3CArriva North West Other
3DArriva UK BusRuncorn ↔ Palace Fields
51Warrington’s Own BusesWilderspool ↔ Upton Rocks
52Ashcroft TravelBeechwood ↔ Runcorn
61Arriva UK BusPalace Fields ↔ Liverpool
61Arriva North West Other
62Warrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Runcorn
62AWarrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Runcorn
70Warrington’s Own BusesMoore ↔ Runcorn Heath
79CArriva UK BusMurdishaw ↔ Liverpool
79CArriva North West Other
82AArriva UK BusMurdishaw ↔ Liverpool
82AArriva North West Other
C51Warrington’s Own BusesWilderspool ↔ Upton Rocks
H20Warrington’s Own BusesMurdishaw
X30Arriva UK BusWarrington ↔ Chester
X30Arriva North West Other
X4Arriva UK BusWindmill Hill ↔ Liverpool
X4Arriva North West Other
Cheshire And Merseyside Treatment Centre3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Palacefields (north-west)5 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
1Arriva UK BusPalace Fields
1Arriva North West Other
110Arriva UK BusWindmill Hill ↔ Warrington
41Warrington’s Own BusesWindmill Hill ↔ Upton Rocks
41AWarrington’s Own BusesMurdishaw ↔ Upton Rocks
51Warrington’s Own BusesWilderspool ↔ Upton Rocks
62Warrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Runcorn
62AWarrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Runcorn
70Warrington’s Own BusesMoore ↔ Runcorn Heath
79CArriva UK BusMurdishaw ↔ Liverpool
79CArriva North West Other
82AArriva UK BusMurdishaw ↔ Liverpool
82AArriva North West Other
C41AWarrington’s Own BusesMurdishaw ↔ Upton Rocks
X4Arriva UK BusWindmill Hill ↔ Liverpool
X4Arriva North West Other
THE GLEN (south-east)5 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
41Warrington’s Own BusesWindmill Hill ↔ Upton Rocks
41AWarrington’s Own BusesMurdishaw ↔ Upton Rocks
C41Warrington’s Own BusesWindmill Hill ↔ Upton Rocks
C41AWarrington’s Own BusesMurdishaw ↔ Upton Rocks
J23Ashcroft TravelPalace Fields ↔ Runcorn Heath
X30Arriva UK BusChester ↔ Warrington
Plan journey by public transport
Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 1 hr 55 min
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 13 min
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 53 min
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 44 min
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 5 readings
 1 hr 8 min
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 35 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 20 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 17 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 24 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 21 min
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 50 min

About Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre

Runcorn is home to a walk-in urgent treatment centre (no appointment needed) on Hospital Way, Cheshire, part of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. It opens 08:00 - 21:00 every day.

Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 8pm and longest around 1pm, a gap of about an hour and 10 minutes.

Official NHS performance

98.0%seen within 4 hours
14,415attendances in September 2026
96.4%England average for walk-in units

NHS England publishes these figures for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering every walk-in unit the trust runs rather than this site alone. Nationally, walk-in units like this one see 96.4% of patients within four hours, against 60.4% at major A&E departments - which is why minor injuries are usually dealt with faster here.

Attendances by year

NHS yearwalk-in attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2023-24141,56111,79792.1%
2024-25150,93112,57897.3%
2025-26160,84413,40497.6%
2026-27 (6 months)83,84813,97598.1%

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly walk-in attendances rose 14% and the share seen within four hours improved by 5.5 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current Urgent Treatment Centre wait time at Runcorn?

The live waiting time for the Urgent Treatment Centre at Runcorn is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated.

When is the Urgent Treatment Centre at Runcorn quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Runcorn, waits are usually lowest around 8pm and highest around 1pm. 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 Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre?

Urgent Treatment Centres treat urgent but non-life-threatening problems, and most patients are seen more quickly than at a full A&E. You will be assessed on arrival and the most urgent cases go first. For chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe breathing difficulty or major trauma, call 999 instead of attending. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 98.0% of patients across the trust's walk-in units 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 Urgent Treatment Centre at Runcorn open 24 hours?

No - it is open every day, 08:00 - 21:00. Outside opening hours, the nearby section on this page lists alternative urgent care, or call NHS 111 for advice. In an emergency always call 999.

Where is Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre and how do I get there?

The Urgent Treatment Centre is at Hospital Way, Runcorn, WA7 2DA. For general enquiries call 01928 753007. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. Our system automatically checks the trust’s published waiting-times page every 15 minutes and records the displayed waiting time. Data was last checked at 3:44pm 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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