Live Updated 13 min ago
3h
estimated wait time
↑ 44 min longer than usual (2 hr 16 min avg)
3 hr
longest today
3 hr
shortest today
2 hr 16 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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9 people
waiting
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Recent waits & what to expect
Line chart: 100 readings from 26 Jul 17:59 to 28 Jul 02:19. Waiting times range from 55 to 180 minutes.
Forecast Shorter waits ahead
Likely wait, next few hours
2 hr 20 min
Today vs usual at this hour
1 hr above usual

Estimate based on 2,590 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 7am - busiest around 6pm
Typical waits by day of week
Wednesday tends to be quietest, Sunday busiest
Contact & location
Skegness & District Hospital, Skegness, PE25 2BS
Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
Tuesday TodayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Train stations
Skegness Rail Station3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
13 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
District Hospital (adj, north-west)1 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
56StagecoachSkegness ↔ Horncastle
57StagecoachSkegness ↔ Boston
District Hospital (opp, south-east)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
56StagecoachHorncastle ↔ Skegness
7Hunts CoachesSkegness ↔ Alford
Dorothy Avenue (adj, eastbound)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
2AStagecoachSkegness
B7Brylaine TravelBoston ↔ Skegness
B7XBrylaine TravelBoston ↔ Skegness
M3StagecoachBoston ↔ Skegness
TECStagecoachSkegness
Railway Station (adj, westbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
2StagecoachSkegness
B7Brylaine TravelSkegness ↔ Boston
B7XBrylaine TravelSkegness ↔ Boston
M3StagecoachSkegness ↔ Boston
TECStagecoachSkegness
X57StagecoachChapel St Leonards ↔ Boston
Lincolnshire Imp Cafe (adj, eastbound)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
2AStagecoachSkegness
59SHunts CoachesSkegness ↔ Anderby Creek
59SCallConnectSkegness ↔ Anderby Creek
7Hunts CoachesAlford ↔ Skegness
96StagecoachChapel St Leonards ↔ Spilsby
B7XBrylaine TravelBoston ↔ Skegness
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Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 2 readings
3 hr 9
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 10
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 10
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 10
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 15
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 18
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 21
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 16
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 15
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 15
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 20
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 59 min 19
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 56 min 20
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 43 min 20
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 6 min 20
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 6 min 16
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 35 min 12
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 1 min 10
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
58 min 6
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Moderate wait
Short wait
Moderate wait
Short wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Princess Of Wales Hospital and Peterborough City Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by United Lincolnshire Hospitals 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 2:19am on 28 Jul 2026.
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