Urgent Treatment Centre

Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre Live Waiting Times

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Live Updated 13 min ago
3h
estimated wait time
↑ 52 min longer than usual (2 hr 8 min avg)
3 hr
longest today
16 min
shortest today
2 hr 8 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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15 people
waiting
Call A&E
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
3 hr 10 min

Built from 2,604 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 8am - busiest around 6pm
Typical waits by day of week
Wednesday tends to be quietest, Monday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Boston Urgent Treatment Centre
17.8 mi away
Long wait
Louth Urgent Treatment Centre
21.0 mi away
Long wait
Spalding Urgent Treatment Centre
31.1 mi away
Long wait
Lincoln County Hospital A&E
35.8 mi away
Long wait
Grantham & District Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
43.3 mi away
Long 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.

Contact & location
Skegness & District Hospital, Skegness, PE25 2BS
Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre
Opening times
Monday TodayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 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
14 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
B6Brylaine TravelBurgh le Marsh ↔ Addlethorpe
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
B6Brylaine TravelBurgh le Marsh ↔ Addlethorpe
B7XBrylaine TravelBoston ↔ Skegness
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Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 15
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 18
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 49 min 19
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 5 min 11
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 27 min 10
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 12 min 5
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 3 min 1
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 12 min 1
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 8 min 0
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 32 min 1
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 58 min 1
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 58 min 1
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 1
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 5
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 9
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 12
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 12
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 13
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 14
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 13
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 12
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 11
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About Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre

Skegness runs a 24-hour walk-in urgent treatment centre (no appointment needed) at Skegness & District Hospital, Lincolnshire, part of United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 8am and longest around 6pm, a gap of about an hour and 50 minutes.

Official NHS performance

89.1%seen within 4 hours
4,440attendances in September 2026
96.4%England average for walk-in units

NHS England publishes these figures for United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS 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
2023-2486,9157,24384.4%
2024-25101,2708,43987.7%
2025-2649,1134,09391.8%
2026-27 (6 months)26,0734,34691.6%

Frequently asked questions

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

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

When is the Urgent Treatment Centre at Skegness quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Skegness, waits are usually lowest around 8am and highest around 6pm. 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 Skegness 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 89.1% 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 Skegness open 24 hours?

Yes - the Urgent Treatment Centre at Skegness is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

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

The Urgent Treatment Centre is at Skegness & District Hospital, Skegness, PE25 2BS. For general enquiries call 01754 762401. 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 United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS 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 3:42pm 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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