Children's Walk-in Centre

Smithdown (Liverpool) Children's Walk-in Centre Waiting Times

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Latest report
11 hr 50 min
16 Aug 12:06
Average
6 hr 10 min
2 reports
Reported by visitors, not the hospital. Waits shown here are typical for non-urgent cases. Patients are seen in order of clinical priority, so the most seriously ill are always seen first no matter how busy the department is.
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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre
11.0 mi away
Long wait
Warrington Hospital A&E
13.4 mi away
Long wait
Leighton Hospital A&E
26.9 mi away
Long wait
Whitchurch MIU
30.9 mi away
Long wait
Oswestry MIU
36.9 mi away
Short wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Old Swan, Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool.

Contact & location
Smithdown Children's Walk-in Centre, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 2LQ
Getting here
Train stations
Edge Hill Rail Station17 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
Wavertree Technology Park Rail Station20 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
Mossley Hill Rail Station25 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
St Michaels Rail Station29 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
Brunswick Rail Station37 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
Bus stops
12 routes·3 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Wellington Avenue (opp, north-west)1 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
201Arriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
201Arriva Merseyside
204Arriva UK BusBelle Vale ↔ Liverpool
204Arriva Merseyside
699Arriva UK BusMossley Hill
86StagecoachGarston ↔ Liverpool
86AArriva UK BusSpeke ↔ Liverpool
86AArriva Merseyside
86CStagecoachLiverpool
N1StagecoachMossley Hill ↔ Birkenhead
Smithdown Road (adj, south-west)2 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
204Arriva UK BusBelle Vale ↔ Liverpool
204Arriva Merseyside
60Arriva UK BusBootle ↔ Aigburth Vale
Blantyre Road (adj, south-east)2 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
201Arriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
699Arriva UK BusMossley Hill
86StagecoachLiverpool ↔ Garston
86AArriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
86CStagecoachLiverpool
N1StagecoachBirkenhead ↔ Allerton
Arundel Avenue (adj, north-west)3 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
201Arriva Merseyside
60Arriva UK BusAigburth Vale ↔ Bootle
60Arriva Merseyside
Portman Road (adj, south-east)3 min walk to Children's Walk-in Centre
201Arriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
204Arriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Belle Vale
699Arriva UK BusMossley Hill
86StagecoachLiverpool ↔ Garston
86AArriva UK BusLiverpool ↔ Speke
86CStagecoachLiverpool
N1StagecoachBirkenhead ↔ Allerton
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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 Children's Walk-in Centre wait time at Smithdown?

The live waiting time for the Children's Walk-in Centre at Smithdown is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated. Times are reported by recent visitors and carry a community badge - after your own visit you can submit your wait time in a few seconds to help the next person.

When is the Children's Walk-in Centre at Smithdown quietest?

Patterns vary by hospital, but across UK urgent and emergency care the quietest window is usually the early morning, roughly 4am to 7am, with demand building through the afternoon and peaking in the evening. Friday and Saturday nights and Monday mornings are typically the busiest periods. See our guide to the best time to visit for more detail.

How long will I wait at Smithdown Children's Walk-in Centre?

Children's Walk-in 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?

This page updates whenever a visitor submits a new wait time, so freshness depends on recent reports - each entry shows when that person visited. If you have been to Smithdown recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Where is Smithdown and how do I get there?

Smithdown is at Smithdown Children's Walk-in Centre, Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 2LQ. For general enquiries call 0151 295 3000. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.
About this data
This hospital does not currently have a live data source. The waiting times shown here are reported by visitors and may not reflect current conditions. You can see how we source data for every hospital on our data sources page. 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. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.
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