Live Updated 10 min ago
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estimated wait time
↓ 4 min shorter than usual (1 hr 4 min avg)
2 hr 44 min
longest today
5 min
shortest today
1 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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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
Line chart: 100 readings from 24 Oct 16:46 to 26 Oct 15:46. Waiting times range from 0 to 164 minutes.
Forecast Steady for now
Expected wait over the next few hours
1 hr 25 min

Built from 1,495 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 7pm
Typical waits by day of week
Saturday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Warwick Hospital, Coventry and Manor Hospital.

Contact & location
Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 2JL
Switchboard: 0121 424 2000
Solihull Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
Opening times
Monday Today08:00 - 20:00
Tuesday08:00 - 20:00
Wednesday08:00 - 20:00
Thursday08:00 - 20:00
Friday08:00 - 20:00
Saturday08:00 - 20:00
Sunday08:00 - 20:00
Getting here
Solihull Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
51 min
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 42 min
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 56 min
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 7 min
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 30 min
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 44 min
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
57 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 3 readings
19 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
13 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 min
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
1 hr 35 min
What’s available here
Parking
Car Parking
Food and Amenities on Site
Cafe

About Solihull Hospital

Solihull Hospital is home to a walk-in urgent treatment centre (no appointment needed) on Lode Lane in Solihull, West Midlands, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. It opens 08:00 - 20:00 every day.

Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 8am and longest around 7pm, a gap of about an hour and 50 minutes. The site lists 890 parking spaces, 46 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.37 an hour.

Official NHS performance

99.6%seen within 4 hours
12,413attendances in September 2026
96.4%England average for walk-in units

NHS England publishes these figures for University Hospitals Birmingham 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.

In the NHS Friends and Family Test for August 2026, 87% of 158 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience.

Attendances by year

NHS yearwalk-in attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2023-2412,8921,07498.4%
2024-2519,4841,62498.0%
2025-2631,4702,62297.6%
2026-27 (6 months)72,87712,14698.6%

Frequently asked questions

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

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

When is the Urgent Treatment Centre at Solihull Hospital quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Solihull Hospital, waits are usually lowest around 8am and highest around 7pm. 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 Solihull Hospital 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 99.6% 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 Solihull Hospital open 24 hours?

No - it is open every day, 08:00 - 20:00. 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 Solihull Hospital and how do I get there?

Solihull Hospital is at Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 2JL. For general enquiries call 0121 424 2000. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Solihull Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.37 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 890 parking spaces, including 46 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by University Hospitals Birmingham 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 3:46pm on 26 Oct 2026. A full list of every source we use, and when each was last checked, is on our data sources page.
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Independently captured screenshot of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
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