A&E

St James's Hospital (Leeds) A&E Waiting Times

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Latest report
13 hr 15 min
24 Oct 15:39
Average
9 hr 12 min
14 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
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40.8 mi away
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52.6 mi away
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Warrington Hospital A&E
53.0 mi away
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Lincoln County Hospital A&E
57.1 mi away
Long wait
Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre
58.6 mi away
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Leeds General Infirmary, Pinderfields Hospital and Dewsbury And District Hospital.

Contact & location
Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF
Switchboard: 0113 243 3144
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
Leeds Rail Station27 min walk to A&E
Burley Park Station47 min walk to A&E
Burley Park Rail Station47 min walk to A&E
Cross Gates Rail Station57 min walk to A&E
Cross Gates Station57 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
17 routes·6 operators·5 stops within walking distance
St James Hospital (adj, eastbound)2 min walk to A&E
61Yorkshire Travel Group Ltd t/a Yorkshire Buses
61Harrogate Coach Travel Ltd
61AYorkshire Travel Group Ltd t/a Yorkshire Buses
61AGo-AheadHunslet ↔ St Jamess Hospital
St James's Hospital (south-west)2 min walk to A&E
16First BusWhinmoor ↔ Pudsey
16AFirst BusWhinmoor ↔ Pudsey
42First BusOakwood ↔ Farnley
49First BusSeacroft ↔ Bramley
50First BusSeacroft ↔ Horsforth
50AFirst BusSeacroft ↔ Horsforth
Bexley Wing (north-east)2 min walk to A&E
16First BusPudsey ↔ Whinmoor
16First Leeds
16AFirst BusPudsey ↔ Whinmoor
42First BusFarnley ↔ Oakwood
42First Leeds
49First BusBramley ↔ Seacroft
49First Leeds
50First BusHorsforth ↔ Seacroft
50AFirst BusHorsforth ↔ Seacroft
Shakespeare Gardens (at, north-east)5 min walk to A&E
4First BusPudsey ↔ Seacroft
4First Leeds
4FFirst BusPudsey ↔ Seacroft
BY3Tetley Motor Services LtQuarry Hill ↔ Fearnville
Ashley Road (opp, northbound)5 min walk to A&E
49First BusBramley ↔ Seacroft
49First Leeds
50First BusHorsforth ↔ Seacroft
50AFirst BusHorsforth ↔ Seacroft
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What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled ParkingInduction LoopSigning Service AvailableWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingDisabled Parking
Food and Amenities
CafeShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
Not recommended by visitors
Staff
Staff are friendly and helpful
Not always kept informed about wait times
Triage is typically quick
Environment
Waiting area could be cleaner
Toilets could be cleaner
Waiting area can feel unsafe
Family
No children’s play area
No separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Seating can be limited
No TV in the waiting area
Food and drink available nearby
No phone charging points
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is poor
Parking
Parking can get busy
Payment accepted: card
Based on 1 visitor response in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.

About St James's Hospital

St James's Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to 18 years or over, on Beckett Street in Leeds, West Yorkshire, part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The wider site runs 48 listed departments and services, from Bariatric surgery to Urology.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Requires Improvement when they were last inspected in February 2019. The site lists 2,571 parking spaces, 107 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.53 an hour.

Official NHS performance

61.8%seen within 4 hours
19,809attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a whole, covering every A&E the trust runs rather than this site alone. That is above the England average of 60.4% for major A&E departments over the same month.

In the NHS Friends and Family Test for August 2026, 82% of 678 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 96.3% overnight bed occupancy in the quarter to March 2026 - full wards are the main reason admitted patients queue in A&E.

Attendances by year

NHS yearA&E attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours12hr+ waits to admit
2023-24204,31617,02656.7%4,375
2024-25208,67217,38958.6%4,403
2025-26213,50417,79261.0%6,328
2026-27 (6 months)114,47719,08063.4%2,890

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances rose 4% and the share seen within four hours improved by 4.3 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at St James's Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at St James's Hospital 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 A&E at St James's Hospital 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 St James's Hospital A&E?

Patients are triaged on arrival and the most urgent cases are always seen first, so your wait depends on how serious your condition is and how busy the department is. Hospitals in England work to the NHS four-hour standard - the aim is to admit, transfer or discharge patients within four hours of arrival. The live figure on this page shows how St James's Hospital is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 61.8% of patients across the trust's A&E departments 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 St James's Hospital recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at St James's Hospital open 24 hours?

Yes - the A&E at St James's Hospital is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

Where is St James's Hospital and how do I get there?

St James's Hospital is at Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF. For general enquiries call 0113 243 3144. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at St James's Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.53 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 2,571 parking spaces, including 107 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.

What is the CQC rating for St James's Hospital?

St James's Hospital is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Requires Improvement when they were last inspected in February 2019. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at St James's Hospital A&E?

This A&E serves: 18 years or over. If your child's age group is not treated here, the nearby section on this page lists alternatives - or call NHS 111 for urgent advice and 999 in an emergency.
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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