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Hereford A&E Live Waiting Times

The County Hospital

Wye Valley NHS Trust

3.9(459 reviews)
Live Updated 10 min ago
8h 51m
estimated wait time
↑ 7 min longer than usual (8 hr 44 min avg)
11 hr 45 min
longest today
5 hr 39 min
shortest today
8 hr 44 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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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
8 hr 45 min
Today vs usual at this hour
3 hr above usual

Estimate based on 2,128 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 5pm - busiest around 8am
Typical waits by day of week
Sunday tends to be quietest, Thursday busiest
Contact & location
Stonebow Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2BN
Switchboard: 01432 355444
The County Hospital A&E in Hereford
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Friday TodayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Getting here
Train stations
Hereford Rail Station6 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
14 routes·6 operators·5 stops within walking distance
County Hospital (front entrance, northbound)2 min walk to A&E
76AYeomans TravelHereford
ZYeomans TravelHereford
Country Bus Station (Stand 10, south-west)3 min walk to A&E
91Sargeants Bros. Coaches LtdKnighton ↔ Hereford
Country Bus Station (Stand 9, south-west)3 min walk to A&E
413Yeomans TravelHereford ↔ Broad Oak
498Yeomans TravelHereford ↔ Leintwardine
501Yeomans TravelHereford ↔ Leominster
502Yeomans TravelHereford ↔ Leominster
504Yeomans TravelHereford ↔ Leominster
66Newport Transport LtdHereford ↔ Wyesham
802Yeomans TravelHereford ↔ Leintwardine
Country Bus Station (Stand 8, south-west)3 min walk to A&E
456Nick Maddy CoachesHereford ↔ Newent
457Nick Maddy CoachesHereford ↔ Newent
469DRM CoachesHereford ↔ Bromyard
X15Celtic TravelHereford ↔ Builth Wells
Country Bus Station (Stand 12, south-west)4 min walk to A&E
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Hereford A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 7 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 8 hr 37 min
Today, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 58 min
Today, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 10 min
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 37 min
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 12 min
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 54 min
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 7 min
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 25 min
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 9 hr 12 min
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 11 hr 30 min
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 10 hr 53 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 11 hr 6 min
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 10 hr 37 min
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 9 hr 38 min
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 8 hr 43 min
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 8 hr
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 40 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 8 hr 29 min
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 8 hr 18 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 54 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 7 hr 23 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 35 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 6 hr 2 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 13 min
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Major trauma
  • Maternity services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Pain Management
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Physiotherapy
  • Plastic surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Braille Translation ServiceDisabled ParkingDisabled WcSigning Service AvailableText RelayWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvFamily AccommodationInternet AccessPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingCycle ParkingDisabled Parking
Food and Amenities
CafePharmacyShop
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Malvern MIU
16.9 mi away
Moderate wait
Tenbury MIU
18.5 mi away
Short wait
Nevill Hall Hospital MIU
21.3 mi away
Long wait
Ludlow MIU
21.9 mi away
Long wait
Worcester Royal Hospital Ed A&E
24.1 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Southmead Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Wye Valley 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 8:33pm on 5 Jun 2026.

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