A&E

King's Lynn A&E Live Waiting Times

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn. NHS Foundation Trust

Latest report
5 min
03 Sep 23:08
Average
3 hr 8 min
6 reports
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Contact & location
Gayton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4ET
Switchboard: 01553 613613
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
What’s available here
Accessibility
Disabled ParkingInduction LoopWheelchair Access
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Food and Amenities
CafeShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
2 of 3 would recommend this department
Staff
Staff are friendly and helpful
2 of 3 were not kept informed about their wait
3 of 3 say they were triaged quickly
Environment
3 of 3 say the waiting area was clean
Toilets are clean
Waiting area feels safe
Family
Children’s play area available
Separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
2 of 3 say there is enough seating
3 of 3 say there is a TV in the waiting area
3 of 3 say food and drink is available nearby
Phone charging points available
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is poor
Parking
Parking can get busy
Payment accepted: card, app
Based on 3 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.

About The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Gayton Road in King's Lynn, Norfolk, part of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn. NHS Foundation Trust. The wider site runs 48 listed departments and services, from Breast cancer services to Vascular surgery.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement, last inspected in October 2023. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in February 2022. The site lists 1,610 parking spaces, 81 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.30 an hour.

Official NHS performance

57.9%seen within 4 hours
6,636attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn. NHS Foundation Trust as a whole, covering every A&E the trust runs rather than this site alone. That is below 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, 67% of 365 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 99.6% 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
2023-2476,2896,35757.4%2,758
2024-2579,7636,64760.1%1,315
2025-2679,6636,63955.8%1,703
2026-27 (6 months)41,2196,87057.1%896

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances rose 4% and the share seen within four hours fell by 1.6 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at The Queen Elizabeth 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 The Queen Elizabeth 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 The Queen Elizabeth 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 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 57.9% 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 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital open 24 hours?

Yes - the A&E at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

Where is The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and how do I get there?

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is at Gayton Road, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4ET. For general enquiries call 01553 613613. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.30 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,610 parking spaces, including 81 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 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital?

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, following an inspection in October 2023. It rated the hospital's urgent and emergency services Good when they were last inspected in February 2022. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E?

This A&E serves: All ages. 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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