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Warrington A&E Live Waiting Times

Warrington Hospital

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

3.1(647 reviews)
Live Updated 6 min ago
6 min
estimated wait time
↓ 157 min shorter than usual (2 hr 43 min avg)
4 hr
longest today
6 min
shortest today
2 hr 43 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
Forecast Steady for now
Expected wait over the next few hours
1 hr 15 min

Built from 2,506 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 10pm - busiest around 2am
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Monday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre
6.0 mi away
Long wait
Leighton Hospital A&E
19.9 mi away
Long wait
Haywood Hospital Walk-in Centre
29.0 mi away
Long wait
Whitchurch MIU
29.3 mi away
Long wait
Royal Stoke University Hospital A&E
31.6 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Whiston Hospital, Leigh and Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.

Contact & location
Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1QG
Switchboard: 01925 635911
Warrington Hospital A&E
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
Sunday TodayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Train stations
Warrington Bank Quay Rail Station13 min walk to A&E
Warrington Central Rail Station14 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
6 routes·1 operator·5 stops within walking distance
A&E Department (o/s, southbound)2 min walk to A&E
General Hospital (o/s, southbound)3 min walk to A&E
16Warrington’s Own BusesDallam ↔ Warrington
16AWarrington’s Own BusesDallam ↔ Warrington
263Warrington’s Own BusesPenketh ↔ Warrington
49Warrington’s Own BusesBurtonwood ↔ Widnes
C49Warrington’s Own BusesBurtonwood ↔ Widnes
WVR4Warrington’s Own BusesOrford ↔ Widnes
Brooklands (opp, northbound)3 min walk to A&E
16Warrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Dallam
16AWarrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Dallam
263Warrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Penketh
49Warrington’s Own BusesWidnes ↔ Burtonwood
C49Warrington’s Own BusesWidnes ↔ Burtonwood
WVR4Warrington’s Own BusesWidnes ↔ Orford
General Hospital (opp, north-east)3 min walk to A&E
16Warrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Dallam
16AWarrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Dallam
263Warrington’s Own BusesWarrington ↔ Penketh
49Warrington’s Own BusesWidnes ↔ Burtonwood
C49Warrington’s Own BusesWidnes ↔ Burtonwood
WVR4Warrington’s Own BusesWidnes ↔ Orford
St Barnabas Place (cnr, southbound)4 min walk to A&E
16Warrington’s Own BusesDallam ↔ Warrington
16AWarrington’s Own BusesDallam ↔ Warrington
263Warrington’s Own BusesPenketh ↔ Warrington
49Warrington’s Own BusesBurtonwood ↔ Widnes
C49Warrington’s Own BusesBurtonwood ↔ Widnes
WVR4Warrington’s Own BusesOrford ↔ Widnes
Plan journey by public transport
Warrington A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 48 min
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 42 min
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 48 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 36 min
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 54 min
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 4 min
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 56 min
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 34 min
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 34 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 51 min
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 49 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 17 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 17 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 1 hr 4 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 53 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 56 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 1 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 41 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 26 min
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 33 min
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 51 min
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 51 min
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Acute Internal Medicine
  • Anaesthesia services
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dentistry and Orthodontics
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Pathology
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Major trauma
  • Maternity services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Nephrology
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Braille Translation ServiceDisabled ParkingDisabled WcInduction LoopSigning Service AvailableStep Free AccessWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvFamily AccommodationInternet AccessMobile Phones PermittedPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingCycle ParkingDisabled Parking
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
3 of 4 would not recommend this department
Staff
4 of 5 say staff were friendly and helpful
3 of 5 were not kept informed about their wait
3 of 5 say triage was slow
Environment
3 of 5 say the waiting area was clean
2 of 3 say the toilets were not clean
2 of 4 felt safe in the waiting area
Family
3 of 4 say there is no children’s play area
2 of 3 say there is a separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
4 of 6 say there is not enough seating
2 of 3 say there is a TV in the waiting area
3 of 5 say food and drink is available nearby
4 of 4 say there are no phone charging points
4 of 5 say free WiFi is available
4 of 6 say mobile signal is poor
Parking
2 of 5 say parking was busy
Parking costs £5–10
Payment accepted: card
Based on 6 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.

About Warrington Hospital

Warrington Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane in Warrington, Cheshire, part of Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The wider site runs 40 listed departments and services, from Acute Internal Medicine to Vascular surgery.

Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 10pm and longest around 2am. In our visitor surveys, 80% found staff friendly and helpful and 60% said the waiting area was clean.

Official NHS performance

96.4%seen within 4 hours at walk-in units
60.4%seen within 4 hours at major A&Es
September 2026England, NHS England figures

NHS England does not publish a separate return for this department, so there are no official figures for this site on its own. Across England in September 2026, walk-in units, urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units saw 96.4% of patients within four hours, against 60.4% at major A&E departments.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Warrington Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Warrington Hospital is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated.

When is the A&E at Warrington Hospital quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Warrington Hospital, waits are usually lowest around 10pm and highest around 2am. 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 Warrington 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 Warrington Hospital is doing right now.

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 A&E at Warrington Hospital open 24 hours?

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

Where is Warrington Hospital and how do I get there?

Warrington Hospital is at Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 1QG. For general enquiries call 01925 635911. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Can children be treated at Warrington 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.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Warrington and Halton Hospitals 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 12:45pm on 25 Oct 2026. A full list of every source we use, and when each was last checked, is on our data sources page.
Verified sourceDirect capture from Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Independently captured screenshot of Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 12:45 pm on Sunday 25 October 2026

This site is independent and has no affiliation with, or endorsement by, any NHS trust or hospital. 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. Wait times change frequently and may not reflect the current situation, so always contact the hospital directly for the most up-to-date information. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.

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