Urgent Treatment Centre Adults and children

Penzance Urgent Treatment Centre Live Waiting Times

West Cornwall Hospital

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Live Updated 2 min ago
2h 21m
estimated wait time
↑ 34 min longer than usual (1 hr 47 min avg)
2 hr 22 min
longest today
2 min
shortest today
1 hr 47 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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1 person
waiting
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
1 hr 20 min
Today vs usual at this hour
1 hr below usual

Estimate based on 1,213 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 9am - busiest around 6pm
Typical waits by day of week
Monday tends to be quietest, Sunday busiest
Contact & location
St Clare Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2PF
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
Good
Inspected 8 Mar 2022
Getting here
Train stations
Penzance Rail Station10 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
20 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
West Cornwall Hospital (N-bound, northbound)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
1Go-AheadSennen ↔ Penzance
347Logan Rock CarsLamorna ↔ Penzance
4Go-AheadPenzance ↔ St Just
4AGo-AheadPenzance ↔ Lower Boscaswell
6Go-AheadMousehole ↔ Penzance
CC1StagecoachPenzance ↔ Pendeen
West Cornwall Hospital (S-bound, southbound)2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
1Go-AheadSennen ↔ Penzance
16Go-AheadSt Ives ↔ Penzance
2Go-AheadHelston ↔ Penzance
39AGo-AheadHeamoor ↔ Camborne
39AGo Cornwall BusLeedstown ↔ Penzance
4Go-AheadSt Just ↔ Penzance
4Go Cornwall BusSt Just ↔ Penzance
4AGo-AheadLower Boscaswell ↔ Penzance
St Clare Medical Centre (SE-bound, south-east)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
380Go-AheadCoverack ↔ Penzance
380Go Cornwall BusCoverack ↔ Penzance
381Go-AheadRedruth ↔ Penzance
381Go Cornwall BusRedruth ↔ Penzance
382Go-AheadHelston ↔ Penzance
383Go-AheadLelant ↔ Penzance
383Go Cornwall BusLelant ↔ Penzance
4Go Cornwall BusSt Just ↔ Penzance
4AGo-AheadLower Boscaswell ↔ Penzance
6SGo-AheadMousehole ↔ Penzance
CC1StagecoachPendeen ↔ Penzance
St Clare Street (SE-bound, south-east)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
6Go-AheadMousehole ↔ Penzance
6SGo-AheadMousehole ↔ Penzance
CC1StagecoachPendeen ↔ Penzance
St Clare Medical Centre (NW-bound, north-west)3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
1Go-AheadSennen ↔ Penzance
380Go-AheadPenzance ↔ St Keverne
381Go-AheadPenzance ↔ Redruth
382Go-AheadPenzance ↔ Helston
383Go-AheadPenzance ↔ Lelant
4Go-AheadPenzance ↔ St Just
4AGo-AheadPenzance ↔ Lower Boscaswell
6SGo-AheadHeamoor ↔ Mousehole
6SGo Cornwall BusHeamoor ↔ Mousehole
CC1StagecoachPenzance ↔ Pendeen
Plan journey by public transport
Penzance Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 7 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 6 min 1
Today, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 37 min 4
Today, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 45 min 5
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 58 min 3
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 29 min 2
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 21 min 2
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 28 min 2
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 58 min 5
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 57 min 7
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 35 min 5
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 20 min 2
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 34 min 2
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 21 min 1
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 28 min 2
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Helston MIU
12.2 mi away
Moderate wait
Camborne Redruth MIU
15.2 mi away
Long wait
Falmouth MIU
20.4 mi away
Long wait
Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske) A&E
22.3 mi away
Long wait
Newquay MIU
28.8 mi away
Short wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Morriston Hospital and Weston General Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Royal Cornwall Hospitals 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 8:42pm on 5 Jun 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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