Urgent Treatment Centre Adults and children

Penzance Urgent Treatment Centre Live Waiting Times

West Cornwall Hospital

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Live Updated 5 hr ago
2h 2m
estimated wait time
≈ About normal right now
2 hr 4 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
Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 8am - busiest around 5pm
Typical waits by day of week
Tuesday tends to be quietest, Wednesday busiest
Contact & location
St Clare Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2PF
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
Tuesday TodayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 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
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Penzance Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 6 min 3
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 47 min 8
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15 min 12
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 10
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 22 min 8
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 43 min 9
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 36 min 12
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 32 min 14
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 56 min 13
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 40 min 14
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 34 min 10
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 35 min 11
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 14 min 8
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
 42 min 6
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Helston MIU
12.2 mi away
Long wait
Camborne Redruth MIU
15.2 mi away
Long wait
Falmouth MIU
20.4 mi away
Moderate wait
Newquay MIU
28.8 mi away
Long wait
St Austell MIU
36.9 mi away
Short wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske), Withybush General Hospital and Prince Philip 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 9:49pm on 27 Jul 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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