Urgent Treatment Centre Adults and children

Penzance Urgent Treatment Centre Live Waiting Times

West Cornwall Hospital

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Live Updated 11 hr ago
1h 6m
estimated wait time
↓ 46 min shorter than usual (1 hr 52 min avg)
1 hr 52 min
usual wait
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2 people
waiting
Call A&E
CQC Rating
Good
Recent waits & what to expect
It’s getting busier

This A&E tends to get more busy over the next few hours. Waits may get longer.

Based on past patterns only - not a guarantee. Real waits depend on how busy it gets on the day.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 9pm - busiest around 5pm
Typical waits by day of week
Thursday tends to be quietest, Monday 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
Getting here
Train stations
Penzance Rail Station10 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Bus stops
West Cornwall Hospital2 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
St Clare Medical Centre3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
St Clare Street3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Penwith College4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Tremenhere Road4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Plan journey by public transport
Car park, TR18 2FY3 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Short StayPaid4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
St Erbyn's Car ParkPaid4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Car park, TR18 2AH4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Cattle Market Car Park4 min walk to Urgent Treatment Centre
Penzance Urgent Treatment Centre wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 2 readings
 1 hr 6 min 3
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 45 min 8
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 6 min 8
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 16 min 6
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 42 min 7
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 23 min 11
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 19 min 14
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 50 min 15
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 4 min 13
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 19 min 10
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 19 min 7
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 30 min 7
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 9:27pm on 20 Apr 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 - 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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