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Whitehaven A&E Live Waiting Times

West Cumberland Hospital

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

4.4(204 reviews)
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3h 30m
estimated wait time
↑ 68 min longer than usual (2 hr 22 min avg)
3 hr 30 min
longest today
3 hr 30 min
shortest today
2 hr 22 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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23 people
waiting
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
3 hr 45 min
Today vs usual at this hour
10 min above usual

Estimate based on 2,110 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 2pm - busiest around 5am
Typical waits by day of week
Saturday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Contact & location
Homewood, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 8JG
West Cumberland Hospital A&E in Whitehaven
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
Requires improvement
Inspected 17 Jul 2018
Getting here
Whitehaven A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 3 hr 30 min 23
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 30 min 23
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 30 min 26
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15 min 36
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 15 min 40
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 43
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 48
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 51
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 15 min 46
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 42
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 40
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 41
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 30 min 38
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 45 min 43
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 30 min 37
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 30 min 35
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 15 min 25
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 45 min 21
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 1 reading
 2 hr 30 min 17
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Nephrology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Speech and language services
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
Recommended by visitors
Staff
Staff are friendly and helpful
Not always kept informed about wait times
Triage is typically quick
Environment
Waiting area is clean
Toilets are clean
Waiting area feels safe
Family
Children’s play area available
Separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
Seating can be limited
TV in the waiting area
No food or drink available nearby
No phone charging points
Free WiFi is available
Mobile signal is good
Parking
Parking is easy to find
Parking costs £5–10
Payment accepted: app
Based on 1 visitor response in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Furness General Hospital A&E
30.7 mi away
Long wait
Cumberland Infirmary A&E
35.0 mi away
Long wait
Royal Lancaster Infirmary A&E
45.6 mi away
Long wait
The Royal Victoria Infirmary A&E
83.5 mi away
Long wait
Downe Hospital MIU
86.7 mi away
Closed

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley And South Ribble Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation 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 2:36am on 28 Jul 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Independently captured screenshot of North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 2:36 am on Tuesday 28 July 2026

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