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Worcester Royal Hospital Ed A&E Waiting Times

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

3.5(867 reviews)
Live Updated 11 min ago
3h
estimated wait time
↑ 28 min longer than usual (2 hr 32 min avg)
3 hr
longest today
9 min
shortest today
2 hr 32 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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38 people
waiting
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Steady for now
Expected wait over the next few hours
3 hr 30 min

Built from 2,605 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 11am - busiest around midnight
Typical waits by day of week
Saturday tends to be quietest, Monday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Malvern MIU
7.6 mi away
Moderate wait
Bromsgrove MIU
11.8 mi away
Moderate wait
Evesham MIU
12.2 mi away
Long wait
Alexandra Hospital A&E
12.9 mi away
Long wait
Kidderminster MIU
13.9 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Russells Hall Hospital, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Warwick Hospital.

Contact & location
Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1DD
Worcester Royal Hospital Ed A&E
Opening times
Monday TodayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Inspected 15 Feb 2024
Getting here
Train stations
Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station25 min walk to A&E
Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station35 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
7 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Main Entrance (Adj, southbound)2 min walk to A&E
Childrens Unit (Adj, southbound)2 min walk to A&E
36First BusWorcestershire Royal Hospital ↔ Worcester
38First BusWorcestershire Royal Hospital ↔ Worcester
A & E Unit (Adj, north-west)2 min walk to A&E
36First BusWorcestershire Royal Hospital ↔ Worcester
36First Worcestershire
38First BusWorcester ↔ Worcestershire Royal Hospital
38First Worcestershire
X38First BusWorcester ↔ Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Oaklands (Opp, westbound)3 min walk to A&E
356Rotala Group of CompaniesGrafton Flyford ↔ Worcester
38First BusWorcestershire Royal Hospital ↔ Worcester
W6LMS TravelWorcester Six Busine ↔ Worcester
X38First BusWorcestershire Royal Hospital ↔ Worcester
Aconbury Unit (Adj, northbound)3 min walk to A&E
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Worcester A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 1 reading
 3 hr 38
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 37
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 45 min 39
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 41 min 6
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 54 min 12
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 16
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 20
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 14
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 14
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 35 min 14
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 13
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 12
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 12
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 12
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 12
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 34
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 9 min 35
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 32
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 25
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 28 min 24
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 50 min 19
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 31 min 15
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 10 min 14
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 17
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Acute Internal Medicine
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Dietetics
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrine and thyroid surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Major trauma
  • Maternity services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Nephrology
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Pain Management
  • Physiotherapy
  • Plastic surgery
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Rheumatology
  • Stroke
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
What’s available here
Accessibility
Braille Translation ServiceDisabled ParkingDisabled WcSigning Service AvailableWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvInternet AccessMobile Phones PermittedPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingCycle ParkingDisabled Parking
Children
Children's Play Area
Counselling and Support
Bereavement SupportTranslation Services
Food and Amenities
CafePharmacyShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
67% would recommend this department
Staff
89% say staff were friendly and helpful
85% were not kept informed about their wait
67% say they were triaged quickly
Environment
95% say the waiting area was clean
85% say the toilets were clean
100% felt safe in the waiting area
Family
69% say there is no children’s play area
56% say there is a separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
75% say there is enough seating
53% say there is no TV
72% say food and drink is available nearby
58% say there are phone charging points
89% say free WiFi is available
62% say mobile signal is good
Parking
52% say parking was busy
Payment accepted: app, card
Based on 21 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.

About Worcester Royal Hospital Ed

Worcester Royal Hospital Ed runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Charles Hastings Way in Worcester, Worcestershire, part of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The wider site runs 45 listed departments and services, from Acute Internal Medicine to Vascular surgery.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Requires Improvement, last inspected in February 2024. Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 11am and longest around midnight, a gap of about 50 minutes. The site lists 2,005 parking spaces, 71 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £1.83 an hour. In our visitor surveys, 67% would recommend this department, 89% found staff friendly and helpful and 95% said the waiting area was clean.

Official NHS performance

52.8%seen within 4 hours
14,684attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust as a whole, covering every A&E the trust runs rather than this site alone. That is below the England average of 60.4% for major A&E departments over the same month.

In the NHS Friends and Family Test for August 2026, 74% of 1,277 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 93.6% overnight bed occupancy in the quarter to March 2026 - full wards are the main reason admitted patients queue in A&E.

Attendances by year

NHS yearA&E attendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours12hr+ waits to admit
2023-24145,94812,16247.8%3,334
2024-25154,69012,89147.9%5,186
2025-26165,20013,76750.0%12,165
2026-27 (6 months)88,82114,80455.3%5,572

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances rose 13% and the share seen within four hours improved by 2.2 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Worcester Royal Hospital Ed?

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

When is the A&E at Worcester Royal Hospital Ed quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Worcester Royal Hospital Ed, waits are usually lowest around 11am and highest around midnight. 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 Worcester Royal Hospital Ed 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 Worcester Royal Hospital Ed is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 52.8% of patients across the trust's A&E departments were seen within four hours.

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 Worcester Royal Hospital Ed open 24 hours?

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

Where is Worcester Royal Hospital Ed and how do I get there?

Worcester Royal Hospital Ed is at Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1DD. For general enquiries call 01905 763333. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Worcester Royal Hospital Ed?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £1.83 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 2,005 parking spaces, including 71 designated disabled bays. Concessions often apply for blue badge holders, frequent attenders and some patients - check the hospital's own parking page.

What is the CQC rating for Worcester Royal Hospital Ed?

Worcester Royal Hospital Ed is rated Requires Improvement overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, following an inspection in February 2024. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at Worcester Royal Hospital Ed 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 Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. These figures reach us through a partner NHS data feed rather than a page we check directly, and are refreshed every 15 minutes. Data was last checked at 2:12pm on 26 Oct 2026. A full list of every source we use, and when each was last checked, is on our data sources page.

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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