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Yeovil A&E Live Waiting Times

Yeovil District Hospital

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

3.8(336 reviews)
Live Updated 10 min ago
2h 53m
estimated wait time
↓ 76 min shorter than usual (4 hr 9 min avg)
2 hr 53 min
longest today
1 min
shortest today
4 hr 9 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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10 people
waiting
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Steady for now
Expected wait over the next few hours
2 hr 50 min

Built from 2,611 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 8pm - busiest around 8am
Typical waits by day of week
Saturday tends to be quietest, Tuesday busiest
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Chard Urgent Treatment Centre
14.7 mi away
Long wait
West Mendip (Glastonbury) Urgent Treatment Centre
15.2 mi away
Short wait
Shepton Mallet Urgent Treatment Centre
17.6 mi away
Moderate wait
Bridgwater Urgent Treatment Centre
20.0 mi away
Short wait
Musgrove Park Hospital A&E
21.7 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Dorset County Hospital, Weston General Hospital and Royal United Hospitals, Bath.

Contact & location
Higher Kingston, Yeovil, BA21 4AT
Yeovil District Hospital 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
Inspected but not rated
Inspected 1 Jan 1900
Getting here
Train stations
Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station19 min walk to A&E
Yeovil Junction Rail Station34 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
16 routes·5 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Kingston Road Hospital (NW-bound, north-west)1 min walk to A&E
51First BusPreston Plucknett ↔ Yeovil
61First Bus
61First Devon and Cornwall L
Hospital (E-bound, eastbound)1 min walk to A&E
Yeovil Hospital (SE-bound, south-east)2 min walk to A&E
1South West CoachesShepton Mallet ↔ Yeovil
376First Busfrom Wells
376xFirst Busfrom Wells
39Somerset County Council (UILTA)Bruton ↔ Yeovil
5Somerset County Council (UILTA)Babcary ↔ Yeovil
51First BusPreston Plucknett ↔ Yeovil
51First Devon and Cornwall L
52Hatch Green CoachesBower Hinton ↔ Yeovil
61First Bus
61First Devon and Cornwall L
8Somerset County Council (UILTA)Pilton ↔ Yeovil
81Somerset County Council (UILTA)Montacute ↔ Yeovil
81South West CoachesSouth Petherton ↔ Yeovil
96ASouth West CoachesYeovil ↔ Chard
CR5South West CoachesDorchester ↔ Yeovil
Kingston For Hospital (NW-bound, north-west)2 min walk to A&E
1South West CoachesYeovil ↔ Shepton Mallet
376First BusYeovil ↔ Bristol
39Somerset County Council (UILTA)Yeovil ↔ Bruton
5Somerset County Council (UILTA)Yeovil ↔ Babcary
51First BusYeovil ↔ Preston Plucknett
51First Devon and Cornwall L
52Hatch Green CoachesYeovil ↔ Bower Hinton
8Somerset County Council (UILTA)Yeovil ↔ Pilton
81Somerset County Council (UILTA)Yeovil ↔ Montacute
81South West CoachesYeovil ↔ South Petherton
96ASouth West CoachesYeovil ↔ Chard
CR4First BusSturminster Newton ↔ Yeovil
CR5South West CoachesDorchester ↔ Yeovil
Roping Road (N-bound, northbound)2 min walk to A&E
51First BusPreston Plucknett ↔ Yeovil
61First Bus
61First Devon and Cornwall L
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Yeovil A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait People waiting
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 2 hr 34 min 8
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 43 min 5
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 9 min 5
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 25 min 2
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 23 min 2
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 12 min 3
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 56 min 4
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 55 min 4
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 55 min 4
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 19 min 6
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 8 min 7
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 54 min 7
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 5 hr 8 min 7
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 4 hr 10 min 5
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 7 min 6
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 9 min 7
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 8 min 4
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 59 min 3
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 35 min 2
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 20 min 7
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 59 min 9
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 14 min 11
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 15 min 10
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 3 hr 5 min 11
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Cardiology
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Dermatology
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Diagnostic Endoscopy
  • Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Surgery
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Gynaecology
  • Neurology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Plastic surgery
  • Rehabilitation
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Urgent Treatment Centre
  • Urology
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
7 of 9 would not recommend this department
Staff
60% say staff were friendly and helpful
100% were not kept informed about their wait
50% say they were triaged quickly
Environment
50% say the waiting area was clean
5 of 7 say the toilets were not clean
50% felt safe in the waiting area
Family
8 of 8 say there is no children’s play area
5 of 8 say there is no separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
55% say there is enough seating
100% say there is a TV in the waiting area
55% say food and drink is available nearby
8 of 9 say there are no phone charging points
80% say free WiFi is available
70% say mobile signal is good
Parking
36% had to park elsewhere
Based on 11 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.

About Yeovil District Hospital

Yeovil District Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department, open to all ages, on Higher Kingston in Yeovil, Somerset, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. It is a designated Trauma Unit, equipped to treat significant injuries and to stabilise the most serious cases before transfer to a regional Major Trauma Centre. The wider site runs 24 listed departments and services, from Cardiology to Urology.

The Care Quality Commission rates it Inspected But Not Rated, last inspected in January 1900. Over the past 28 days, waits here have typically been shortest around 8pm and longest around 8am, a gap of about 4 hours 10 minutes. The site lists 1,068 parking spaces, 33 of them designated disabled bays, with patient parking averaging £2.76 an hour. In our visitor surveys, 60% found staff friendly and helpful.

Official NHS performance

52.4%seen within 4 hours
12,302attendances in September 2026
60.4%England average for major A&Es

NHS England publishes these figures for Somerset NHS Foundation 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, 76% of 54 patients who responded at this site reported a positive experience. The trust's general and acute wards averaged 88.7% 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
2023-24150,28812,52460.7%474
2024-25152,45112,70456.7%1,359
2025-26147,89212,32452.9%1,655
2026-27 (6 months)73,99112,33252.0%440

Between 2023-24 and 2025-26, monthly A&E attendances fell 2% and the share seen within four hours fell by 7.9 percentage points.

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Yeovil District Hospital?

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

When is the A&E at Yeovil District Hospital quietest?

Based on the last 28 days of readings at Yeovil District Hospital, waits are usually lowest around 8pm and highest around 8am. 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 Yeovil District Hospital 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 Yeovil District Hospital is doing right now. NHS England's most recent figures (September 2026) show 52.4% 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 Yeovil District Hospital open 24 hours?

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

Where is Yeovil District Hospital and how do I get there?

Yeovil District Hospital is at Higher Kingston, Yeovil, BA21 4AT. For general enquiries call 01935 475122. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.

Is parking free at Yeovil District Hospital?

No - patient and visitor parking here averages about £2.76 an hour (NHS estates return, 2024-25). The site lists 1,068 parking spaces, including 33 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 Yeovil District Hospital?

Yeovil District Hospital is rated Inspected But Not Rated overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care in England, following an inspection in January 1900. You can read the full CQC report.

Can children be treated at Yeovil District Hospital 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.

Is Yeovil District Hospital a Major Trauma Centre?

No - Yeovil District Hospital is a designated Trauma Unit. It treats significant injuries and stabilises the most complex cases before transfer to a regional Major Trauma Centre.
Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by Somerset NHS Foundation 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 7:42am 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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