In September 2026, 52% of people there were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours.
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Nearest first, by straight line from the middle of Arun. Each figure is for that hospital in September 2026; the 12-hour bed waits are for the whole trust. Live waiting times from trusts that publish them will appear here once each trust's terms are checked.
8.6 miles. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. 7,005 A&E visits in the month. 840 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
9.4 miles. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. 9,135 A&E visits in the month. 840 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
20.1 miles. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. 2,695 A&E visits in the month. 840 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
20.1 miles. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. 6,610 A&E visits in the month. 840 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
20.1 miles. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. 1,515 A&E visits in the month. 840 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
21.6 miles. Portsmouth Hospitals University National Health Service Trust. 14,920 A&E visits in the month. 1,202 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
24.6 miles. University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. 1,995 A&E visits in the month. 840 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
Source: NHS England, Emergency Care Dataset (ECDS) performance by site, experimental statistics (Open Government Licence v3.0)
Site figures are NHS England experimental statistics; sites with under 100 visits a month are not published. Trust totals: NHS England, A&E attendances and emergency admissions, monthly CSV, September 2026.
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