A&E near Basildon

Your nearest A&E is Basildon Hospital, 2.1 miles from the middle of Basildon.

In September 2026, 53% of people there were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours.

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A&E departments within 25 miles

Nearest first, by straight line from the middle of Basildon. 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.

Basildon Hospital

2.1 miles. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. 11,025 A&E visits in the month. 1,371 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

53%within 4 hours

Southend Hospital

10 miles. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. 9,735 A&E visits in the month. 1,371 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

58%within 4 hours

Queens Hospital

12.2 miles. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. 10,670 A&E visits in the month. 568 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

72%within 4 hours

Mid Essex Hospital

12.9 miles. Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. 7,895 A&E visits in the month. 1,371 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

54%within 4 hours

Darent Valley Hospital

13.7 miles. Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. 12,365 A&E visits in the month. 490 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

74%within 4 hours

Medway Maritime Hospital

14.8 miles. Medway NHS Foundation Trust. 10,910 A&E visits in the month. 413 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

71%within 4 hours

King Georges Hospital

15 miles. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. 5,205 A&E visits in the month. 568 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

64%within 4 hours

Newham General Hospital

18.9 miles. Barts Health NHS Trust. 7,605 A&E visits in the month. 1,208 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

52%within 4 hours

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

19.3 miles. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. 8,875 A&E visits in the month. 713 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

40%within 4 hours

Whipps Cross University Hospital

19.7 miles. Barts Health NHS Trust. 9,635 A&E visits in the month. 1,208 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

65%within 4 hours

The Princess Alexandra Hospital

20.5 miles. The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. 7,700 A&E visits in the month. 328 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

66%within 4 hours

Maidstone Hospital

21.7 miles. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. 9,395 A&E visits in the month. 686 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

75%within 4 hours

Homerton University Hospital

22 miles. Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 11,405 A&E visits in the month. 25 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

74%within 4 hours

University Hospital Lewisham

22.6 miles. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. 7,030 A&E visits in the month. 713 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

44%within 4 hours

The Royal London Hospital

22.9 miles. Barts Health NHS Trust. 10,540 A&E visits in the month. 1,208 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

52%within 4 hours

Princess Royal Hospital

23.1 miles. King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 6,155 A&E visits in the month. 692 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

48%within 4 hours

North Middlesex Hospital

23.1 miles. Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. 9,535 A&E visits in the month. 2,031 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

61%within 4 hours

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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