In September 2026, 83% 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 Cherwell. 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.
7 miles. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 4,545 A&E visits in the month. 8 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
13.8 miles. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 11,095 A&E visits in the month. 8 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
22.7 miles. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. 10,740 A&E visits in the month. 164 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
22.9 miles. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. 9,060 A&E visits in the month. 2 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.
24.9 miles. Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. 14,145 A&E visits in the month.
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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