A&E near Maidstone

Your nearest A&E is Maidstone Hospital, 2.8 miles from the middle of Maidstone.

In September 2026, 75% 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. Each figure is for that hospital in September 2026.

Maidstone Hospital

2.8 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

Medway Maritime Hospital

8.5 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

Tunbridge Wells Hospital

12.6 miles. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. 9,300 A&E visits in the month. 686 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

66%within 4 hours

Darent Valley Hospital

17.4 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

William Harvey Hospital

18 miles. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. 6,985 A&E visits in the month. 1,079 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

47%within 4 hours

Basildon Hospital

21.2 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

21.5 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

Princess Royal Hospital

22.2 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

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Not an emergency?

NHS 111 can book you into an urgent treatment centre, arrange an out-of-hours GP or tell you which pharmacy can help. Call 111 or use 111.nhs.uk. Urgent treatment centres and walk-in units are often much quicker than A&E for cuts, sprains and minor injuries.