A&E near Shropshire

Your nearest A&E is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 3.4 miles from the middle of Shropshire.

In September 2026, 44% 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.

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

3.4 miles. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. 5,425 A&E visits in the month. 1,373 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

44%within 4 hours

Princess Royal Hospital

9.5 miles. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. 6,550 A&E visits in the month. 1,373 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

43%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.