A&E near Telford and Wrekin

Your nearest A&E is Princess Royal Hospital, 2.8 miles from the middle of Telford and Wrekin.

In September 2026, 43% 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 Telford and Wrekin. 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.

Princess Royal Hospital

2.8 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

Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

14.3 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

New Cross Hospital

16.3 miles. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. 15,320 A&E visits in the month. 506 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

74%within 4 hours

County Hospital

17.1 miles. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. 4,770 A&E visits in the month. 640 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

60%within 4 hours

Russells Hall Hospital

19.2 miles. The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. 10,855 A&E visits in the month. 155 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

72%within 4 hours

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

20.5 miles. Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. 10,510 A&E visits in the month. 339 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

67%within 4 hours

Royal Stoke University Hospital

23.9 miles. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. 10,825 A&E visits in the month. 640 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

39%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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