A&E near Thanet

Your nearest A&E is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 1.2 miles from the middle of Thanet.

In September 2026, 55% of people there were seen, treated and admitted or sent home within 4 hours.

If someone's life is at risk, call 999 now.

Chest pain, trouble breathing, heavy bleeding, a suspected stroke, a fit that does not stop, or someone who cannot be woken. Do not drive to A&E in those cases: call 999.

A&E departments within 25 miles

Nearest first. Each figure is for that hospital in September 2026.

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital

1.2 miles. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. 6,695 A&E visits in the month. 1,079 waited over 12 hours for a bed across the trust.

55%within 4 hours

NHS England figures, September 2026. Checked for new figures 14 October 2026. About the data.

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.