A&E league table, September 2026

120 trusts with a main A&E and 1,000 or more visits, most visits first.

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RankTrustSeen within 4 hours12-hour waits for a bedVisits
1UHB (Good Hope and Heartlands)57%2,08534,437
2Princess Royal and Worthing57%84028,715
3Basildon and Southend62%1,37128,595
4Manchester Royal Infirmary and Wythenshawe59%8128,182
5Royal Free and Barnet70%2,03127,458
6The Royal London and Whipps Cross61%1,20827,253
7Salford Royal and Fairfield General62%1,10327,197
8Southmead and Bristol Eye68%62026,019
9Leicester Royal Infirmary59%49924,152
10Frimley Park and Wexham Park63%59923,398
11Chelsea and Westminster and West Middlesex72%4421,345
12Royal Derby and Queen's Hospital Burton52%79421,190
13Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells73%68620,578
14Leeds General Infirmary and St James62%68519,809
15Bedford Hospital South Wing and Luton and Dunstable62%8518,509
16Whiston and Ormskirk District General63%43917,858
17Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City61%70517,648
18Lincoln County and Pilgrim64%1,34717,584
19Dewsbury and District and Pinderfields General59%21317,113
20Royal Liverpool and University Hospital Aintree48%1,12516,918
21Queen Elizabeth and University Hospital Lewisham44%71316,492
22Calderdale Royal and Huddersfield Royal85%4116,465
23Poole and The Royal Bournemouth65%34216,401
24Princess Royal and Denmark Hill52%69216,197
25UHNM (Royal Stoke and County Hospital)45%64015,160
26Northwick Park and Ealing51%65715,095
27Cheltenham General and Gloucester Royal Hospital62%45414,773
28Alexandra and Worcestershire Royal53%1,06214,684
29Bassetlaw District General and Doncaster Royal Infirmary66%37614,439
30Queen's and King George63%56814,321
31UCLH (University College)74%24614,122
32Royal Blackburn63%81413,927
33Croydon63%62613,804
34William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital51%1,07913,689
35NNUH (Norfolk and Norwich)68%28713,687
36Queen's Medical Centre45%97913,656
37John Radcliffe and Horton General73%813,610
38UHCW (University Hospital Coventry)61%1813,154
39North Devon District and Wonford50%21313,099
40Darlington Memorial and University of Durham59%5212,901
41St Mary's and Charing Cross57%012,877
42Ipswich and Colchester59%85812,846
43Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital67%42512,803
44The Royal Victoria Infirmary56%1712,694
45York and Scarborough General48%31512,536
46Darent Valley74%49012,375
47Southampton General68%1412,362
48Musgrove Park and Yeovil District52%8612,302
49Addenbrookes54%26211,809
50Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre and Midland Metropolitan57%22111,775
51Sunderland Eye Infirmary and South Tyneside District59%211,770
52Queen Alexandra59%1,20211,768
53Princess Royal and Royal Shrewsbury43%1,37311,747
54Epsom and St Helier67%74311,635
55Homerton78%2511,472
56Royal Berkshire and King Edward VII62%011,425
57New Cross66%50611,329
58King's Mill69%17911,265
59East Surrey52%43211,041
60Kettering General61%74311,028
61St Thomas61%7311,004
62Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital79%010,939
63Russells Hall73%15510,834
64Conquest and Eastbourne District General62%21510,828
65Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital and Scunthorpe General51%75710,716
66Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust67%33910,447
67Medway Maritime69%41310,304
68Hull Royal Infirmary42%61210,218
69Barnsley71%10910,086
70Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Royal Hampshire County48%1110,050
71Rotherham District General69%1710,045
72Stoke Mandeville69%1649,848
73Whittington72%2789,715
74Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust56%8219,611
75Lister47%899,588
76St George's Hospital (Tooting)71%2879,553
77Royal United Hospital Bath57%1769,425
78Bradford Royal Infirmary73%2159,332
79The Princess Alexandra71%3289,234
80University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust36%5889,089
81Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust48%89,046
82Tameside General48%6819,044
83NCIC (Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland)51%2298,977
84Furness General and Royal Lancaster Infirmary60%5328,971
85Bolton51%5808,867
86Blackpool Victoria50%5058,673
87MKUH (Milton Keynes)51%28,594
88Warwick67%1908,510
89Stepping Hill63%2288,508
90Watford General73%158,453
91West Suffolk80%1498,264
92St Peter's58%4898,078
93GWH (Great Western Hospital A&E)54%4407,991
94Arrowe Park43%4987,917
95James Paget59%4237,874
96George Eliot Hospital - Acute Services84%3547,779
97James Cook48%187,575
98Kingston42%5167,544
99RCH (Treliske)47%4977,435
100Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust60%1677,380
101Leighton50%6077,353
102Warrington54%8567,206
103Royal Surrey County64%247,099
104Royal Albert Edward Infirmary43%2387,034
105Chesterfield Royal51%1806,890
106The Queen Elizabeth58%1546,636
107Hereford County59%1356,357
108Royal Liverpool Children's86%06,240
109Airedale General58%1816,134
110Countess of Chester50%7685,968
111Queen Elizabeth59%115,603
112Harrogate District65%15,377
113Hillingdon57%65,219
114University Hospital of North Tees40%255,103
115Salisbury District50%2355,083
116Dorset County59%704,864
117Birmingham Children's74%34,840
118Macclesfield District General48%4904,676
119Sheffield Children's90%04,495
120St Mary's72%1104,424

NHS England figures, , checked . About the data.

Where to go

  • Life-threatening (chest pain, trouble breathing, heavy bleeding, stroke signs, a fit, cannot be woken): call 999.
  • Urgent but not life-threatening: A&E, or an urgent treatment centre, often quicker for cuts, sprains, minor burns and minor breaks.
  • Not sure: NHS 111, online or by phone. They can book you a slot.
  • Minor (coughs, colds, rashes): a pharmacist, no appointment needed.