Freeman Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne · data via The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Time in department now
No live feed
Estimated wait: ~3 hr 28 min
56.1% done within 4 hrs · September 2026
Primary source: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — published waiting times
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Hours
- Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Run by
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Service level
- Full A&E (Type 1 emergency department)
How this compares locally
There's no recent reading for Freeman Hospital. Check back shortly, or ring the trust for the current picture.
Not sure A&E is the right door? Read this first →Quick answers for Freeman Hospital
What's the current wait at Freeman Hospital?
No live figure is being published for Freeman Hospital at the moment. It's worth refreshing later, or phoning the hospital before travelling if timing matters to you.
Is the A&E at Freeman Hospital open right now?
Yes — this A&E never closes. It runs 24 hours a day every day of the year, with no appointment needed; arrivals are triaged and treated in order of clinical urgency.
Would somewhere other than Freeman Hospital treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around Newcastle upon Tyne handle sprains, cuts, minor burns and simple fractures with far shorter queues. The nearby-departments panel on this page shows live figures for the closest options, and 111 can book timed slots at some of them.
Where exactly is Freeman Hospital?
It's in Newcastle upon Tyne. Pop your own postcode into our distance search to see how far it is from you compared with the other departments nearby.
When does this A&E tend to be calmest?
Across the UK the pattern is consistent: the lightest traffic is between roughly 6am and 9am, and the heaviest crunch lands on Monday mornings, weekday evenings, and Friday and Saturday nights. If your condition can safely wait for a quieter window, an early start usually pays off.
Could you be seen sooner?
Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle
1.7 km
Penrith Community Hospital
82.2 km · UTC
Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle
86.2 km
What the labels mean
Worth reading first
Don't wait on a webpage
If someone is seriously unwell — chest pain, stroke signs, heavy bleeding, struggling to breathe — call 999 immediately instead of comparing queues.