Herne Bay UTC
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Current wait
Primary source: Kent & Medway UTCs — published waiting times
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Herne Bay
- Run by
- Kent & Medway UTCs
- Service level
- Urgent Treatment Centre
The last 24 hours at Herne Bay UTC
Every reading we've collected, newest first. The bar shows each reading relative to the day's peak.
| Collected | Trend | Wait | Shift | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recently15:36 | 35 min | — | 4 | |
| recently15:09 | 35 min | — | 4 | |
| recently14:36 | 35 min | ▲ 10m | 4 | |
| recently14:10 | 25 min | ▼ 20m | 2 | |
| recently13:36 | 45 min | ▼ 15m | 4 | |
| recently13:10 | 1 hr | — | 9 | |
| recently12:37 | 1 hr | — | 9 | |
| recently12:14 | 1 hr | — | 9 | |
| recently11:35 | 1 hr | — | 9 | |
| recently11:10 | 1 hr | ▲ 30m | 9 | |
| recently10:36 | 30 min | ▲ 10m | 6 | |
| recently10:10 | 20 min | — | 2 |
How this compares locally
Right now the reading here is 35 min. The Kent average sits near 1 hr 24 min. This department is currently one of the calmer options in its area.
Quick answers for Herne Bay UTC
What's the current wait at Herne Bay UTC?
The latest published reading is about 35 min. That comes straight from the trust's own feed and shifts through the day — and remember triage decides the order patients are seen, so a genuinely urgent case never waits for the whole queue.
Is the urgent treatment centre at Herne Bay UTC open right now?
Opening hours here are: not confirmed — ring ahead. Outside those times, calling 111 will point you to the nearest open alternative.
Where exactly is Herne Bay UTC?
It's in Herne Bay. 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 urgent treatment centre 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.
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