QEQM Hospital Margate
Margate · data via Kent & Medway UTCs · read recently
Current wait
Primary source: Kent & Medway UTCs — published waiting times
About this department
The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) is a district general hospital in Margate, Kent, part of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital serves the communities of Thanet and surrounding areas of East Kent. The Emergency Department handles approximately 60,000 attendances per year and operates 24 hours a day. QEQM provides a range of acute services and is the main emergency hospital for the Thanet area. The hospital has close links with Canterbury Christ Church University and plays an important role in training healthcare professionals in East Kent.
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Margate
- Run by
- Kent & Medway UTCs
- Service level
- Urgent Treatment Centre
The last 24 hours at QEQM Hospital Margate
Every reading we've collected, newest first. The bar shows each reading relative to the day's peak.
| Collected | Trend | Wait | Shift | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recently14:36 | 3 hr 25 min | ▲ 38m | 6 | |
| recently14:12 | 2 hr 47 min | ▲ 30m | 7 | |
| recently13:36 | 2 hr 17 min | ▲ 17m | 6 | |
| recently13:12 | 2 hr | ▲ 37m | 4 | |
| recently12:37 | 1 hr 23 min | ▲ 16m | 4 | |
| recently12:14 | 1 hr 7 min | — | 2 | |
| recently11:36 | — | — | 0 | |
| recently11:09 | 39 min | ▲ 24m | 2 | |
| recently10:36 | 15 min | ▲ 3m | 2 | |
| recently10:10 | 12 min | — | 1 | |
| recently08:14 | — | — | 0 | |
| recently07:35 | — | — | 0 |
How this compares locally
Right now the reading here is 3 hr 25 min. The Kent average sits near 1 hr 42 min. This department is running well above its neighbours — check the alternatives panel before setting off.
Quick answers for QEQM Hospital Margate
What's the current wait at QEQM Hospital Margate?
The latest published reading is about 3 hr 25 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 QEQM Hospital Margate 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 QEQM Hospital Margate?
It's in Margate. 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.
Could you be seen sooner?
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