Southmead Hospital
Bristol · data via Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Time in department now
No live feed
National average: ~2 hr 8 min
Primary source: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust — published waiting times
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Bristol
- Hours
- Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Run by
- Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
- Service level
- Full A&E (Type 1 emergency department)
How this compares locally
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Not sure A&E is the right door? Read this first →Quick answers for Southmead Hospital
What's the current wait at Southmead Hospital?
No live figure is being published for Southmead 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 Southmead 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 Southmead Hospital treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around Bristol 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 Southmead Hospital?
It's in Bristol. 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?
Bristol Royal Infirmary
4.5 km
The Grange University Hospital
33.5 km
University Hospital of Wales
41.2 km
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
47.5 km
Cheltenham General Hospital
58.6 km
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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.