St George's Hospital
London · data via St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Time in department now
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Estimated wait: ~2 hr 49 min
70.7% done within 4 hrs · September 2026
Primary source: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — published waiting times
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- London
- Hours
- Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Run by
- St George's University Hospitals 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 St George's Hospital
What's the current wait at St George's Hospital?
No live figure is being published for St George's 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 St George's 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 St George's Hospital treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around London 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 St George's Hospital?
It's in London. 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?
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If someone is seriously unwell — chest pain, stroke signs, heavy bleeding, struggling to breathe — call 999 immediately instead of comparing queues.