West Cornwall Hospital Penzance
Penzance · data via Cornwall NHS Trusts · read recently
Current wait
Primary source: Cornwall NHS Trusts — published waiting times
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Penzance
- Hours
- Open: Every day, 8am to 10pm.
- Run by
- Cornwall NHS Trusts
- Service level
- Urgent Treatment Centre
The last 24 hours at West Cornwall Hospital Penzance
Every reading we've collected, newest first. The bar shows each reading relative to the day's peak.
| Collected | Trend | Wait | Shift | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recently16:36 | 2 hr 6 min | ▲ 25m | — | |
| recently16:10 | 1 hr 41 min | ▲ 35m | — | |
| recently15:36 | 1 hr 6 min | ▲ 30m | — | |
| recently15:09 | 36 min | ▼ 56m | — | |
| recently14:36 | 1 hr 32 min | ▲ 25m | — | |
| recently14:10 | 1 hr 7 min | ▲ 35m | — | |
| recently13:36 | 32 min | ▲ 25m | — | |
| recently13:10 | 7 min | ▼ 7m | — | |
| recently12:37 | 14 min | ▲ 6m | — | |
| recently12:14 | 8 min | ▼ 1m | — | |
| recently11:35 | 9 min | ▲ 3m | — | |
| recently11:10 | 6 min | ▼ 24m | — |
How this compares locally
Right now the reading here is 2 hr 6 min. The South West average sits near 1 hr 18 min. This department is running well above its neighbours — check the alternatives panel before setting off.
Quick answers for West Cornwall Hospital Penzance
What's the current wait at West Cornwall Hospital Penzance?
The latest published reading is about 2 hr 6 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 West Cornwall Hospital Penzance open right now?
Opening hours here are: Open: Every day, 8am to 10pm.. Outside those times, calling 111 will point you to the nearest open alternative.
Where exactly is West Cornwall Hospital Penzance?
It's in Penzance. 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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