West Cumberland Hospital
Whitehaven · data via North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust · read recently
Time in department now
Primary source: North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust — published waiting times
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Whitehaven
- Run by
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Service level
- Full A&E (Type 1 emergency department)
The last 24 hours at West Cumberland Hospital
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 | 2 hr 15 min | — | 33 | |
| recently14:10 | 2 hr 15 min | — | 30 | |
| recently13:36 | 2 hr 15 min | ▲ 30m | 29 | |
| recently13:10 | 1 hr 45 min | ▼ 30m | 28 | |
| recently12:37 | 2 hr 15 min | — | 33 | |
| recently12:14 | 2 hr 15 min | ▲ 30m | 31 | |
| recently11:35 | 1 hr 45 min | — | 30 | |
| recently11:10 | 1 hr 45 min | ▼ 30m | 26 | |
| recently09:36 | 2 hr 15 min | ▼ 30m | 23 | |
| recently09:11 | 2 hr 45 min | ▲ 30m | 17 | |
| recently08:36 | 2 hr 15 min | ▼ 30m | 17 | |
| recently08:12 | 2 hr 45 min | ▼ 30m | 13 |
How this compares locally
Right now the reading here is 2 hr 15 min. The North West average sits near 2 hr 7 min. This department is tracking close to the local norm.
Not sure A&E is the right door? Read this first →Quick answers for West Cumberland Hospital
What's the current wait at West Cumberland Hospital?
The latest published reading is about 2 hr 15 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 A&E at West Cumberland Hospital open right now?
Opening hours here are: not confirmed — ring ahead. Outside those times, calling 111 will point you to the nearest open alternative.
Would somewhere other than West Cumberland Hospital treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around Whitehaven 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 West Cumberland Hospital?
It's in Whitehaven. 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?
Keswick Community Hospital
29.7 km · UTC
Furness General Hospital
53.5 km
Penrith Community Hospital
55.2 km · UTC
Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle
56.6 km
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
57.5 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.