Whipps Cross Hospital
London · E11 1NR · data via Barts Health NHS Trust
Locals may know it as: Whipps Cross University Hospital, Whipps Cross A&E
Time in department now
No live feed
Estimated wait: ~3 hr 15 min
61% done within 4 hrs · September 2026
Primary source: Barts Health NHS Trust — published waiting times
About this department
Whipps Cross Hospital is a district general hospital in Leytonstone, East London, part of Barts Health NHS Trust. The hospital serves the communities of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, and parts of neighbouring boroughs with a catchment population of approximately 350,000 people. The Emergency Department handles around 100,000 attendances annually and is consistently one of the busiest A&E departments in London. The hospital is currently undergoing a major redevelopment programme, with plans for a brand new hospital building. Despite its age, the hospital provides comprehensive acute services including maternity, paediatrics, and elderly care.
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- London, E11 1NR
- Hours
- Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Run by
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Service level
- Full A&E (Type 1 emergency department)
On-site services
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What's the current wait at Whipps Cross Hospital?
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Is the A&E at Whipps Cross 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 Whipps Cross 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 Whipps Cross Hospital?
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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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7.4 km
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10.1 km
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