Live A&E Waiting Times in Birmingham & Solihull
Compare current NHS A&E wait times at Birmingham's major emergency departments and Solihull Urgent Treatment Centre. Every card shows the newest available figure; open it to see the named source, update time and freshness label.
Birmingham and Solihull NHS emergency care
This local directory brings together the main NHS emergency departments serving Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Smethwick and Solihull. It includes hospitals run by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, so you can compare the latest available figures in one place.
- Emergency departments
- 4
- Urgent treatment centre
- 1
- NHS trusts
- 2
Birmingham A&E waiting times now
Open a hospital card for its full waiting-time history, service details, opening information, source and nearby alternatives.
A&E or Solihull Urgent Treatment Centre?
Solihull Hospital is included for local urgent-care comparison, but its UTC is not the same as a full emergency department.
Emergency departments
Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Midland Metropolitan provide emergency-department care. A&E triage treats the sickest patients first, so the displayed wait is a guide rather than a guaranteed time to treatment.
Solihull Urgent Treatment Centre
Solihull UTC handles many urgent, non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. It has set opening hours and is not a 24-hour replacement for A&E. Check the card's current status before travelling, or call NHS 111 for advice.
Where Birmingham A&E waiting times come from
Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull are operated by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Midland Metropolitan is operated by Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust.
We read publicly available NHS trust feeds and preserve the source alongside every figure. A green Live label is only used for a recent trust reading; older or less frequent figures are clearly marked Latest published, Monthly average or Estimated. See our waiting-time methodology and full data-source register for the refresh rules and source links.
Birmingham and Solihull waiting-time questions
How the live figures work, which hospitals are covered and when to use Solihull Urgent Treatment Centre.
What are the live A&E waiting times in Birmingham?
The hospital cards above show the newest waiting-time figure available for Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, plus Solihull Urgent Treatment Centre. Open any card to see its named source, update time and freshness label, so you can tell whether it is live or the latest published data.
Which Birmingham hospitals are included on this page?
This page covers Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in Edgbaston, Heartlands Hospital in Bordesley Green, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick for Sandwell and West Birmingham, and Solihull Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre. The first four are emergency departments; Solihull is a UTC.
Does Solihull Hospital have an A&E department?
Solihull Hospital provides an Urgent Treatment Centre rather than a full emergency department. A UTC treats many urgent but non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, but it is not the right service for major trauma, suspected heart attack, stroke or another life-threatening emergency. Check its opening status before travelling or contact NHS 111 if you are unsure.
Are Birmingham A&E waiting times updated live?
Several Birmingham-area NHS trusts publish frequently updated waiting-time feeds. We check those official sources on a short cycle. If a current live figure is unavailable, the hospital page says Latest published, Monthly average or Estimated instead of presenting old information as live.
Which Birmingham A&E has the shortest wait right now?
Compare the figures and freshness labels on the five cards above. Waiting times can change quickly and patients are seen by clinical priority, not arrival order. Do not travel farther or delay emergency care solely because another hospital currently shows a shorter wait.
Should I call NHS 111 before going to A&E in Birmingham?
For an urgent problem that is not life-threatening, NHS 111 can advise whether you need an emergency department, an Urgent Treatment Centre, a GP or another service, and may be able to arrange a timed arrival slot. For chest pain, stroke symptoms, severe breathing difficulty, heavy bleeding or another life-threatening emergency, call 999 immediately.