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A&E, Hull Royal Infirmary

Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ. Part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Official NHS figures

September 2026

42%

dealt with within 4 hours at the main A&E

NHS standard: 95%

10,218

people attended the main A&E

612

waited over 12 hours for a bed after the decision to admit

Across England, 61% of patients at main A&E departments were dealt with within 4 hours that month.

Counting the trust's other urgent care departments as well, 55% of 14,223 patients were dealt with within 4 hours (England: 74%). This wider figure is the national headline measure.

"Dealt with" means admitted to a ward, transferred or sent home. The main A&E figure covers the trust's type 1 emergency departments. The 12-hour figure starts at the decision to admit, not at arrival; a further 891 waited between 4 and 12 hours for a bed.

What isn't published

There are no monthly published figures for how long patients here wait for the first assessment or to be seen. That is what the timer records.

Timed by patients

In A&E right now?

Start the timer when you've booked in at reception. Tap when you're assessed, when you're seen and when you leave. Someone who is with the patient can do it. Figures appear once 10 visits have been timed.

I'm in A&E. Time my wait.

Kept fair

Times only. We never ask why you are there, what is wrong or who treated you.
The sickest go first. Patients are treated in order of need, not arrival, so a long wait for a minor problem can be the system working.
Good and bad. A quick visit counts exactly as much as a slow one.
Nothing goes to the hospital. Timing your visit does not tell staff anything or change your place in the queue.