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POOLE HOSPITAL
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust · BH15 2JB · England
Getting here
Poole Hospital, Poole — BH15 2JB. Opens in the app you already use:
Directions to the hospital site, not to a specific department door. Large hospitals have several entrances, so check signs on arrival — A&E is usually signposted separately, and is often not the main entrance.
This trust doesn't publish a live dashboard we can read, so everything below is the official
published record plus reports from people who were there.
Been there recently?
66.7%
Seen within 4h
—
Median reported wait (30d)
0
Reports all time
8,295
Attendances (March 2026)
Official record
Share seen within 4 hours
66.7%
Type 1 & 2 attendances8,295
Attendances over 4 hours
2,760
Waited over 12 hours from decision to admit
540
PeriodMarch 2026
No one has reported a wait here yet.
The official figure above is the only guide —
it's a monthly average, so it won't tell you what tonight looks like.
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Nearby, for comparison
A&E hospitals within 45 km.
| Hospital | Distance | Seen within 4h | Reported median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust |
11.1 km | 63.8% | none |
| DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
33.4 km | 62.8% | none |
| SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust |
38.0 km | 54.3% | none |
| SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust |
44.5 km | 70.4% | none |
Tips from people who have been here
Nobody has left a tip for this hospital yet. If you have been here, the practical details help people more than the wait itself — parking, whether the cafe is open, somewhere to charge a phone.