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ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust · WN1 2NN · England
Getting here
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan — WN1 2NN. 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?
57.6%
Seen within 4h
—
Median reported wait (30d)
0
Reports all time
6,850
Attendances (March 2026)
Official record
Share seen within 4 hours
57.6%
Type 1 & 2 attendances6,850
Attendances over 4 hours
2,905
Waited over 12 hours from decision to admit
1,345
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHORLEY & SOUTH RIBBLE HOSPITAL Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
12.0 km | 59.9% | none |
| ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL Bolton NHS Foundation Trust |
13.2 km | 56.4% | none |
| ORMSKIRK AND DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
16.0 km | 94.7% | none |
| WARRINGTON HOSPITAL Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
18.3 km | 49.4% | none |
| WHISTON HOSPITAL Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
18.4 km | 58.4% | none |
| SALFORD ROYAL Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust |
21.7 km | 62.6% | 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.