Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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About Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich
Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) is a 459-bed acute district general hospital on Stadium Road in Woolwich, south-east London, operated by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. It is the main acute receiving site for the Royal Borough of Greenwich and surrounding parts of south-east London, handling around 170,000 A&E attendances a year. The 24/7 adult Emergency Department sits alongside a separate 24/7 walk-in Urgent Care Centre — for sprains, minor cuts, minor infections and similar non-life-threatening problems — plus consultant-led maternity and neonatal services, critical care, children's services, cardiology, stroke, major trauma reception and a wide range of inpatient and outpatient specialties. Current Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E waiting times are tracked here in real time.
Emergency Department (A&E)
This facility is an Emergency Department (A&E), providing care for serious and life-threatening conditions. The department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A co-located walk-in Urgent Care Centre handles less serious injuries and illness.
Available Services
Specialties
Important Information
Wait times are estimates and may change based on patient needs and emergency situations. Patients are seen based on clinical priority, not arrival time. No matter how busy our A&E departments are, the most seriously ill and injured patients will always be seen first and as quickly as possible.
Contact Information
Address
Stadium Road, Woolwich, London, SE18 4QH
Phone
020 8836 6000
Opening Hours
Open: 24 hours, 7 days per week.
NHS Trust
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Transport Information
Parking
Paid parking available on-site; charges apply. Blue Badge spaces available.
Public Transport
Woolwich (Elizabeth line) and Woolwich Arsenal (National Rail / DLR) stations are nearby. Several bus routes stop close to the hospital.
Location
For emergencies such as:
- Loss of consciousness
- Acute confused state
- Fits that are not stopping
- Chest pain
- Breathing difficulties
- Severe bleeding that cannot be stopped
- Severe allergic reactions
- Severe burns or scalds
- Stroke
- Major trauma
Go to A&E or call 999 immediately.
More information on when to go to A&EFrequently Asked Questions
Serving Areas Near Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich provides emergency services to patients across the Royal Borough of Greenwich and south-east London, including the nearby areas of:
Our real-time wait time tracker helps patients from these areas make informed decisions about when to visit our A&E department.
Related Information
Information on this page is correct as of 9 July 2026