How long people spend in A&E at the hospital trust serving Woking, from NHS England’s monthly A&E attendances and emergency admissions statistics for September 2026.
If it is not an emergency, NHS 111 online or calling 111 can tell you where to go, including urgent treatment centres, which often have shorter waits. Call 999 or go to A&E for life-threatening emergencies such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding or signs of a stroke.
No licensed live feed is available for this trust, so the figures below are the latest monthly NHS England statistics. Live waits for Northern Ireland and hospitals that publish their own are on our live A&E page.
67.1%of A&E attendances admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours (September 2026)
58.1%within 4 hours at the main (type 1) A&E
10,761A&E attendances in the month
489waited over 12 hours from decision to admit
In September 2026, 67.1% of the 10,761 people attending A&E at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours. That is 7.3 points below the England average of 74.4% and 9.1 points below the South East average of 76.2%. It ranks 91 of 120 trusts with a major A&E in England and 14 of 17 in South East (1 = highest share within 4 hours). At the main emergency department (type 1), 58.1% spent 4 hours or less, against 60.6% across England. 2,378 patients were admitted as emergencies through A&E, and 489 waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit them to being admitted.
Over the last 13 months the 4-hour figure has ranged from 59.6% (January 2026) to 69.9% (July 2026); it is up 1.9 points since September 2025.
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals: % within 4 hours of arrival England
Month by month at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals
Type 1 departments are major, consultant-led A&Es open 24 hours with full resuscitation facilities. Types 2 and 3 are single-specialty units (such as eye casualty), urgent treatment centres and minor injury units. The “all types” figure includes all of these, which is why it is usually higher than the type 1 figure.
In September 2026, 67.1% of people attending A&E at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were admitted, transferred or discharged within 4 hours (England 74.4%). The NHS standard is 95%.
How many people wait over 12 hours at A&E in Woking?
489 patients at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit them to being admitted in September 2026. This measure counts only patients being admitted, not everyone in the department.
Is Woking A&E better or worse than average?
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ranked 91 of 120 trusts with a major A&E for the share of patients who spent 4 hours or less in A&E in September 2026, 7.3 points below the England average.
Should I go to A&E or call 111?
If it is not an emergency, NHS 111 online or calling 111 can tell you where to go, including urgent treatment centres, which often have shorter waits. Call 999 or go to A&E for life-threatening emergencies such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding or signs of a stroke.