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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
NHS Lothian · EH164SA · Scotland
Getting here
Royal Infirmary Of Edinburgh — EH164SA. 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?
61.6%
Seen within 4h
—
Median reported wait (30d)
0
Reports all time
11,792
Attendances (July 2026)
Official record
Share seen within 4 hours
61.6%
Type 1 & 2 attendances11,792
Attendances over 4 hours
4,523
Waited over 12 hours (all attendances)2.4%
PeriodJuly 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 Hospital for Children and Young People (Edinburgh) NHS Lothian |
0.1 km | 95.2% | none |
| Victoria Hospital (NHS Fife) NHS Fife |
22.7 km | 64.0% | none |
| St John's Hospital NHS Lothian |
24.4 km | 68.0% | none |
| Borders General Hospital NHS Borders |
43.9 km | 67.8% | 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.