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SCOTLAND · LOCAL SERVICE GUIDE

A&E and hospital waiting times in Glasgow

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Royal Hospital for Children have separate directory pages. Minor injuries and other urgent care services are listed by their own service type. Historical Scottish figures remain labelled with their reporting period.

9directory services within 15 miles of the Glasgow reference point
0with recent observations at this page’s latest check; publication time may be unknown

7 A&E · 2 Other urgent care

This area includes neighbouring places within a straight-line radius. It is not a travel-time estimate or a service catchment. Find services near your postcode or device location ↗

THE HOSPITAL DIRECTORY

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Understand the numbers
Distances from Glasgow reference point

Hospital waiting-time results

9 servicesOrdered by approximate distance · never by clinical suitability

Distances use the published town/city reference point, not your position. Postcode or campus points are approximate; they do not identify the department entrance or a travel route.

A&E

Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Glasgow City · G4 0SF

Approx. Less than 0.1 miles

Historical visits completed within 4 hours
51.4%
Historical · Not liveAugust 2026 · Hospital statistic
Reporting period: August 2026View waiting times
Other urgent care

New Stobhill Hospital

Glasgow City · G21 3UW

Approx. 2.1 miles

Historical visits completed within 4 hours
96.8%
Historical · Not liveAugust 2026 · Hospital statistic
Reporting period: August 2026View waiting times
Other urgent care

New Victoria Hospital

Glasgow City · G42 9LF

Approx. 2.7 miles

Historical visits completed within 4 hours
98.1%
Historical · Not liveAugust 2026 · Hospital statistic
Reporting period: August 2026View waiting times
A&E

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Renfrewshire · PA2 9PN

Approx. 8.0 miles

Historical visits completed within 4 hours
66.4%
Historical · Not liveAugust 2026 · Hospital statistic
Reporting period: August 2026View waiting times
A&E

University Hospital Wishaw

North Lanarkshire · ML2 0DP

Approx. 13.0 miles

Historical visits completed within 4 hours
53.5%
Historical · Not liveAugust 2026 · Hospital statistic
Reporting period: August 2026View waiting times
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These figures describe different things at different hospitals. Check the metric and source before comparing. Historical statistics are shown when no recent observation is available. Each states its reporting month and hospital or trust scope. They are not live queues or predictions of your wait.

ALL SERVICES IN THIS AREA LIST

Glasgow area hospital and urgent care index

Every listed service has its own page. Shared locations or trust-wide historical statistics do not mean two departments have the same live waiting time.

What can the figures tell you about waiting in Glasgow?

A recent observation describes the publisher’s measure at its stated publication time. Some sources publish a longest wait, some an average total stay and others the time already waited. The individual service page explains the distinction.

Where recent figures are unavailable, a dated monthly statistic may provide context. It is labelled historical, with its reporting month and whether it covers a hospital or a whole trust. It cannot predict your individual wait.

Where should I get urgent care advice?

Use the official guidance for Scotland to help identify an appropriate service. Check opening arrangements, age restrictions and access instructions with the provider. Never delay emergency care because of a displayed waiting time.

Official urgent care guidance for Scotland ↗

Location and source information

Distances use postcode centroids or an identified campus point and the published geographical reference point for Glasgow. They do not locate a department entrance. Reference-point source ↗

Read the location method and data attribution. Waiting-time source links and original timestamps appear on each service page.