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A&E

Forth Valley Royal Hospital A&E Waiting Times

Scotland · Scotland

Hospital website

Emergency Department information for Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert. NHS Forth Valley publishes separate waiting-time estimates for this ED and Stirling’s Minor Injuries Unit.

Hospital address
Stirling Road, Larbert, FK5 4WR

Published waiting-time observations

Estimated wait for treatmentPublication time unknown
2h

The NHS board’s current estimate for treatment. The source does not supply a publication timestamp.

Published by source: Publication time not supplied
Retrieved by us: 21 Oct, 16:45
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Historical waiting-time statistics

Not live. These figures describe recorded visits during a past reporting month. They do not show today’s queue or predict your wait.
Historical visits completed within 4 hoursHistorical · Not live
45.5%

Reporting period: August 2026

Hospital statistic: Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Percentage admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival. The source does not publish a mean or median duration in this dataset; this percentage is not an average waiting time.

Source: Public Health Scotland — Monthly A&E statistics
File retrieved: 21 October 2026. This is not the reporting period.
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Questions about these waiting times

Is the figure for Forth Valley Royal Hospital live?

Recent official observations are available above. Read each publication date: a successful retrieval alone does not establish when the publisher updated a figure.

What does the published waiting time measure?

  • Estimated wait for treatment: The NHS board’s current estimate for treatment. The source does not supply a publication timestamp.
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LOCAL SERVICE INFORMATION

About Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Opening hours
The department is open 24 hours. Official source ↗
Finding the department
The ED is at the rear of the hospital, accessible from both directions on the ring road around the building. Official source ↗

Service details checked 21 October 2026. This is separate from the waiting-time publication dates above. Check the official service page for changes to access and opening arrangements.

How to use this information

Forth Valley Royal Hospital is listed as a hospital emergency department. Department types have different capabilities; a shorter published wait does not mean a service is suitable for your condition.

Patients are prioritised by clinical urgency, not arrival order. An observation reflects the department’s published measure at a particular time, and cannot predict your individual experience.

Can I compare this figure with another hospital?

Only compare like-for-like measures. The average total stay includes tests and treatment; the longest current wait describes a different thing. Where a source gives a range, we keep the range and do not calculate an exact estimate.

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