A&E

Fort William A&E Live Waiting Times

Belford Hospital

NHS Highland

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Causeway Area Hospital A&E
131.5 mi away
Long wait
Antrim Area Hospital A&E
150.2 mi away
Long wait
Altnagelvin Area Hospital A&E
152.4 mi away
Long wait
Mid Ulster Hospital MIU
153.8 mi away
Short wait
Ulster Hospital A&E
156.0 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Lorn & Islands Hospital, Mull And Iona Community Hospital and Broadford Hospital.

Contact & location
Belford Road, Fort William, PH336BS
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
Sunday TodayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Train stations
Fort William Rail Station2 min walk to A&E
Banavie Rail Station34 min walk to A&E
Corpach Rail Station35 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
24 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Belford Hospital (o/s, westbound)1 min walk to A&E
146Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Lochyside
147Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Lochyside
149Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Plantation
41Shiel BusesRoybridge ↔ Fort William
43Shiel BusesTorlundy ↔ Fort William
46Shiel BusesCorpach ↔ Upper Achintore
47Shiel BusesCorpach ↔ Upper Achintore
510Shiel BusesInvergarry ↔ Fort William
512BShiel BusesCaol ↔ North Ballachulish
591Lochaber Action on DisabRoybridge ↔ Fort William
592Lochaber Action on DisabCorpach ↔ Fort William
X47Shiel BusesCorpach ↔ Upper Achintore
St Marys School (opp, south-west)2 min walk to A&E
Mamore Crescent (before, south-west)2 min walk to A&E
148Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Corpach
149Shiel BusesLochyside ↔ Fort William
521Shiel BusesCaol ↔ Upper Achintore
Fort William Bus Station3 min walk to A&E
500Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Mallaig
502Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Salen
505Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Mallaig
506Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Kilchoan
507Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Lochaline
534Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Mallaig
591Lochaber Action on DisabRoybridge ↔ Fort William
592Lochaber Action on DisabCorpach ↔ Fort William
934Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Glenfinnan
Nevis Sport (at, north-west)3 min walk to A&E
144Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Kinlochleven
146Shiel BusesLochyside ↔ Fort William
147Shiel BusesLochyside ↔ Fort William
149Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Plantation
44Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Kinlochleven
46Shiel BusesCorpach ↔ Upper Achintore
47Shiel BusesCorpach ↔ Upper Achintore
506Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Kilchoan
507Shiel BusesFort William ↔ Lochaline
512BShiel BusesCaol ↔ North Ballachulish
522Shiel BusesCamusnagaul ↔ Fort William
592Lochaber Action on Disabto Corpach
X47Shiel BusesCorpach ↔ Upper Achintore
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About Belford Hospital

Belford Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department on Belford Road in Fort William, Highland, part of NHS Highland. Classified by NHS Scotland as a Type 1 emergency department: consultant-led, with full resuscitation facilities and open 24 hours a day.

Official NHS Scotland performance

83.4%seen within 4 hours
760attendances in July 2026
65.5%Scotland average for major emergency departments

Public Health Scotland publishes these figures weekly; this is the site's own return for July 2026. That is above the Scotland average of 65.5% for major emergency departments over the same month. Scotland also reports longer thresholds: 98.8% of patients here were seen within 8 hours and 100.0% within 12 hours.

Attendances by year

NHS yearAttendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2014-15 (2 months)92246194.3%
2015-168,92674497.1%
2016-179,03375395.8%
2017-189,47979096.0%
2018-1910,05783896.4%
2019-209,81581892.2%
2020-216,09650895.0%
2021-229,04875490.7%
2022-239,54679688.3%
2023-2410,02783686.5%
2024-259,74981283.4%
2025-2610,28585782.7%
2026-27 (4 months)3,62890782.1%

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Belford Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Belford Hospital is shown at the top of this page, together with when it was last updated. Times are reported by recent visitors and carry a community badge - after your own visit you can submit your wait time in a few seconds to help the next person.

When is the A&E at Belford Hospital quietest?

Patterns vary by hospital, but across UK urgent and emergency care the quietest window is usually the early morning, roughly 4am to 7am, with demand building through the afternoon and peaking in the evening. Friday and Saturday nights and Monday mornings are typically the busiest periods. See our guide to the best time to visit for more detail.

How long will I wait at Belford Hospital A&E?

Patients are triaged on arrival and the most urgent cases are always seen first, so your wait depends on how serious your condition is and how busy the department is. In Scotland the standard is for 95% of patients to be admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of arrival. The live figure on this page shows how Belford Hospital is doing right now.

How often are the waiting times on this page updated?

This page updates whenever a visitor submits a new wait time, so freshness depends on recent reports - each entry shows when that person visited. If you have been to Belford Hospital recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at Belford Hospital open 24 hours?

Yes - the A&E at Belford Hospital is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

Where is Belford Hospital and how do I get there?

Belford Hospital is at Belford Road, Fort William, PH336BS. Enter your postcode in the Getting here section for a door-to-door route.
About this data
This hospital does not currently have a live data source. The waiting times shown here are reported by visitors and may not reflect current conditions. You can see how we source data for every hospital on our data sources page. Department labels shown (e.g. A&E, MIU, UTC) are our interpretation of the source data and may not match the hospital’s own terminology. If any information is incorrect, please let us know.
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