A&E

Larbert A&E Live Waiting Times

Forth Valley Royal Hospital

NHS Forth Valley

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Cumberland Infirmary A&E
85.4 mi away
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Keswick Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
101.9 mi away
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West Cumberland Hospital A&E
103.9 mi away
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Penrith Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
104.0 mi away
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Ulster Hospital A&E
125.3 mi away
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Stirling Health And Care Village, University Hospital Monklands and St John's Hospital.

Contact & location
Stirling Road, Larbert, FK5 4WR
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
Larbert Rail Station15 min walk to A&E
Camelon Rail Station35 min walk to A&E
Falkirk Grahamston Rail Station58 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
13 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Forth Valley Royal Hospital (Stance 1)3 min walk to A&E
2Midland BluebirdLarbert ↔ Boness
7Midland BluebirdCamelon ↔ Larbert
8Midland BluebirdCamelon ↔ Fankerton
H3Midland BluebirdLarbert ↔ Dollar
Forth Valley Royal Hospital (Stance 2)3 min walk to A&E
178Midland Bluebirdto Larbert
178AMidland Bluebirdfrom Larbert
38Midland BluebirdStirling ↔ Falkirk
H3Midland BluebirdLarbert ↔ Dollar
Forth Valley Royal Hospital (Stance 3)3 min walk to A&E
38Midland BluebirdFalkirk ↔ Stirling
H1Midland BluebirdAlva ↔ Larbert
H2Midland BluebirdDollar ↔ Larbert
H3Midland BluebirdDollar ↔ Larbert
Forth Valley Royal Hospital (Stance 4)3 min walk to A&E
H3Midland BluebirdDollar ↔ Larbert
X24StagecoachGlasgow ↔ Kincardine
X24AStagecoachGlasgow ↔ Kincardine
X27StagecoachGlasgow ↔ Kincardine
Logie Drive (opp, north-west)6 min walk to A&E
38Midland BluebirdFalkirk ↔ Stirling
7Midland BluebirdCamelon ↔ Larbert
H4Midland BluebirdLarbert ↔ Alloa
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About Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Forth Valley Royal Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department on Stirling Road in Larbert, Falkirk, part of NHS Forth Valley. 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

47.2%seen within 4 hours
3,751attendances 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 below the Scotland average of 65.5% for major emergency departments over the same month. Scotland also reports longer thresholds: 78.7% of patients here were seen within 8 hours and 93.2% within 12 hours.

Attendances by year

NHS yearAttendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2014-15 (2 months)6,7393,37093.0%
2015-1662,8265,23693.1%
2016-1763,7505,31293.0%
2017-1864,4785,37387.3%
2018-1966,5255,54481.8%
2019-2066,7535,56386.1%
2020-2143,9563,66390.3%
2021-2258,9404,91264.8%
2022-2358,1294,84447.6%
2023-2462,7135,22648.7%
2024-2562,2375,18648.1%
2025-2664,1905,34947.4%
2026-27 (4 months)20,7965,19948.0%

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at Forth Valley Royal Hospital?

The live waiting time for the A&E at Forth Valley Royal 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 Forth Valley Royal 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 Forth Valley Royal 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 Forth Valley Royal 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 Forth Valley Royal Hospital recently, submitting your wait takes a few seconds and helps others plan.

Is the A&E at Forth Valley Royal Hospital open 24 hours?

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

Where is Forth Valley Royal Hospital and how do I get there?

Forth Valley Royal Hospital is at Stirling Road, Larbert, FK5 4WR. 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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