Children's A&E

Royal Aberdeen Hospital Children's A&E Waiting Times

NHS Grampian

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Cumberland Infirmary A&E
159.3 mi away
Long wait
Penrith Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
174.3 mi away
Long wait
Keswick Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
180.4 mi away
Long wait
West Cumberland Hospital A&E
189.7 mi away
Long wait
Causeway Area Hospital A&E
223.5 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Peterhead Community Hospital and Jubilee Hospital.

Contact & location
Westburn Drive, Aberdeen, AB252ZG
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
Aberdeen Rail Station31 min walk to Children's A&E
Bus stops
12 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (at, north-west)2 min walk to Children's A&E
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (opp, south-east)2 min walk to Children's A&E
Cornhill Terrace (opp, south-west)3 min walk to Children's A&E
9UFirst BusOld Aberdeen ↔ Westburn
Cornhill Terrace (at, eastbound)3 min walk to Children's A&E
9UFirst BusWestburn ↔ Old Aberdeen
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (Stand A) (E-bound, eastbound)4 min walk to Children's A&E
10StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Inverurie
10AStagecoachAberdeen ↔ Inverurie
3First BusCove Bay ↔ Mastrick
35StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Oldmeldrum
3AFirst BusCove Bay ↔ Mastrick
3SFirst BusAltens ↔ Mastrick
4StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Westhill
59StagecoachTorry ↔ Northfield
64StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Inverurie
64AStagecoachAberdeen ↔ Inverurie
9UFirst BusOld Aberdeen ↔ Westburn
X35StagecoachAberdeen ↔ Oldmeldrum
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About Royal Aberdeen Hospital

Royal Aberdeen Hospital runs a 24-hour dedicated children's emergency department on Westburn Drive in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, part of NHS Grampian. 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

89.3%seen within 4 hours
1,144attendances 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: 99.7% of patients here were seen within 8 hours and 99.9% within 12 hours.

Attendances by year

NHS yearAttendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2014-15 (2 months)2,2581,12997.5%
2015-1616,8911,40898.8%
2016-1715,9791,33298.7%
2017-1815,6401,30398.7%
2018-1916,8311,40399.1%
2019-2016,6491,38798.7%
2020-2110,41586898.3%
2021-2215,1721,26495.6%
2022-2317,0681,42287.6%
2023-2417,6961,47587.6%
2024-2518,0051,50086.4%
2025-2618,7291,56182.9%
2026-27 (4 months)6,5761,64484.0%

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current Children's A&E wait time at Royal Aberdeen Hospital?

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

Is the Children's A&E at Royal Aberdeen Hospital open 24 hours?

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

Where is Royal Aberdeen Hospital and how do I get there?

Royal Aberdeen Hospital is at Westburn Drive, Aberdeen, AB252ZG. 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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