Children's A&E

Royal Hospital (Brighton) Children's A&E Waiting Times

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

4.2(130 reviews)
Live Updated 13 min ago
37 min
estimated wait time
↓ 22 min shorter than usual (59 min avg)
3 hr 9 min
longest today
12 min
shortest today
59 min
usual wait
Typical wait for non-urgent cases. Patients are seen in order of clinical priority. The most seriously ill are always seen first, no matter how busy the department is.
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Recent waits & what to expect
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
45 min
Today vs usual at this hour
25 min below usual

Estimate based on 2,078 readings over the last 28 days, anchored to today’s recent waits. Actual waits depend on how the day unfolds.

Typical waits by time of day
Usually quietest around 10am - busiest around 3am
Typical waits by day of week
Saturday tends to be quietest, Friday busiest
Contact & location
Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE
Royal Hospital Children's A&E in Brighton
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Friday TodayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
Getting here
Train stations
Brighton Rail Station25 min walk to Children's A&E
London Road (Brighton) Rail Station29 min walk to Children's A&E
Moulsecoomb Rail Station38 min walk to Children's A&E
Preston Park Rail Station48 min walk to Children's A&E
Hove Rail Station52 min walk to Children's A&E
Bus stops
35 routes·4 operators·5 stops within walking distance
Top of Walpole Road (nr, eastbound)2 min walk to Children's A&E
37Compass TravelBrighton ↔ Bristol Estate
37BCompass TravelBrighton ↔ Bristol Estate
County Hospital (opp, westbound)2 min walk to Children's A&E
1Go-AheadWhitehawk ↔ Portslade Village
1Brighton & Hove
14BGo-AheadPeacehaven ↔ Brighton
14BBrighton & Hove
14CGo-AheadNewhaven ↔ Hove
14CBrighton & Hove
1XGo-AheadBrighton ↔ Mile Oak
1XBrighton & Hove
23Go-AheadBrighton ↔ Woodingdean
27Go-AheadSaltdean ↔ Westdene
271Go-AheadKemp Town ↔ Crawley
272Go-AheadKemp Town ↔ Crawley
37Compass TravelBristol Estate ↔ Brighton
37BCompass TravelBristol Estate ↔ Brighton
47Compass TravelEast Saltdean ↔ Portslade
52Compass TravelWoodingdean ↔ Patcham
7Go-AheadBrighton ↔ Hove
7Brighton & Hove
71Go-AheadWhitehawk ↔ Mile Oak
71Brighton & Hove
71AGo-AheadWhitehawk ↔ Mile Oak
71ABrighton & Hove
73Go-AheadWhitehawk ↔ Hove
73Brighton & Hove
94AGo-AheadBrighton
N7Go-AheadBrighton ↔ Hove
N7Brighton & Hove
County Hospital (adj, eastbound)2 min walk to Children's A&E
1Go-AheadPortslade Village ↔ Whitehawk
12Go-AheadBrighton ↔ Roselands
12AGo-AheadBrighton ↔ Roselands
14BGo-AheadBrighton ↔ Peacehaven
14CGo-AheadBrighton ↔ Newhaven
1XGo-AheadMile Oak ↔ Brighton
23Go-AheadWoodingdean ↔ Brighton
23Brighton & Hove
27Go-AheadWestdene ↔ Saltdean
27CGo-AheadWestdene ↔ Saltdean
27CBrighton & Hove
47Compass TravelPortslade ↔ East Saltdean
52Compass TravelPatcham ↔ Woodingdean
7Go-AheadHove ↔ Brighton
71Go-AheadHangleton ↔ Whitehawk
73Go-AheadHove ↔ Whitehawk
94AGo-AheadBrighton ↔ Whitehawk
94ABrighton & Hove
N7Go-AheadHove ↔ Brighton
County Hospital (W-bound, westbound)2 min walk to Children's A&E
271Go-AheadCrawley ↔ Kemp Town
271MetrobusCrawley ↔ Pyecombe
272Go-AheadCrawley ↔ Kemp Town
272MetrobusCopthorne ↔ Pyecombe
37Compass TravelBrighton ↔ Bristol Estate
37BCompass TravelBrighton ↔ Bristol Estate
Donald Hall Road (E-bound, eastbound)2 min walk to Children's A&E
37Compass TravelBrighton ↔ Bristol Estate
37BCompass TravelBrighton ↔ Bristol Estate
Plan journey by public transport
Brighton Children's A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 7 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 37 min
Today, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 34 min
Today, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 31 min
Today, 4 PM
avg. of 3 readings
 21 min
Today, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 34 min
Today, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 36 min
Today, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 30 min
Today, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 28 min
Today, 11 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 18 min
Today, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 19 min
Today, 9 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 15 min
Today, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 30 min
Today, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 33 min
Today, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 36 min
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 32 min
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 2 readings
 12 min
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 3 readings
 1 hr 27 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 30 min
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 33 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
 2 hr 46 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 1 hr 14 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 5 readings
 1 hr 5 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 56 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
 32 min
Departments & services
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Dietetics
  • Ear, Nose & Throat
Nearby A&E & urgent care
Tunbridge Wells Hospital At Pembury A&E
29.3 mi away
Short wait
Maidstone Hospital A&E
40.8 mi away
Short wait
Antrim Area Hospital A&E
44.3 mi away
Long wait
Queen Elizabeth Hospital A&E
46.1 mi away
Long wait
Royal London Hospital A&E
48.4 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Royal Sussex County Hospital, Worthing Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. Our system automatically checks the hospital’s website at regular intervals and records the displayed waiting time. Where a trust does not publish waiting times directly, we may source data from third-party applications or services that provide equivalent publicly available information. Data was last checked at 8:33pm on 5 Jun 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Independently captured screenshot of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
Captured at 8:33 pm on Friday 5 June 2026

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