A&E

Livingston A&E Live Waiting Times

St John's Hospital

NHS Lothian

Latest report
7 hr
24 Sep 17:30
Average
7 hr
1 report
Reported by visitors, not the hospital. Waits shown here are typical for non-urgent cases. Patients are seen in order of clinical priority, so the most seriously ill are always seen first no matter how busy the department is.
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Community reported wait times

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Nearby A&E & urgent care
Cumberland Infirmary A&E
72.3 mi away
Long wait
Keswick Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
90.1 mi away
Long wait
Penrith Community Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
90.7 mi away
Long wait
West Cumberland Hospital A&E
94.1 mi away
Long wait
Ulster Hospital A&E
127.0 mi away
Long wait

There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Western General Hospital, Queen Margaret Hospital and Edinburgh Royal Hospital.

Contact & location
Howden West, Livingston, EH546PP
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
Bus stops
9 routes·3 operators·5 stops within walking distance
St Johns Hospital (at, northbound)2 min walk to A&E
16SD TravelLivingston ↔ Craigleith
31SD TravelBathgate ↔ Livingston
72Lothian CountryWinchburgh ↔ Fauldhouse
N28Lothian CountryGreenside ↔ Bathgate
X27Lothian CountryEdinburgh ↔ Bathgate
X28Lothian CountryEdinburgh ↔ Bathgate
X40Lothian CountryEdinburgh Royal Infirmary ↔ Howden
St Johns Hospital (before, southbound)2 min walk to A&E
16SD TravelLivingston ↔ Craigleith
31SD TravelBathgate ↔ Livingston
72Lothian CountryWinchburgh ↔ Fauldhouse
N28Lothian CountryGreenside ↔ Bathgate
X27Lothian CountryEdinburgh ↔ Bathgate
X28Lothian CountryEdinburgh ↔ Bathgate
X40Lothian CountryEdinburgh Royal Infirmary ↔ Howden
Braehead Junction (before, southbound)3 min walk to A&E
16SD TravelCraigleith ↔ Livingston
31SD TravelBathgate ↔ Livingston
72Lothian CountryFauldhouse ↔ Winchburgh
74Lothian CountryBlackburn ↔ Fauldhouse
E19EmberEdinburgh Airport ↔ Kirkton
X40Lothian CountryHowden ↔ Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Braehead Junction (after, northbound)3 min walk to A&E
16SD TravelLivingston ↔ Craigleith
31SD TravelLivingston ↔ Bathgate
72Lothian CountryWinchburgh ↔ Fauldhouse
74Lothian CountryFauldhouse ↔ Blackburn
E19EmberKirkton ↔ Edinburgh Airport
X40Lothian CountryEdinburgh Royal Infirmary ↔ Howden
St Margarets Academy (opp, south-east)4 min walk to A&E
31SD TravelBathgate ↔ Livingston
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About St John's Hospital

St John's Hospital runs a 24-hour accident and emergency department on Howden West in Livingston, West Lothian, part of NHS Lothian. 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

68.2%seen within 4 hours
4,131attendances 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: 90.2% of patients here were seen within 8 hours and 95.5% within 12 hours.

Attendances by year

NHS yearAttendancesMonthly averageWithin 4 hours
2014-15 (2 months)6,1483,07492.7%
2015-1653,1414,42893.5%
2016-1754,7544,56395.6%
2017-1854,8594,57292.4%
2018-1959,3694,94787.9%
2019-2058,7644,89789.3%
2020-2144,5693,71491.9%
2021-2256,6504,72177.5%
2022-2356,0634,67268.6%
2023-2457,3034,77567.1%
2024-2565,5255,46065.3%
2025-2666,4745,54066.5%
2026-27 (4 months)22,3445,58667.3%

Frequently asked questions

How do I check the current A&E wait time at St John's Hospital?

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

Is the A&E at St John's Hospital open 24 hours?

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

Where is St John's Hospital and how do I get there?

St John's Hospital is at Howden West, Livingston, EH546PP. 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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