Live Updated 5 min ago
3h 29m
estimated wait time
↑ 21 min longer than usual (3 hr 8 min avg)
4 hr 2 min
longest today
3 hr 14 min
shortest today
3 hr 8 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
Line chart: 100 readings from 09 Jul 05:26 to 10 Jul 06:27. Waiting times range from 134 to 242 minutes.
Forecast Holding steady
Likely wait, next few hours
3 hr 45 min
Today vs usual at this hour
35 min below usual

Estimate based on 2,629 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 3pm - busiest around 10am
Typical waits by day of week
Monday tends to be quietest, Saturday busiest
Contact & location
Queen Victoria Road, New Victoria Wing, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
Switchboard: 0191 233 6161
The Royal Victoria Infirmary A&E in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Opening times
MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Friday TodayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours
CQC Rating
requires improvement
Inspected 17 Jan 2023
Getting here
Metro / tram
Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)6 min walk to A&E
St James (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)9 min walk to A&E
Monument (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)11 min walk to A&E
Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)12 min walk to A&E
Manors (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)15 min walk to A&E
Bus stops
4 routes·2 operators·5 stops within walking distance
RVI Hospital (north-east)2 min walk to A&E
HGo-AheadNewcastle upon Tyne ↔ High Heaton
RVI Hospital Grounds (E-Bound, eastbound)3 min walk to A&E
HGo-AheadNewcastle upon Tyne ↔ High Heaton
Rvi-Dental Hospital (NW-Bound, north-west)3 min walk to A&E
32StagecoachWalkergate ↔ Kenton Bar
32AStagecoachWalkergate ↔ Kenton Bar
36StagecoachNewcastle upon Tyne ↔ Slatyford
RVI-Queen Victoria Road (NE-Bound, north-east)3 min walk to A&E
Rvi-Dental Hospital (SE-Bound, south-east)3 min walk to A&E
32StagecoachKenton Bar ↔ Walkergate
32AStagecoachKenton Bar ↔ Walkergate
36StagecoachSlatyford ↔ Newcastle upon Tyne
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Newcastle Upon Tyne A&E wait times - last 24 hours
Hour Avg. wait
Today, 5 AM
avg. of 2 readings
3 hr 31 min
Today, 4 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 31 min
Today, 3 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 49 min
Today, 2 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 37 min
Today, 1 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 32 min
Today, 12 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 25 min
Yesterday, 11 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 27 min
Yesterday, 10 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 27 min
Yesterday, 9 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 58 min
Yesterday, 8 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 29 min
Yesterday, 7 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 28 min
Yesterday, 6 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 21 min
Yesterday, 5 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 31 min
Yesterday, 4 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 38 min
Yesterday, 3 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 23 min
Yesterday, 2 PM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 49 min
Yesterday, 1 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 15 min
Yesterday, 12 PM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 26 min
Yesterday, 11 AM
avg. of 3 readings
3 hr 32 min
Yesterday, 10 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 52 min
Yesterday, 9 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 39 min
Yesterday, 8 AM
avg. of 4 readings
3 hr 18 min
Yesterday, 7 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 35 min
Yesterday, 6 AM
avg. of 4 readings
2 hr 36 min
Departments & services
  • Accident and emergency (A&E)
  • Allergy services in hospital
  • Breast cancer services
  • Breast Surgery
  • Cancer Services
  • Cardiology
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Children's & Adolescent Services
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Colorectal cancer services
  • Dementia Services
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency Abdominal Surgery
  • Endocrine and thyroid surgery
  • Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
  • Gastrointestinal and Liver services
  • General Medicine
  • General Surgery
  • Gynaecology
  • Haematology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Inpatient Diabetes
  • Intensive Care
  • Major trauma
  • Maternity services
  • Musculo-skeletal services
  • Neonatal Care
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology
  • Oesophago-Gastric cancer surgery
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Paediatric intensive care
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Paediatrics services
  • Pain Management
  • Plastic surgery
  • Prostate Cancer Service
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Speech and language services
  • Stroke
What’s available here
Accessibility
Braille Translation ServiceDisabled ParkingDisabled WcInduction LoopSigning Service AvailableWheelchair Access
Accommodation
Access To TvFamily AccommodationMobile Phones PermittedPublic TelephoneSingle Sex Accommodation Only
Parking
Car ParkingCycle ParkingDisabled Parking
Children Facilities
Baby Changing FacilityChildren's Play AreaParent And Baby Room
Counselling and Support
Bereavement SupportTranslation Services
Faith Services
On-Site ChapelPrayer Area
Food and Amenities
CafePharmacyShop
Recent visitor feedbackreported by visitors
Overall
3 of 6 would recommend this department
Staff
4 of 6 say staff were friendly and helpful
3 of 6 were not kept informed about their wait
3 of 6 say triage was slow
Environment
5 of 7 say the waiting area was clean
4 of 6 say the toilets were clean
3 of 6 did not feel safe in the waiting area
Family
3 of 5 say there is no children’s play area
5 of 6 say there is a separate children’s waiting area
Facilities
3 of 6 say there is enough seating
5 of 5 say there is a TV in the waiting area
4 of 6 say there is nowhere to get food or drink
4 of 5 say there are no phone charging points
4 of 5 say free WiFi is available
3 of 5 say mobile signal is good
Parking
3 of 5 had to park elsewhere
Based on 7 visitor responses in the last 6 months. This information is collected through a short anonymous survey shown to visitors on this page.
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There are also other nearby A&Es which collect wait times from the community, including Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital.

Where this data comes from
Wait times shown here are sourced from publicly available information published by The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals 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 6:27am on 10 Jul 2026.
Verified sourceDirect capture from The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Independently captured screenshot of The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s public wait time page
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