Ninewells Hospital
Dundee · data via NHS Tayside
Time in department now
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Estimated wait: ~2 hr 10 min
85.3% done within 4 hrs · 4 weeks to 2026-10-18
Primary source: NHS Tayside — published waiting times
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Dundee
- Hours
- Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Run by
- NHS Tayside
- Service level
- Full A&E (Type 1 emergency department)
How this compares locally
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Not sure A&E is the right door? Read this first →Quick answers for Ninewells Hospital
What's the current wait at Ninewells Hospital?
No live figure is being published for Ninewells Hospital at the moment. It's worth refreshing later, or phoning the hospital before travelling if timing matters to you.
Is the A&E at Ninewells Hospital open right now?
Yes — this A&E never closes. It runs 24 hours a day every day of the year, with no appointment needed; arrivals are triaged and treated in order of clinical urgency.
Would somewhere other than Ninewells Hospital treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around Dundee handle sprains, cuts, minor burns and simple fractures with far shorter queues. The nearby-departments panel on this page shows live figures for the closest options, and 111 can book timed slots at some of them.
Where exactly is Ninewells Hospital?
It's in Dundee. Pop your own postcode into our distance search to see how far it is from you compared with the other departments nearby.
When does this A&E tend to be calmest?
Across the UK the pattern is consistent: the lightest traffic is between roughly 6am and 9am, and the heaviest crunch lands on Monday mornings, weekday evenings, and Friday and Saturday nights. If your condition can safely wait for a quieter window, an early start usually pays off.
Could you be seen sooner?
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40.3 km
Western General Hospital Edinburgh
57.2 km
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
60.3 km
St John's Hospital
70.0 km
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If someone is seriously unwell — chest pain, stroke signs, heavy bleeding, struggling to breathe — call 999 immediately instead of comparing queues.