Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne · NE1 4LP · data via Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Locals may know it as: RVI, RVI Newcastle, Newcastle Royal
Time in department now
No live feed
National average: ~2 hr 14 min
Primary source: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — published waiting times
About this department
The Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) is a major teaching hospital in central Newcastle upon Tyne. Part of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, consistently rated as one of the best trusts in England, the hospital is a major trauma centre for the North East and provides specialist services in transplantation, cardiothoracic surgery, and paediatrics. The Emergency Department handles approximately 95,000 attendances per year. The RVI has strong links with Newcastle University and is renowned for its medical research. The Great North Children's Hospital, which provides specialist paediatric services for the region, is located on the RVI site.
Getting there & getting in touch
- Town / postcode
- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP
- Switchboard
- 0191 233 6161
- Hours
- Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Run by
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Service level
- Full A&E (Type 1 emergency department)
On-site services
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What's the current wait at Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle?
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Is the A&E at Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle 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 Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle treat me faster?
Quite possibly, if your problem isn't life-threatening. Urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units around Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Royal Victoria Infirmary Newcastle?
It's in Newcastle upon Tyne (NE1 4LP). 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.
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