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St John's Hospital A&E waiting times

Of 6,150 A&E attendances at St John's Hospital in August 2026, 69.0% were seen within 4 hours, below the Scottish standard of 95%. 243 attendances waited over 12 hours (episode-based).

Howden West, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6PP · Run by NHS Lothian

A&E performance

August 2026 · all A&E department types at this hospital.

A&E attendances
6,150
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
69.0%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
243
Attendances (episode-based)
Seen within 4 hours
All A&E department types
60%80%100%Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%69.0%91.0%July 201991.0%August 201992.2%September 201990.6%October 201985.3%November 201983.0%December 201984.1%January 202086.9%February 202089.7%March 202095.9%April 202095.9%May 202095.2%June 202095.8%July 202094.6%August 202091.8%September 202088.6%October 202089.1%November 202087.3%December 202089.8%January 202187.1%February 202190.0%March 202188.7%April 202188.5%May 202185.8%June 202182.3%July 202177.0%August 202172.1%September 202166.3%October 202174.6%November 202172.5%December 202173.0%January 202272.7%February 202273.2%March 202270.3%April 202270.4%May 202274.2%June 202267.6%July 202269.6%August 202270.0%September 202268.2%October 202266.4%November 202260.2%December 202268.4%January 202371.2%February 202366.0%March 202367.2%April 202369.7%May 202368.6%June 202372.7%July 202370.4%August 202368.7%September 202370.0%October 202364.4%November 202365.6%December 202363.6%January 202463.3%February 202461.4%March 202459.4%April 202469.0%May 202470.3%June 202470.2%July 202465.9%August 202467.0%September 202461.2%October 202466.0%November 202456.2%December 202459.4%January 202569.1%February 202568.1%March 202564.8%April 202565.7%May 202567.6%June 202570.5%July 202564.6%August 202565.9%September 202568.8%October 202564.9%November 202566.7%December 202564.0%January 202666.4%February 202668.4%March 202665.5%April 202668.0%May 202667.8%June 202667.7%July 202669.0%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
4,0006,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 266,1505,124July 20195,187August 20195,354September 20195,160October 20194,944November 20194,735December 20194,954January 20204,535February 20203,800March 20202,523April 20203,444May 20203,981June 20204,194July 20204,623August 20204,352September 20204,099October 20203,577November 20203,512December 20203,314January 20213,202February 20214,040March 20214,544April 20215,003May 20215,118June 20214,960July 20215,194August 20215,155September 20214,694October 20214,335November 20214,351December 20214,321January 20224,179February 20225,012March 20224,729April 20225,137May 20225,067June 20224,693July 20224,889August 20224,632September 20224,664October 20224,681November 20224,902December 20224,149January 20233,901February 20234,712March 20234,496April 20235,099May 20235,050June 20234,509July 20234,925August 20234,811September 20234,706October 20234,494November 20234,603December 20234,579January 20244,373February 20244,918March 20244,613April 20245,942May 20245,773June 20245,511July 20245,739August 20245,791September 20245,651October 20246,115November 20245,310December 20245,180January 20254,564February 20255,544March 20255,490April 20255,929May 20255,493June 20255,520July 20255,616August 20255,552September 20255,668October 20255,565November 20255,338December 20255,448January 20265,021February 20265,996March 20265,909April 20266,202May 20266,141June 20266,131July 20266,150August 2026

Source: Public Health Scotland, Monthly A&E Activity & Waiting Times. Scottish figures are measured separately from NHS England and are not directly comparable. About this data

A&E figures come from Public Health Scotland's monthly statistics, reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland measures A&E performance separately from NHS England. See methodology.