{"id":314,"date":"2022-06-20T14:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/rightcare\/emergency-department-royal-infirmary\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T12:04:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T11:04:24","slug":"emergency-department-royal-infirmary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/rightcare\/emergency-department-royal-infirmary\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Department Royal Infirmary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull gowide has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">IN A CRITICAL EMERGENCY OR INJURY CALL 999<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\">The Emergency Department at the Royal Infirmary is not an appropriate destination if you are looking for a second opinion on an existing condition or for minor illnesses or if you have a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/rightcare\/minor-injuries-unit\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"306\">minor injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emergency Department<br>Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (age 16&nbsp;and over)<br>51 Little France Crescent<br>Old Dalkeith Road<br>Edinburgh<br>EH16 4SA<br>0131 536 1000<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-google-maps-container_140a06-7f{height:450px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"kb-google-maps-container kb-google-maps-container_140a06-7f\" data-mapid=\"_140a06-7f\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=AIzaSyBAM2o7PiQqwk15LC1XRH2e_KJ-jUa7KYk&amp;zoom=12&amp;maptype=roadmap&amp;q=EH16%204SA\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<script>function kb_google_map_140a067f() { let center = { lat: 37.8201, lng: -122.4781}; let map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(\"kb-google-map_140a067f\"), {\n\t\t\t\t\t    zoom: 12,\n\t\t\t\t\t    center: center,});let marker = new google.maps.Marker({   position: { lat: 37.8201, lng: -122.4781},    map: map,  });}<\/script>\n\n\n<p>The Emergency Department at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is the busiest emergency department in Scotland, seeing on average 300 patients daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not look after children under the age of 16&nbsp;years. They should go directly to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/children.nhslothian.scot\/departments-services\/?_sft_category=emergency\">Royal Hospital For Children and Young People<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On arrival in the Emergency Department you will be directed to the appropriate area using a triage system, whereby you will be assessed by a member of staff and priority given to urgent cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN A CRITICAL EMERGENCY OR INJURY CALL 999 The Emergency Department at the Royal Infirmary is not an appropriate destination if you are looking for a second opinion on an existing condition or for minor illnesses or if you have a&nbsp;minor injury. 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