The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Copyright Lisa Jarvis and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. WAITING times at NHS Lothian’s Accident and Emergency departments have increased since last year. Statistics show that 81.8 per cent of people were seen at hospital A&E departments across the health board area within the four-hour standard timeframe in February – down more than three per cent from January. In March 2020, the rate was 86.5 per cent. The Edington Hospital in North Berwick – which has a nurse-led minor injuries unit – was the only provider in the Lothians to achieve a 100 per cent rating in this category.