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NHS Ayrshire and Arran

NHS Scotland health board

A&E hospitals in this board

A&E performance

August 2026 · all A&E department types across this board's A&E sites.

A&E attendances
9,272
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
60.1%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
917
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%60.1%88.6%July 201985.1%August 201991.2%September 201985.4%October 201982.2%November 201982.0%December 201978.3%January 202077.7%February 202087.0%March 202096.2%April 202096.1%May 202096.3%June 202095.5%July 202093.6%August 202090.7%September 202086.1%October 202082.4%November 202079.7%December 202079.8%January 202182.1%February 202184.6%March 202187.8%April 202187.2%May 202182.7%June 202183.2%July 202180.2%August 202177.5%September 202175.8%October 202175.6%November 202175.8%December 202175.6%January 202273.3%February 202270.0%March 202268.0%April 202273.8%May 202269.7%June 202271.6%July 202272.3%August 202269.0%September 202267.0%October 202267.6%November 202264.2%December 202265.4%January 202368.3%February 202366.8%March 202370.3%April 202371.1%May 202371.0%June 202370.5%July 202370.9%August 202369.6%September 202368.1%October 202369.4%November 202367.9%December 202367.5%January 202466.4%February 202465.7%March 202464.9%April 202467.1%May 202464.7%June 202469.8%July 202468.4%August 202469.4%September 202467.6%October 202471.8%November 202460.3%December 202465.7%January 202564.0%February 202567.1%March 202570.3%April 202567.9%May 202565.8%June 202563.7%July 202566.2%August 202567.1%September 202565.4%October 202565.2%November 202566.1%December 202562.0%January 202663.5%February 202667.5%March 202667.0%April 202660.4%May 202654.4%June 202657.1%July 202660.1%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
6,0008,00010,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 269,27210,448July 201910,308August 201910,220September 20199,853October 20199,575November 20199,585December 20199,111January 20208,285February 20207,148March 20205,403April 20207,421May 20207,904June 20208,629July 20209,203August 20208,176September 20207,376October 20206,479November 20206,331December 20205,844January 20215,399February 20216,872March 20218,119April 20219,370May 20219,616June 20219,475July 20219,801August 20218,592September 20218,552October 20217,851November 20217,273December 20217,296January 20227,153February 20228,734March 20228,190April 20229,017May 20228,889June 20228,512July 20228,772August 20228,367September 20228,403October 20227,441November 20227,895December 20227,115January 20236,798February 20238,009March 20238,105April 20238,938May 20238,860June 20238,600July 20238,719August 20238,516September 20238,198October 20237,565November 20237,828December 20237,820January 20247,763February 20248,693March 20248,231April 20249,536May 20248,828June 20248,539July 20248,306August 20248,771September 20248,346October 20247,766November 20248,289December 20247,560January 20257,424February 20258,757March 20258,772April 20259,325May 20258,964June 20258,985July 20259,357August 20259,225September 20258,782October 20258,618November 20257,848December 20258,392January 20267,561February 20269,058March 20268,545April 20269,611May 20269,216June 20268,998July 20269,272August 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

Waiting times

August 2026 · patients waiting for a first outpatient appointment or for inpatient/day-case treatment. Scotland's standard is 12 weeks.

New outpatient — patients waiting
42,790
Waiting under 12 weeks
46.4%
Waiting over a year
733
Median wait (recently seen)
4.9 wks
9 in 10 seen within
37.3 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
9,998
Waiting under 12 weeks
37.0%
Waiting over a year
1,010
Median wait (recently seen)
9.7 wks
9 in 10 seen within
45.4 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
40,00045,00050,00055,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2642,79053,621May 202454,236June 202455,111July 202455,359August 202455,304September 202455,277October 202454,492November 202454,326December 202454,655January 202555,476February 202554,800March 202555,202April 202555,644May 202555,529June 202555,702July 202555,579August 202554,029September 202552,343October 202549,406November 202547,081December 202545,185January 202643,159February 202640,685March 202640,705April 202640,814May 202641,144June 202642,772July 202642,790August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
8,0009,00010,000May 24Jan 25Jan 269,9988,144May 20248,149June 20248,018July 20247,964August 20247,925September 20247,800October 20247,765November 20247,712December 20247,725January 20257,638February 20257,912March 20257,831April 20257,898May 20257,859June 20258,039July 20258,178August 20258,175September 20258,174October 20258,438November 20258,330December 20258,673January 20268,978February 20269,277March 20269,373April 20269,450May 20269,637June 20269,961July 20269,998August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Dermatology4,90043.5%
Ophthalmology4,27041.6%
Gynaecology4,17041.9%
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery3,55561.7%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)3,31944.9%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery2,71329.6%
Gastroenterology2,68028.2%
Cardiology2,21659.0%
General Surgery (excl Vascular)1,89985.9%
Urology1,87761.9%

Source: Public Health Scotland, Stage of Treatment waiting times. Reported per health board. Scottish waiting times are measured separately from NHS England. About this data

Cancer waiting times

Q2 2026 · share of patients starting treatment within the standard. Both Scottish standards are 95%.

Treated within 62 days
89.0%
534 of 600 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
99.5%
441 of 443 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
60%80%Mar 19Standard 95%89.0%84.5%March 201983.2%June 201988.7%September 201989.6%December 201993.2%March 202094.6%June 202094.9%September 202085.8%December 202079.6%March 202188.4%June 202185.4%September 202177.6%December 202177.5%March 202277.3%June 202276.8%September 202285.3%December 202282.8%March 202391.3%June 202384.1%September 202381.5%December 202383.0%March 202483.5%June 202482.2%September 202471.3%December 202466.1%March 202558.5%June 202560.6%September 202574.5%December 202579.9%March 202689.0%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
96%98%100%Mar 19Standard 95%99.5%98.3%March 201996.8%June 201998.4%September 201997.2%December 201999.2%March 202098.7%June 202098.6%September 2020100.0%December 202098.0%March 202198.2%June 202195.7%September 202198.5%December 202197.4%March 202298.8%June 202299.1%September 202298.8%December 202297.5%March 202399.4%June 202399.7%September 202399.0%December 202399.0%March 202498.2%June 202498.0%September 202495.2%December 202497.0%March 202597.6%June 202598.6%September 202599.5%December 202599.6%March 202699.5%June 2026

Source: Public Health Scotland, Cancer Waiting Times (by board of treatment, all cancer types). Measured separately from NHS England. About this data

Diagnostic waits

June 2026 · share of the diagnostic waiting list waiting more than 6 weeks. Scotland's standard is that no patient waits longer than 6 weeks.

Waiting over 6 weeks — all key tests
28.8%
of 6,998 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
20%40%60%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2628.8%62.5%January 202155.0%February 202152.3%March 202150.4%April 202146.8%May 202143.4%June 202150.4%July 202148.5%August 202143.0%September 202146.0%October 202143.3%November 202150.2%December 202158.5%January 202248.4%February 202246.8%March 202250.9%April 202245.2%May 202241.3%June 202240.0%July 202233.8%August 202234.3%September 202235.6%October 202230.6%November 202239.5%December 202240.0%January 202332.8%February 202334.7%March 202340.6%April 202341.2%May 202339.8%June 202341.2%July 202339.8%August 202340.7%September 202340.3%October 202336.0%November 202341.0%December 202342.8%January 202436.7%February 202440.6%March 202446.3%April 202447.2%May 202447.0%June 202444.4%July 202437.8%August 202429.4%September 202427.8%October 202424.5%November 202427.2%December 202429.2%January 202525.3%February 202528.1%March 202536.2%April 202540.8%May 202545.9%June 202546.8%July 202545.9%August 202541.7%September 202539.1%October 202533.9%November 202541.0%December 202535.7%January 202627.1%February 202623.9%March 202626.2%April 202625.4%May 202628.8%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Upper Endoscopy1,60352.7%
Ultrasound1,5690.8%
MRI1,45423.9%
CT1,1668.1%
Colonoscopy71149.4%
Lower Endoscopy44478.4%
Cystoscopy2835.7%
Barium Studies238.7%

Source: Public Health Scotland, Diagnostic Waiting Times. Measured separately from NHS England. About this data

Board-level figures sum the A&E activity of the hospitals above (Public Health Scotland, OGL v3.0). Looking for England? Browse the hospitals in England, which are measured separately. See methodology.