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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
3,255
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
65.5%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
244
Attendances (episode-based)
Seen within 4 hours
All A&E department types
60%80%Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%65.5%91.8%July 201992.6%August 201992.5%September 201991.5%October 201985.6%November 201985.1%December 201988.1%January 202087.3%February 202086.3%March 202089.4%April 202092.3%May 202088.3%June 202091.3%July 202086.7%August 202085.6%September 202088.8%October 202087.8%November 202079.6%December 202079.3%January 202175.4%February 202187.2%March 202187.0%April 202184.8%May 202182.6%June 202182.6%July 202172.8%August 202177.4%September 202177.6%October 202171.4%November 202168.7%December 202171.5%January 202268.2%February 202264.6%March 202262.9%April 202267.0%May 202267.8%June 202264.7%July 202264.7%August 202269.9%September 202265.7%October 202271.3%November 202265.5%December 202266.9%January 202365.9%February 202361.2%March 202367.2%April 202368.0%May 202369.5%June 202369.0%July 202364.4%August 202365.2%September 202364.2%October 202371.6%November 202365.9%December 202362.5%January 202463.9%February 202468.5%March 202465.6%April 202465.8%May 202468.9%June 202464.7%July 202465.4%August 202462.1%September 202461.8%October 202460.7%November 202460.1%December 202462.0%January 202562.3%February 202567.2%March 202561.6%April 202563.2%May 202562.8%June 202564.8%July 202562.6%August 202562.3%September 202560.7%October 202561.6%November 202565.8%December 202563.7%January 202665.2%February 202669.6%March 202665.8%April 202668.5%May 202670.2%June 202667.8%July 202665.5%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
2,0003,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 263,2553,104July 20193,094August 20192,882September 20192,842October 20192,790November 20192,866December 20192,776January 20202,444February 20201,960March 20201,494April 20201,913May 20202,150June 20202,431July 20202,520August 20202,493September 20202,167October 20202,159November 20202,118December 20201,973January 20211,862February 20212,217March 20212,486April 20212,764May 20212,817June 20212,878July 20212,876August 20212,578September 20212,541October 20212,364November 20212,422December 20212,310January 20222,368February 20222,735March 20222,587April 20222,853May 20222,777June 20222,766July 20222,850August 20222,715September 20222,731October 20222,599November 20222,640December 20222,483January 20232,416February 20232,769March 20232,716April 20233,061May 20232,864June 20232,916July 20232,895August 20232,813September 20232,644October 20232,598November 20232,695December 20232,702January 20242,525February 20242,996March 20242,745April 20243,076May 20242,998June 20242,955July 20242,945August 20242,962September 20242,814October 20242,793November 20242,692December 20242,677January 20252,518February 20252,854March 20252,883April 20253,109May 20252,981June 20253,031July 20253,126August 20253,080September 20253,006October 20252,932November 20252,757December 20252,880January 20262,611February 20263,017March 20262,967April 20263,237May 20263,304June 20263,219July 20263,255August 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
9,807
Waiting under 12 weeks
44.3%
Waiting over a year
7
Median wait (recently seen)
7.3 wks
9 in 10 seen within
45.7 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
2,270
Waiting under 12 weeks
38.1%
Waiting over a year
12
Median wait (recently seen)
17.4 wks
9 in 10 seen within
44.1 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
9,00010,00011,000May 24Jan 25Jan 269,80711,499May 202411,303June 202411,372July 202411,302August 202411,264September 202411,310October 202411,266November 202411,099December 202410,938January 202510,929February 202510,803March 202510,719April 202510,730May 202510,778June 202510,947July 202511,066August 202510,795September 202510,438October 202510,274November 20259,807December 20259,480January 20269,268February 20269,233March 20269,280April 20269,526May 20269,717June 20269,632July 20269,807August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
2,2002,400May 24Jan 25Jan 262,2702,188May 20242,242June 20242,236July 20242,262August 20242,249September 20242,273October 20242,293November 20242,268December 20242,223January 20252,190February 20252,171March 20252,135April 20252,117May 20252,135June 20252,090July 20252,065August 20252,169September 20252,252October 20252,194November 20252,200December 20252,229January 20262,298February 20262,386March 20262,381April 20262,402May 20262,414June 20262,341July 20262,270August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery1,41933.8%
Dermatology1,18632.3%
General Surgery (excl Vascular)1,09348.0%
Ophthalmology1,04958.5%
Gynaecology76249.2%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)66845.7%
Gastroenterology60443.0%
Oral Surgery58234.0%
Urology45249.3%
Cardiology32155.5%

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
90.1%
164 of 182 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
96.6%
112 of 116 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
60%80%100%Mar 19Standard 95%90.1%88.0%March 201998.5%June 201991.4%September 201996.6%December 201996.4%March 202092.8%June 2020100.0%September 202096.0%December 202098.3%March 202194.7%June 202196.3%September 202195.8%December 2021100.0%March 202298.5%June 202291.8%September 202291.9%December 202288.8%March 202389.7%June 202395.5%September 202391.9%December 202386.1%March 202485.1%June 202488.1%September 202488.0%December 202457.6%March 202575.6%June 202584.1%September 202583.3%December 202583.3%March 202690.1%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
94%96%98%100%Mar 19Standard 95%96.6%100.0%March 2019100.0%June 2019100.0%September 201998.8%December 2019100.0%March 202099.0%June 2020100.0%September 2020100.0%December 2020100.0%March 2021100.0%June 202196.8%September 202198.8%December 2021100.0%March 2022100.0%June 202299.0%September 202297.2%December 202293.9%March 202395.8%June 202397.6%September 202398.9%December 202398.0%March 202496.6%June 202499.1%September 202499.2%December 2024100.0%March 2025100.0%June 202596.9%September 202598.2%December 202596.3%March 202696.6%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
10.3%
of 2,086 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
20%40%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2610.3%45.3%January 202148.4%February 202145.3%March 202139.3%April 202141.8%May 202141.9%June 202138.5%July 202131.8%August 202133.7%September 202136.0%October 202132.9%November 202134.7%December 202131.7%January 202230.0%February 202237.5%March 202243.6%April 202244.9%May 202245.5%June 202249.9%July 202250.9%August 202247.1%September 202244.6%October 202238.3%November 202242.5%December 202240.3%January 202332.4%February 202330.0%March 202333.0%April 202333.6%May 202327.1%June 202325.0%July 202328.4%August 202327.3%September 202332.0%October 202329.0%November 202331.9%December 202328.0%January 202418.9%February 202413.6%March 202415.0%April 202415.2%May 202414.0%June 202416.2%July 202416.0%August 202415.2%September 202418.1%October 202417.7%November 202418.6%December 202427.9%January 202524.7%February 202525.8%March 202531.9%April 202530.8%May 202530.1%June 202530.5%July 202530.4%August 202520.1%September 202517.5%October 202514.1%November 202520.0%December 202519.2%January 202614.4%February 202610.8%March 202612.0%April 20269.1%May 202610.3%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound7683.6%
MRI4271.4%
CT4132.2%
Colonoscopy20623.8%
Cystoscopy15275.7%
Upper Endoscopy1037.8%
Barium Studies170.0%

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.