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NHS Dumfries and Galloway

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
5,052
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
74.6%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
168
Attendances (episode-based)
Seen within 4 hours
All A&E department types
70%80%90%Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%74.6%90.2%July 201993.9%August 201992.0%September 201991.1%October 201988.4%November 201986.2%December 201987.4%January 202088.7%February 202088.7%March 202094.1%April 202094.6%May 202094.5%June 202095.1%July 202093.5%August 202094.0%September 202093.2%October 202093.1%November 202088.3%December 202088.5%January 202192.1%February 202189.5%March 202188.1%April 202186.9%May 202185.4%June 202185.0%July 202181.8%August 202182.7%September 202179.4%October 202180.3%November 202182.2%December 202182.4%January 202280.8%February 202279.1%March 202282.5%April 202280.8%May 202278.9%June 202281.4%July 202280.7%August 202275.7%September 202276.7%October 202279.5%November 202275.1%December 202278.6%January 202380.3%February 202379.3%March 202377.1%April 202381.6%May 202381.8%June 202382.5%July 202380.2%August 202379.7%September 202376.8%October 202376.7%November 202376.3%December 202375.1%January 202478.7%February 202476.4%March 202476.5%April 202477.9%May 202474.3%June 202475.0%July 202479.6%August 202476.0%September 202475.2%October 202473.9%November 202476.1%December 202473.5%January 202576.6%February 202575.3%March 202576.0%April 202581.4%May 202583.1%June 202581.8%July 202578.7%August 202574.9%September 202572.5%October 202570.9%November 202572.1%December 202570.5%January 202670.3%February 202674.4%March 202677.7%April 202674.5%May 202673.5%June 202673.5%July 202674.6%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
2,0003,0004,0005,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 265,0524,492July 20194,769August 20194,400September 20194,336October 20193,974November 20194,265December 20193,854January 20203,699February 20203,099March 20202,105April 20202,828May 20203,066June 20203,373July 20204,019August 20203,385September 20203,140October 20203,089November 20203,018December 20202,554January 20212,279February 20213,063March 20213,626April 20213,986May 20214,318June 20214,442July 20214,467August 20214,092September 20213,901October 20213,645November 20213,523December 20213,363January 20223,545February 20224,096March 20224,209April 20224,548May 20224,494June 20224,361July 20224,562August 20224,470September 20224,253October 20223,920November 20224,458December 20223,798January 20233,661February 20234,154March 20234,266April 20234,635May 20234,556June 20234,404July 20234,726August 20234,426September 20234,563October 20234,093November 20234,240December 20234,068January 20244,094February 20244,597March 20244,460April 20244,938May 20244,649June 20244,648July 20244,817August 20244,647September 20244,503October 20244,240November 20244,351December 20243,867January 20253,769February 20254,563March 20254,543April 20254,850May 20254,722June 20254,888July 20255,116August 20254,589September 20254,415October 20254,628November 20254,453December 20254,294January 20264,016February 20264,633March 20264,614April 20265,053May 20264,847June 20265,101July 20265,052August 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
13,983
Waiting under 12 weeks
43.2%
Waiting over a year
231
Median wait (recently seen)
5.1 wks
9 in 10 seen within
49.9 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
4,848
Waiting under 12 weeks
36.7%
Waiting over a year
245
Median wait (recently seen)
14.4 wks
9 in 10 seen within
51.9 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
11,00012,00013,00014,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2613,98311,225May 202411,110June 202411,249July 202411,513August 202411,571September 202412,064October 202412,316November 202412,333December 202412,423January 202512,123February 202512,293March 202512,251April 202512,676May 202512,837June 202513,035July 202513,057August 202513,173September 202513,085October 202512,746November 202512,749December 202512,971January 202612,808February 202612,923March 202613,073April 202613,362May 202613,620June 202613,871July 202613,983August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
4,8005,0005,2005,400May 24Jan 25Jan 264,8485,180May 20245,329June 20245,436July 20245,421August 20245,413September 20245,317October 20245,304November 20245,197December 20245,078January 20255,133February 20254,995March 20255,027April 20255,114May 20255,131June 20254,951July 20254,865August 20254,881September 20254,850October 20254,825November 20254,910December 20254,934January 20265,036February 20265,022March 20264,941April 20264,899May 20264,940June 20264,801July 20264,848August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery2,91432.4%
General Surgery1,76741.6%
Ophthalmology1,30935.1%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery1,30131.5%
Cardiology1,11352.4%
Dermatology77352.4%
Gynaecology70152.8%
Urology60546.9%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)56479.1%
Gastroenterology49533.5%

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
91.5%
172 of 188 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
99.5%
194 of 195 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
80%90%100%Mar 19Standard 95%91.5%95.7%March 201993.8%June 201997.7%September 201989.5%December 201993.5%March 202092.3%June 202098.0%September 202095.8%December 202087.9%March 202194.5%June 202186.1%September 202183.5%December 202181.1%March 202282.6%June 202286.6%September 202285.5%December 202286.6%March 202387.9%June 202391.5%September 202382.4%December 202391.8%March 202491.1%June 202487.5%September 202484.9%December 202484.5%March 202579.3%June 202590.2%September 202589.9%December 202590.4%March 202691.5%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
96%98%100%Mar 19Standard 95%99.5%95.5%March 2019100.0%June 201997.5%September 201997.9%December 201999.0%March 2020100.0%June 2020100.0%September 202099.4%December 202098.2%March 202199.3%June 202198.9%September 202198.8%December 202197.5%March 2022100.0%June 202296.8%September 202297.4%December 202298.8%March 202398.9%June 2023100.0%September 202398.6%December 202395.9%March 202499.0%June 202499.0%September 202498.6%December 202499.0%March 202598.6%June 202597.2%September 202599.5%December 202598.9%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
12.0%
of 3,152 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
10%20%30%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2612.0%10.4%January 202111.8%February 202110.0%March 20216.6%April 20216.2%May 20213.3%June 20218.3%July 202110.0%August 20219.5%September 20216.5%October 20217.0%November 202111.9%December 202113.2%January 20225.5%February 20224.6%March 202210.8%April 20227.1%May 20228.6%June 202212.3%July 202212.7%August 202213.1%September 202214.6%October 202214.1%November 202216.5%December 202216.3%January 202313.4%February 202317.4%March 202319.9%April 202320.4%May 202321.2%June 202320.4%July 202318.4%August 202315.9%September 202313.1%October 202311.8%November 202313.8%December 202311.7%January 20248.7%February 202411.5%March 202413.1%April 202416.8%May 202419.7%June 202425.3%July 202424.7%August 202421.1%September 202420.9%October 202419.5%November 202418.2%December 202421.4%January 202516.9%February 202520.5%March 202528.3%April 202524.6%May 202522.7%June 202526.6%July 202529.0%August 202524.0%September 202523.3%October 202523.3%November 202521.1%December 202520.3%January 202611.5%February 202611.8%March 202616.7%April 202613.1%May 202612.0%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound1,22815.7%
CT7657.6%
MRI4052.7%
Upper Endoscopy33710.4%
Colonoscopy21913.2%
Cystoscopy12327.6%
Lower Endoscopy7522.7%

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.