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NHS Fife

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
8,840
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
72.7%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
81
Attendances (episode-based)
Seen within 4 hours
All A&E department types
70%80%90%100%Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%72.7%95.1%July 201993.6%August 201992.0%September 201992.7%October 201992.7%November 201988.0%December 201990.0%January 202090.1%February 202091.8%March 202096.8%April 202096.5%May 202096.8%June 202096.1%July 202095.4%August 202096.4%September 202094.1%October 202092.4%November 202090.1%December 202091.3%January 202191.9%February 202191.4%March 202192.3%April 202187.9%May 202188.9%June 202185.7%July 202184.8%August 202181.5%September 202177.7%October 202180.9%November 202177.4%December 202178.5%January 202284.0%February 202280.5%March 202278.9%April 202279.4%May 202276.0%June 202270.6%July 202269.5%August 202269.0%September 202270.1%October 202271.2%November 202264.4%December 202270.8%January 202373.7%February 202370.6%March 202373.7%April 202375.4%May 202379.2%June 202376.7%July 202379.6%August 202374.2%September 202375.0%October 202375.0%November 202371.3%December 202372.5%January 202472.5%February 202473.5%March 202474.5%April 202476.4%May 202475.4%June 202476.0%July 202474.9%August 202476.2%September 202475.1%October 202474.1%November 202468.9%December 202473.2%January 202572.6%February 202572.3%March 202574.1%April 202580.0%May 202575.0%June 202574.2%July 202570.2%August 202570.9%September 202569.5%October 202571.4%November 202569.3%December 202569.7%January 202669.1%February 202669.5%March 202670.3%April 202674.7%May 202676.1%June 202673.0%July 202672.7%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
4,0006,0008,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 268,8408,438July 20198,511August 20198,335September 20197,646October 20197,681November 20197,618December 20197,635January 20207,199February 20205,720March 20203,387April 20204,989May 20205,813June 20206,446July 20207,068August 20206,789September 20206,131October 20205,628November 20205,328December 20205,065January 20214,606February 20216,081March 20216,764April 20217,618May 20218,173June 20217,693July 20217,786August 20217,580September 20216,882October 20216,865November 20216,279December 20216,341January 20226,509February 20227,766March 20227,163April 20228,202May 20228,234June 20227,673July 20228,192August 20227,779September 20227,337October 20227,281November 20227,333December 20226,541January 20236,310February 20237,435March 20237,261April 20238,279May 20238,308June 20237,729July 20238,299August 20238,148September 20237,456October 20237,343November 20237,233December 20237,551January 20247,440February 20248,096March 20248,151April 20248,981May 20248,550June 20248,136July 20248,350August 20248,428September 20248,006October 20247,557November 20247,399December 20247,223January 20257,078February 20258,324March 20258,249April 20259,104May 20258,658June 20258,322July 20258,547August 20258,319September 20257,767October 20257,863November 20257,730December 20257,813January 20267,155February 20268,404March 20268,108April 20268,687May 20268,873June 20268,733July 20268,840August 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
23,669
Waiting under 12 weeks
55.4%
Waiting over a year
122
Median wait (recently seen)
5.7 wks
9 in 10 seen within
35.9 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
9,947
Waiting under 12 weeks
37.2%
Waiting over a year
482
Median wait (recently seen)
21.1 wks
9 in 10 seen within
55.6 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
25,00030,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2623,66932,538May 202432,404June 202431,808July 202432,171August 202431,815September 202431,648October 202431,061November 202430,299December 202430,395January 202529,856February 202528,916March 202528,823April 202529,141May 202528,744June 202528,102July 202527,335August 202526,262September 202525,533October 202524,212November 202522,829December 202522,139January 202621,820February 202621,725March 202622,009April 202622,886May 202623,160June 202623,779July 202623,669August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
9,0009,50010,00010,500May 24Jan 25Jan 269,9478,912May 20249,023June 20249,084July 20249,079August 20249,062September 20249,107October 20249,125November 20249,265December 20249,351January 20259,428February 20259,582March 20259,670April 20259,786May 20259,943June 202510,070July 20259,975August 202510,046September 202510,039October 202510,159November 202510,363December 202510,354January 202610,271February 202610,163March 202610,278April 202610,268May 202610,222June 202610,135July 20269,947August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery3,09062.7%
Ophthalmology2,86541.5%
Gynaecology2,83356.9%
General Surgery (excl Vascular)2,37150.7%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)2,32451.8%
Urology2,13036.5%
Dermatology1,18488.3%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery1,02963.4%
Paediatrics86169.0%
Neurology80559.5%

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
73.0%
324 of 444 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
95.6%
373 of 390 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
70%80%90%Mar 19Standard 95%73.0%88.6%March 201989.3%June 201986.9%September 201992.2%December 201988.2%March 202085.0%June 202089.7%September 202086.4%December 202087.2%March 202185.2%June 202191.6%September 202188.9%December 202180.9%March 202288.3%June 202285.9%September 202275.3%December 202270.5%March 202382.2%June 202376.8%September 202375.1%December 202372.6%March 202475.0%June 202476.4%September 202479.0%December 202467.8%March 202570.9%June 202572.0%September 202578.0%December 202577.6%March 202673.0%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
92.5%95%97.5%100%Mar 19Standard 95%95.6%95.2%March 201993.0%June 201996.4%September 201997.7%December 201995.7%March 202096.3%June 202098.6%September 202099.0%December 202098.9%March 202199.0%June 202198.9%September 2021100.0%December 202198.4%March 202297.6%June 202296.8%September 202294.8%December 202292.7%March 202396.7%June 202392.6%September 202392.8%December 202395.8%March 202495.9%June 202495.7%September 202495.5%December 202493.8%March 202593.6%June 202592.7%September 202593.5%December 202595.1%March 202695.6%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
3.0%
of 4,051 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
0%20%40%60%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 263.0%10.7%January 202123.7%February 202119.3%March 202114.7%April 20215.8%May 20219.3%June 202115.0%July 202118.7%August 202124.2%September 202128.8%October 202131.7%November 202142.1%December 202147.2%January 202238.7%February 202238.3%March 202236.9%April 202232.2%May 202236.4%June 202236.5%July 202234.0%August 202235.3%September 202237.5%October 202237.1%November 202246.6%December 202244.7%January 202340.1%February 202345.3%March 202349.9%April 202350.1%May 202353.0%June 202355.9%July 202353.3%August 202351.1%September 202350.0%October 202351.8%November 202356.1%December 202354.4%January 202445.6%February 202448.8%March 202448.3%April 202440.2%May 202437.2%June 202436.8%July 202429.0%August 202421.6%September 202417.8%October 202411.1%November 202412.9%December 202413.5%January 202511.8%February 202514.2%March 202522.5%April 202517.6%May 202516.1%June 202513.7%July 202512.4%August 20257.8%September 20257.7%October 20253.0%November 20255.1%December 202511.2%January 20269.1%February 20263.6%March 20263.4%April 20264.4%May 20263.0%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
MRI1,5376.9%
Ultrasound1,3580.1%
CT7430.5%
Upper Endoscopy1860.0%
Colonoscopy1733.5%
Lower Endoscopy352.9%
Cystoscopy1921.1%

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.