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NHS Forth Valley

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
8,003
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
59.3%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
610
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%59.3%90.3%July 201989.8%August 201987.4%September 201988.4%October 201987.1%November 201986.7%December 201988.1%January 202094.3%February 202093.2%March 202097.2%April 202098.0%May 202097.2%June 202095.7%July 202093.2%August 202091.0%September 202094.0%October 202094.4%November 202091.5%December 202089.1%January 202184.3%February 202187.5%March 202185.1%April 202183.8%May 202181.7%June 202176.8%July 202174.6%August 202169.3%September 202161.6%October 202166.3%November 202168.4%December 202177.6%January 202276.1%February 202268.4%March 202266.3%April 202268.5%May 202262.7%June 202264.2%July 202262.6%August 202258.8%September 202255.5%October 202261.4%November 202254.8%December 202261.4%January 202362.8%February 202359.6%March 202363.5%April 202364.4%May 202367.8%June 202364.8%July 202366.3%August 202362.4%September 202360.5%October 202359.4%November 202357.5%December 202357.4%January 202456.8%February 202459.2%March 202459.7%April 202463.7%May 202461.6%June 202463.9%July 202462.6%August 202461.8%September 202459.6%October 202459.1%November 202455.7%December 202460.4%January 202562.3%February 202562.9%March 202564.4%April 202560.1%May 202561.4%June 202562.5%July 202561.0%August 202560.5%September 202556.3%October 202558.3%November 202559.3%December 202556.9%January 202659.3%February 202659.3%March 202661.3%April 202659.6%May 202663.6%June 202660.2%July 202659.3%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
4,0006,0008,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 268,0037,754July 20198,044August 20198,048September 20197,740October 20197,320November 20197,193December 20197,223January 20206,775February 20205,618March 20203,718April 20204,945May 20205,859June 20206,304July 20206,752August 20206,060September 20205,603October 20205,204November 20204,479December 20204,261January 20213,996February 20215,332March 20216,054April 20216,424May 20217,101June 20217,066July 20217,522August 20217,600September 20216,911October 20216,440November 20216,006December 20216,032January 20226,094February 20227,253March 20226,861April 20227,818May 20227,326June 20226,990July 20227,217August 20226,985September 20226,591October 20226,273November 20226,300December 20225,623January 20235,492February 20236,663March 20236,481April 20237,514May 20237,356June 20236,962July 20237,421August 20237,358September 20236,787October 20236,808November 20236,539December 20236,517January 20246,416February 20247,166March 20247,051April 20247,656May 20247,282June 20246,904July 20247,172August 20247,448September 20247,024October 20246,700November 20246,542December 20246,439January 20256,089February 20257,296March 20256,973April 20257,737May 20257,278June 20257,040July 20257,532August 20257,169September 20256,902October 20256,937November 20256,553December 20256,925January 20266,227February 20267,464March 20267,285April 20268,068May 20267,568June 20267,448July 20268,003August 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
18,176
Waiting under 12 weeks
65.0%
Waiting over a year
66
Median wait (recently seen)
5.9 wks
9 in 10 seen within
26.1 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
7,868
Waiting under 12 weeks
35.0%
Waiting over a year
182
Median wait (recently seen)
23.7 wks
9 in 10 seen within
49.7 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
16,00018,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2618,17616,515May 202415,798June 202416,033July 202415,906August 202415,455September 202415,278October 202415,719November 202415,357December 202415,677January 202516,233February 202517,051March 202517,124April 202517,494May 202517,633June 202518,252July 202518,666August 202518,128September 202517,795October 202517,314November 202516,907December 202516,559January 202616,529February 202616,766March 202616,652April 202616,434May 202616,531June 202617,455July 202618,176August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
6,0007,0008,000May 24Jan 25Jan 267,8685,769May 20245,819June 20245,715July 20245,945August 20245,997September 20246,221October 20246,471November 20246,620December 20246,918January 20257,035February 20256,970March 20257,033April 20257,169May 20257,136June 20257,181July 20257,202August 20257,510September 20257,813October 20257,966November 20258,036December 20258,148January 20268,027February 20267,811March 20267,907April 20267,958May 20267,901June 20267,827July 20267,868August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Dermatology3,49653.0%
Gynaecology2,37857.7%
Cardiology1,47741.2%
General Surgery1,21889.1%
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery1,21790.5%
Ophthalmology1,02860.7%
Urology88868.9%
Neurology88462.3%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)87797.9%
Paediatrics76663.3%

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
85.5%
388 of 454 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
99.1%
342 of 345 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
80%90%Mar 19Standard 95%85.5%88.1%March 201986.0%June 201985.6%September 201991.5%December 201980.0%March 202088.0%June 202090.5%September 202093.5%December 202088.9%March 202192.3%June 202186.2%September 202184.1%December 202177.9%March 202282.9%June 202281.9%September 202279.0%December 202277.6%March 202378.2%June 202382.9%September 202384.7%December 202382.6%March 202490.8%June 202491.9%September 202488.7%December 202478.6%March 202577.9%June 202591.4%September 202579.8%December 202585.8%March 202685.5%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
96%98%100%Mar 19Standard 95%99.1%97.8%March 201996.6%June 201998.2%September 201999.3%December 201998.8%March 202099.6%June 202099.1%September 202099.7%December 202098.9%March 202197.9%June 202197.2%September 202198.5%December 202198.1%March 202298.6%June 202297.9%September 202295.4%December 202299.3%March 202397.0%June 202397.8%September 202398.8%December 202397.7%March 202499.7%June 202499.0%September 202497.8%December 202499.4%March 202599.3%June 202598.5%September 2025100.0%December 202599.4%March 202699.1%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
13.5%
of 5,328 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
20%40%60%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2613.5%18.1%January 202113.9%February 202112.2%March 202111.8%April 202110.3%May 202111.0%June 202118.4%July 202117.3%August 202115.9%September 202120.8%October 202120.5%November 202135.1%December 202141.1%January 202235.9%February 202243.6%March 202244.9%April 202241.1%May 202230.5%June 202231.6%July 202223.9%August 202219.8%September 202219.9%October 202219.5%November 202225.8%December 202220.7%January 202316.2%February 202319.5%March 202326.2%April 202325.3%May 202330.7%June 202338.3%July 202339.7%August 202343.2%September 202351.1%October 202351.5%November 202359.7%December 202361.0%January 202458.3%February 202461.9%March 202464.0%April 202463.5%May 202461.1%June 202461.5%July 202457.0%August 202453.5%September 202452.2%October 202448.1%November 202451.9%December 202448.1%January 202543.0%February 202537.9%March 202540.1%April 202537.6%May 202538.5%June 202542.2%July 202540.6%August 202538.5%September 202540.7%October 202533.7%November 202532.9%December 202525.6%January 202616.3%February 202614.8%March 202616.4%April 202614.0%May 202613.5%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound2,34516.1%
CT1,24417.2%
MRI1,1614.8%
Upper Endoscopy22317.9%
Colonoscopy1573.2%
Lower Endoscopy10521.9%
Cystoscopy872.3%
Barium Studies60.0%

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.