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NHS Grampian

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
12,388
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
64.4%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
725
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%64.4%93.3%July 201993.8%August 201992.6%September 201992.2%October 201991.5%November 201990.1%December 201990.7%January 202092.5%February 202091.6%March 202092.6%April 202095.8%May 202096.0%June 202093.4%July 202093.3%August 202093.5%September 202089.9%October 202091.8%November 202086.1%December 202083.2%January 202187.5%February 202188.5%March 202188.4%April 202187.7%May 202189.3%June 202182.5%July 202182.0%August 202180.5%September 202177.8%October 202174.5%November 202174.7%December 202174.9%January 202273.1%February 202271.8%March 202271.9%April 202272.7%May 202273.3%June 202270.9%July 202271.3%August 202269.5%September 202268.4%October 202270.1%November 202263.8%December 202265.9%January 202368.1%February 202365.3%March 202368.8%April 202370.6%May 202371.1%June 202371.9%July 202369.7%August 202370.1%September 202368.0%October 202367.2%November 202363.8%December 202366.3%January 202465.1%February 202467.4%March 202466.8%April 202468.4%May 202467.4%June 202466.8%July 202468.1%August 202467.1%September 202464.8%October 202464.7%November 202463.0%December 202463.7%January 202567.6%February 202567.2%March 202566.0%April 202564.8%May 202566.2%June 202564.2%July 202561.8%August 202563.6%September 202561.8%October 202559.6%November 202561.0%December 202558.6%January 202660.8%February 202663.7%March 202663.0%April 202665.8%May 202666.0%June 202664.7%July 202664.4%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
5,0007,50010,00012,500Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2612,38812,394July 201912,077August 201912,326September 201911,658October 201911,519November 201912,027December 201911,542January 202010,651February 20208,875March 20205,405April 20206,256May 20207,478June 20209,064July 20209,129August 20208,900September 20208,137October 20208,129November 20206,789December 20205,505January 20215,472February 20217,012March 20217,612April 20218,882May 20219,439June 20218,748July 20219,266August 20219,147September 20218,540October 20218,292November 20218,366December 20218,357January 20228,201February 20229,585March 20229,318April 202210,749May 202210,576June 20229,937July 202210,827August 202210,423September 202210,216October 20229,715November 202210,387December 20229,656January 20238,720February 20239,872March 202310,160April 202311,074May 202310,985June 202310,562July 202310,798August 202310,940September 202310,012October 202310,034November 202310,782December 202310,120January 20249,853February 202411,026March 202410,197April 202411,463May 202411,168June 202410,198July 202410,495August 202410,581September 202410,068October 20249,779November 20249,650December 20249,757January 20259,491February 202511,247March 202511,057April 202511,667May 202511,430June 202511,567July 202511,555August 202511,222September 202510,610October 202510,616November 202510,246December 20259,553January 20269,792February 202611,608March 202611,207April 202612,630May 202612,611June 202612,034July 202612,388August 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
58,049
Waiting under 12 weeks
44.9%
Waiting over a year
4,770
Median wait (recently seen)
7.6 wks
9 in 10 seen within
43.4 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
14,275
Waiting under 12 weeks
31.1%
Waiting over a year
3,029
Median wait (recently seen)
11.3 wks
9 in 10 seen within
60.3 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
52,50055,00057,50060,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2658,04952,818May 202453,933June 202455,139July 202455,954August 202455,651September 202456,122October 202455,525November 202455,987December 202455,376January 202555,279February 202555,347March 202555,974April 202557,150May 202557,284June 202559,116July 202559,638August 202559,801September 202559,297October 202557,975November 202557,929December 202557,369January 202657,049February 202656,726March 202655,473April 202656,512May 202656,664June 202658,151July 202658,049August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
12,00013,00014,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2614,27513,397May 202413,173June 202413,024July 202412,858August 202413,065September 202412,885October 202412,790November 202412,756December 202412,627January 202512,491February 202512,258March 202512,029April 202511,950May 202511,883June 202511,833July 202511,678August 202511,761September 202512,279October 202512,705November 202512,802December 202512,851January 202612,951February 202613,055March 202613,334April 202613,471May 202613,851June 202614,175July 202614,275August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery7,61135.0%
Dermatology5,62832.4%
Ophthalmology5,39238.7%
General Surgery (excl Vascular)5,17545.2%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)4,20342.4%
Gynaecology4,09453.8%
Cardiology3,41142.2%
Neurology2,97438.7%
Community Child Health2,68525.7%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery2,29538.6%

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
54.9%
544 of 990 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
88.3%
755 of 855 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
60%80%100%Mar 19Standard 95%54.9%76.7%March 201986.6%June 201979.1%September 201979.3%December 201983.8%March 202080.8%June 202081.4%September 202086.2%December 202075.5%March 202180.4%June 202175.3%September 202172.6%December 202175.5%March 202274.5%June 202274.3%September 202268.6%December 202265.1%March 202370.1%June 202357.2%September 202354.1%December 202354.6%March 202459.6%June 202454.4%September 202458.6%December 202451.9%March 202559.8%June 202558.6%September 202560.9%December 202561.4%March 202654.9%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
90%95%100%Mar 19Standard 95%88.3%92.8%March 201993.8%June 201995.0%September 201992.8%December 201995.2%March 202094.5%June 202097.7%September 202098.9%December 202097.5%March 202196.5%June 202194.6%September 202191.0%December 202192.8%March 202293.9%June 202294.8%September 202297.0%December 202295.1%March 202393.7%June 202389.6%September 202390.5%December 202389.5%March 202489.2%June 202488.4%September 202487.3%December 202490.0%March 202591.6%June 202590.2%September 202591.2%December 202589.0%March 202688.3%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
25.4%
of 9,135 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
20%40%60%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2625.4%60.4%January 202155.5%February 202151.1%March 202146.6%April 202145.2%May 202148.2%June 202151.7%July 202150.7%August 202145.7%September 202147.7%October 202140.6%November 202148.1%December 202150.8%January 202243.9%February 202245.5%March 202249.0%April 202247.4%May 202248.5%June 202254.0%July 202252.9%August 202253.7%September 202255.4%October 202256.2%November 202264.8%December 202265.7%January 202357.7%February 202358.2%March 202361.1%April 202361.3%May 202361.3%June 202365.9%July 202364.4%August 202362.5%September 202365.0%October 202364.3%November 202366.2%December 202367.7%January 202460.5%February 202460.6%March 202460.6%April 202456.8%May 202457.8%June 202456.3%July 202455.0%August 202451.7%September 202452.4%October 202447.5%November 202449.9%December 202450.3%January 202542.8%February 202548.1%March 202550.3%April 202550.4%May 202552.4%June 202559.4%July 202560.2%August 202558.3%September 202557.6%October 202555.8%November 202559.7%December 202557.6%January 202644.0%February 202638.2%March 202630.3%April 202625.1%May 202625.4%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound3,25822.5%
CT2,0045.2%
MRI1,45213.8%
Cystoscopy73963.2%
Colonoscopy66242.3%
Upper Endoscopy56645.6%
Lower Endoscopy37772.1%
Barium Studies779.1%

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.