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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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
38,043
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
68.4%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
967
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%68.4%88.4%July 201989.9%August 201987.0%September 201984.3%October 201981.8%November 201979.9%December 201983.0%January 202084.8%February 202087.7%March 202093.4%April 202095.8%May 202096.3%June 202096.1%July 202094.2%August 202093.9%September 202088.7%October 202090.3%November 202088.7%December 202087.6%January 202187.1%February 202191.9%March 202192.2%April 202191.8%May 202189.3%June 202184.1%July 202177.9%August 202175.8%September 202173.0%October 202176.7%November 202177.7%December 202176.9%January 202276.5%February 202271.7%March 202273.1%April 202273.9%May 202272.4%June 202272.6%July 202270.6%August 202272.1%September 202269.6%October 202266.1%November 202259.8%December 202273.6%January 202372.4%February 202369.8%March 202369.3%April 202371.4%May 202373.4%June 202373.5%July 202371.9%August 202370.5%September 202368.7%October 202367.5%November 202366.0%December 202364.5%January 202468.9%February 202469.6%March 202470.5%April 202473.1%May 202468.9%June 202470.1%July 202472.5%August 202472.9%September 202468.0%October 202466.1%November 202462.7%December 202467.4%January 202567.5%February 202569.9%March 202572.5%April 202572.9%May 202570.4%June 202570.5%July 202570.5%August 202568.3%September 202566.1%October 202566.5%November 202569.5%December 202567.2%January 202669.9%February 202668.4%March 202668.2%April 202668.1%May 202668.7%June 202671.1%July 202668.4%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
20,00030,00040,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2638,04338,121July 201938,725August 201939,140September 201938,610October 201938,361November 201936,914December 201936,794January 202033,780February 202024,827March 202014,322April 202020,036May 202023,318June 202026,056July 202028,870August 202028,483September 202026,256October 202024,939November 202023,931December 202022,307January 202121,011February 202127,626March 202130,840April 202133,631May 202136,111June 202135,041July 202135,297August 202134,298September 202132,654October 202131,621November 202128,769December 202128,745January 202228,814February 202234,145March 202231,414April 202235,657May 202234,589June 202233,273July 202234,798August 202234,482September 202234,126October 202234,034November 202234,436December 202229,754January 202329,930February 202334,094March 202332,628April 202336,040May 202335,432June 202333,365July 202335,507August 202334,991September 202334,847October 202333,179November 202332,733December 202333,686January 202433,051February 202435,895March 202434,603April 202437,721May 202435,273June 202434,204July 202434,486August 202435,592September 202435,308October 202434,629November 202434,846December 202432,548January 202530,916February 202536,370March 202534,828April 202537,318May 202534,956June 202534,685July 202536,447August 202535,916September 202535,289October 202535,536November 202532,966December 202534,350January 202631,407February 202636,156March 202635,157April 202637,231May 202636,508June 202636,336July 202638,043August 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
143,663
Waiting under 12 weeks
47.7%
Waiting over a year
66
Median wait (recently seen)
7.6 wks
9 in 10 seen within
44.0 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
41,973
Waiting under 12 weeks
35.9%
Waiting over a year
4,506
Median wait (recently seen)
9.1 wks
9 in 10 seen within
64.9 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
140,000150,000160,000May 24Jan 25Jan 26143,663154,250May 2024156,942June 2024160,423July 2024159,686August 2024157,914September 2024158,137October 2024156,989November 2024155,988December 2024155,076January 2025154,559February 2025154,678March 2025155,891April 2025156,064May 2025156,178June 2025156,539July 2025154,100August 2025151,220September 2025149,756October 2025145,452November 2025142,983December 2025139,268January 2026137,311February 2026136,988March 2026139,011April 2026141,118May 2026140,294June 2026142,480July 2026143,663August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
42,00044,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2641,97343,422May 202443,397June 202443,447July 202443,657August 202443,734September 202443,705October 202443,876November 202444,045December 202444,592January 202544,615February 202544,894March 202544,975April 202545,148May 202544,989June 202544,663July 202544,469August 202544,066September 202543,783October 202542,902November 202542,629December 202542,494January 202641,792February 202641,405March 202641,115April 202641,295May 202641,984June 202642,000July 202641,973August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Dermatology20,56037.9%
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery19,82843.0%
Ophthalmology13,31251.3%
General Surgery (excl Vascular)12,02144.3%
Gynaecology11,92551.2%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)8,14466.1%
Neurology6,77040.9%
Cardiology6,55153.7%
Respiratory Medicine6,52748.6%
Urology4,92546.9%

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
78.2%
1,864 of 2,384 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
95.7%
1,747 of 1,825 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
60%80%Mar 19Standard 95%78.2%75.2%March 201976.4%June 201978.7%September 201978.5%December 201980.6%March 202080.6%June 202085.9%September 202081.9%December 202080.7%March 202179.9%June 202178.1%September 202171.7%December 202171.9%March 202267.6%June 202270.5%September 202261.7%December 202259.4%March 202363.2%June 202363.2%September 202364.7%December 202368.4%March 202467.2%June 202466.1%September 202467.2%December 202467.2%March 202566.9%June 202568.5%September 202572.0%December 202572.7%March 202678.2%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
94%96%98%Mar 19Standard 95%95.7%94.6%March 201993.4%June 201994.3%September 201996.2%December 201995.9%March 202097.7%June 202098.2%September 202098.9%December 202097.1%March 202198.0%June 202196.5%September 202197.5%December 202197.3%March 202294.7%June 202293.8%September 202293.7%December 202293.8%March 202393.5%June 202394.6%September 202393.4%December 202393.5%March 202496.7%June 202493.5%September 202495.5%December 202495.1%March 202595.2%June 202595.6%September 202595.7%December 202595.7%March 202695.7%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
31.0%
of 30,351 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
20%40%60%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2631.0%53.5%January 202145.5%February 202142.3%March 202141.9%April 202138.3%May 202139.0%June 202145.7%July 202146.3%August 202144.5%September 202149.7%October 202147.7%November 202155.2%December 202159.9%January 202254.6%February 202257.6%March 202262.4%April 202260.5%May 202259.0%June 202261.9%July 202262.8%August 202260.8%September 202260.7%October 202257.4%November 202259.8%December 202261.8%January 202355.3%February 202356.1%March 202358.9%April 202358.5%May 202357.8%June 202360.1%July 202358.5%August 202357.7%September 202357.0%October 202353.6%November 202355.3%December 202353.7%January 202444.9%February 202445.2%March 202449.2%April 202446.0%May 202445.9%June 202449.8%July 202447.5%August 202444.5%September 202445.2%October 202440.9%November 202445.0%December 202449.2%January 202539.4%February 202540.3%March 202547.0%April 202548.7%May 202545.1%June 202548.9%July 202548.3%August 202546.0%September 202546.1%October 202536.9%November 202531.9%December 202531.7%January 202624.5%February 202623.5%March 202632.0%April 202630.8%May 202631.0%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound10,58739.8%
MRI8,02924.8%
CT5,2945.8%
Cystoscopy2,36369.2%
Upper Endoscopy2,29542.7%
Colonoscopy1,39416.4%
Lower Endoscopy24712.6%
Barium Studies14226.8%

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.