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NHS Highland

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
10,536
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
78.4%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
350
Attendances (episode-based)
Seen within 4 hours
All A&E department types
80%90%Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%78.4%95.1%July 201995.5%August 201994.8%September 201994.2%October 201993.1%November 201992.4%December 201994.0%January 202093.8%February 202094.0%March 202096.9%April 202095.6%May 202096.5%June 202096.7%July 202094.5%August 202094.5%September 202094.0%October 202093.6%November 202093.2%December 202093.2%January 202192.6%February 202192.6%March 202194.8%April 202193.5%May 202191.8%June 202191.2%July 202188.5%August 202186.1%September 202187.2%October 202187.9%November 202186.3%December 202188.1%January 202287.3%February 202284.8%March 202286.3%April 202284.8%May 202284.9%June 202283.0%July 202285.1%August 202284.5%September 202285.7%October 202285.7%November 202284.4%December 202284.1%January 202385.5%February 202384.5%March 202384.2%April 202384.2%May 202383.9%June 202384.5%July 202385.0%August 202386.5%September 202384.5%October 202384.9%November 202382.7%December 202382.4%January 202482.0%February 202482.6%March 202484.3%April 202484.2%May 202485.2%June 202483.3%July 202482.8%August 202482.7%September 202483.9%October 202480.9%November 202481.8%December 202482.4%January 202581.7%February 202582.2%March 202584.2%April 202584.9%May 202582.0%June 202581.8%July 202578.8%August 202579.6%September 202580.2%October 202580.5%November 202578.1%December 202577.5%January 202679.0%February 202680.2%March 202677.1%April 202679.9%May 202680.1%June 202681.4%July 202678.4%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
2,5005,0007,50010,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2610,5369,941July 20199,829August 20199,155September 20198,130October 20197,804November 20198,302December 20197,743January 20207,107February 20205,638March 20203,233April 20204,475May 20205,303June 20206,611July 20207,600August 20206,631September 20206,283October 20205,784November 20205,942December 20205,120January 20214,889February 20215,868March 20216,321April 20217,648May 20218,418June 20218,850July 20218,688August 20217,639September 20217,107October 20216,550November 20216,427December 20216,295January 20226,150February 20227,325March 20227,717April 20229,199May 20229,235June 20229,050July 20228,943August 20228,125September 20227,981October 20227,393November 20227,939December 20227,101January 20236,712February 20237,905March 20238,151April 20239,158May 20239,525June 20239,058July 20239,452August 20238,439September 20237,773October 20237,084November 20237,615December 20237,702January 20247,484February 20248,499March 20248,342April 20249,971May 20249,244June 20249,485July 20249,419August 20249,115September 20248,288October 20247,307November 20248,433December 20247,746January 20257,230February 20258,549March 20259,230April 202510,211May 20259,548June 20259,944July 20259,937August 20259,163September 20258,493October 20258,212November 20258,239December 20257,979January 20267,234February 20269,055March 20269,111April 202610,073May 202610,150June 202610,359July 202610,536August 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
23,287
Waiting under 12 weeks
47.3%
Waiting over a year
1,278
Median wait (recently seen)
6.0 wks
9 in 10 seen within
40.3 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
6,670
Waiting under 12 weeks
51.8%
Waiting over a year
321
Median wait (recently seen)
10.4 wks
9 in 10 seen within
42.7 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
20,00022,50025,00027,500May 24Jan 25Jan 2623,28726,680May 202426,907June 202427,548July 202427,413August 202427,099September 202426,848October 202426,717November 202426,666December 202426,191January 202525,782February 202525,567March 202526,268April 202526,704May 202526,163June 202526,125July 202525,296August 202524,412September 202523,482October 202522,437November 202522,168December 202521,159January 202620,687February 202620,186March 202620,630April 202621,426May 202622,255June 202622,995July 202623,287August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
7,0008,000May 24Jan 25Jan 266,6708,256May 20248,305June 20248,142July 20248,157August 20248,268September 20248,572October 20248,360November 20248,087December 20247,852January 20257,612February 20257,279March 20257,134April 20257,112May 20257,121June 20257,057July 20257,016August 20257,243September 20257,452October 20257,325November 20257,203December 20257,177January 20267,082February 20266,623March 20266,751April 20266,902May 20267,022June 20267,027July 20266,670August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery3,19747.1%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)2,55436.1%
Dermatology2,47749.0%
General Surgery2,45151.9%
Gynaecology2,40838.5%
Gastroenterology1,68023.8%
Ophthalmology1,56668.5%
Oral Surgery1,34736.7%
Rheumatology81031.0%
Urology68765.8%

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
67.8%
404 of 596 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
89.4%
339 of 379 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
70%80%90%Mar 19Standard 95%67.8%74.1%March 201983.9%June 201977.3%September 201973.3%December 201974.5%March 202073.5%June 202074.6%September 202070.6%December 202072.6%March 202167.2%June 202180.9%September 202186.7%December 202177.3%March 202277.9%June 202272.3%September 202274.1%December 202265.3%March 202368.8%June 202378.3%September 202364.5%December 202366.3%March 202474.7%June 202466.7%September 202473.5%December 202469.1%March 202570.6%June 202572.2%September 202575.8%December 202571.7%March 202667.8%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
85%90%95%Mar 19Standard 95%89.4%93.2%March 201995.4%June 201995.1%September 201996.6%December 201993.1%March 202095.7%June 202095.3%September 202094.7%December 202094.9%March 202196.2%June 202196.1%September 202194.8%December 202193.1%March 202287.0%June 202284.4%September 202294.5%December 202292.5%March 202395.3%June 202395.9%September 202392.2%December 202390.7%March 202495.1%June 202489.1%September 202493.2%December 202491.1%March 202590.8%June 202593.2%September 202593.6%December 202592.0%March 202689.4%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
21.7%
of 3,954 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
20%30%40%50%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2621.7%34.9%January 202124.7%February 202127.0%March 202123.4%April 202120.5%May 202124.0%June 202128.0%July 202128.2%August 202126.2%September 202125.1%October 202128.3%November 202138.9%December 202146.6%January 202242.1%February 202232.7%March 202231.3%April 202236.8%May 202228.8%June 202236.8%July 202226.5%August 202232.6%September 202232.7%October 202231.3%November 202243.2%December 202240.1%January 202331.0%February 202331.3%March 202335.6%April 202329.3%May 202327.1%June 202328.3%July 202332.1%August 202325.3%September 202323.2%October 202326.1%November 202335.6%December 202335.0%January 202428.6%February 202430.5%March 202430.1%April 202426.6%May 202425.7%June 202422.3%July 202418.1%August 202421.1%September 202431.7%October 202434.6%November 202442.9%December 202444.7%January 202539.8%February 202541.2%March 202545.6%April 202546.8%May 202542.5%June 202540.6%July 202545.7%August 202537.9%September 202541.7%October 202533.1%November 202527.7%December 202530.5%January 202625.1%February 202623.5%March 202625.7%April 202622.8%May 202621.7%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound1,1211.2%
MRI1,09837.7%
CT86327.2%
Upper Endoscopy31918.8%
Colonoscopy23719.0%
Cystoscopy15933.3%
Lower Endoscopy10522.9%
Barium Studies5228.8%

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.