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NHS Shetland

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
795
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
81.5%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
1
Attendances (episode-based)
Seen within 4 hours
All A&E department types
80%90%100%Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%81.5%96.6%July 201995.5%August 201995.4%September 201992.2%October 201996.4%November 201994.6%December 201994.7%January 202092.4%February 202090.9%March 202092.9%April 202098.9%May 202098.1%June 202099.6%July 202098.5%August 202098.5%September 202099.1%October 202097.7%November 202098.3%December 202098.9%January 202198.3%February 202198.4%March 202199.2%April 202198.9%May 202199.3%June 202197.1%July 202197.6%August 202197.8%September 202195.8%October 202196.7%November 202196.6%December 202198.0%January 202298.1%February 202296.0%March 202295.7%April 202294.8%May 202294.7%June 202292.6%July 202293.2%August 202293.3%September 202292.1%October 202292.1%November 202288.5%December 202286.6%January 202390.8%February 202387.0%March 202390.6%April 202390.6%May 202389.2%June 202385.7%July 202383.2%August 202380.3%September 202384.6%October 202385.9%November 202384.1%December 202384.7%January 202488.0%February 202491.4%March 202489.5%April 202490.4%May 202488.0%June 202487.4%July 202490.3%August 202486.9%September 202485.0%October 202491.6%November 202487.1%December 202486.3%January 202585.3%February 202582.2%March 202582.6%April 202585.8%May 202581.7%June 202587.0%July 202585.1%August 202583.9%September 202586.0%October 202581.0%November 202583.7%December 202588.8%January 202681.5%February 202687.3%March 202681.7%April 202682.9%May 202686.9%June 202684.2%July 202681.5%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
400600800Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26795702July 2019758August 2019632September 2019588October 2019589November 2019611December 2019587January 2020591February 2020451March 2020352April 2020371May 2020470June 2020521July 2020522August 2020467September 2020443October 2020443November 2020419December 2020373January 2021407February 2021437March 2021500April 2021534May 2021559June 2021629July 2021615August 2021539September 2021554October 2021578November 2021621December 2021557January 2022533February 2022571March 2022603April 2022725May 2022700June 2022659July 2022665August 2022751September 2022700October 2022629November 2022661December 2022702January 2023631February 2023640March 2023635April 2023714May 2023794June 2023747July 2023773August 2023787September 2023662October 2023668November 2023753December 2023619January 2024577February 2024699March 2024683April 2024805May 2024772June 2024768July 2024735August 2024727September 2024711October 2024616November 2024699December 2024681January 2025604February 2025667March 2025707April 2025705May 2025733June 2025753July 2025820August 2025783September 2025688October 2025768November 2025717December 2025662January 2026620February 2026777March 2026804April 2026854May 2026816June 2026759July 2026795August 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
1,448
Waiting under 12 weeks
61.3%
Waiting over a year
7
Median wait (recently seen)
5.4 wks
9 in 10 seen within
30.3 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
476
Waiting under 12 weeks
36.1%
Waiting over a year
40
Median wait (recently seen)
11.7 wks
9 in 10 seen within
57.0 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
1,4001,5001,600May 24Jan 25Jan 261,4481,465May 20241,519June 20241,494July 20241,442August 20241,556September 20241,576October 20241,415November 20241,391December 20241,423January 20251,419February 20251,500March 20251,547April 20251,531May 20251,552June 20251,583July 20251,514August 20251,529September 20251,537October 20251,533November 20251,501December 20251,568January 20261,450February 20261,331March 20261,350April 20261,418May 20261,511June 20261,501July 20261,448August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
300400500May 24Jan 25Jan 26476333May 2024336June 2024349July 2024343August 2024310September 2024313October 2024344November 2024327December 2024322January 2025303February 2025323March 2025374April 2025378May 2025368June 2025395July 2025412August 2025375September 2025385October 2025400November 2025405December 2025389January 2026432February 2026460March 2026485April 2026463May 2026488June 2026504July 2026476August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
General Surgery33961.4%
Ophthalmology18844.1%
Dermatology16648.8%
Gynaecology15952.2%
General Medicine13983.5%
Paediatrics13548.9%
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery8895.5%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery6863.2%
Rheumatology6468.8%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)6078.3%

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
61.1%
22 of 36 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
100.0%
28 of 28 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
60%80%100%Mar 19Standard 95%61.1%100.0%March 201991.7%June 2019100.0%September 2019100.0%December 201975.0%March 202087.5%June 2020100.0%September 2020100.0%December 2020100.0%March 202188.9%June 2021100.0%September 202192.9%December 202191.7%March 202283.3%June 202288.2%September 202290.5%December 202250.0%March 202390.0%June 202370.6%September 202360.0%December 202383.3%March 202457.1%June 202482.4%September 202462.5%December 202471.4%March 202584.6%June 202580.0%September 202572.2%December 202583.3%March 202661.1%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
85%90%95%100%Mar 19Standard 95%100.0%100.0%March 2019100.0%June 2019100.0%September 2019100.0%December 201984.6%March 2020100.0%June 2020100.0%September 2020100.0%December 2020100.0%March 2021100.0%June 2021100.0%September 2021100.0%December 2021100.0%March 2022100.0%June 2022100.0%September 2022100.0%December 2022100.0%March 2023100.0%June 2023100.0%September 2023100.0%December 2023100.0%March 2024100.0%June 2024100.0%September 2024100.0%December 2024100.0%March 2025100.0%June 2025100.0%September 2025100.0%December 2025100.0%March 2026100.0%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
28.1%
of 349 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
0%20%40%60%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2628.1%21.5%January 202126.4%February 202141.6%March 202161.5%April 202132.6%May 202142.1%June 202133.3%July 202131.3%August 202131.3%September 202130.2%October 202120.8%November 202138.6%December 202125.1%January 202220.9%February 202218.1%March 202210.4%April 20229.1%May 202211.9%June 202213.8%July 202215.2%August 202221.1%September 202225.7%October 202229.2%November 202220.3%December 202211.8%January 202322.5%February 202316.2%March 202314.8%April 202323.8%May 20235.6%June 20239.5%July 20236.0%August 202310.7%September 202313.2%October 202312.6%November 202313.9%December 202330.0%January 202419.8%February 202414.2%March 202415.8%April 202420.1%May 202422.0%June 202425.9%July 202418.8%August 20249.1%September 20244.8%October 202412.8%November 202415.7%December 202423.3%January 202512.7%February 202513.2%March 202510.2%April 202514.4%May 20256.5%June 202532.1%July 202522.7%August 202524.7%September 202523.1%October 202510.6%November 202516.8%December 202530.9%January 202635.3%February 202619.3%March 202624.9%April 202626.7%May 202628.1%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound13138.9%
MRI11232.1%
CT639.5%
Colonoscopy2218.2%
Upper Endoscopy160.0%
Lower Endoscopy425.0%
Cystoscopy10.0%

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.