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NHS Tayside

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
8,746
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
88.1%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
5
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%88.1%96.9%July 201995.7%August 201995.7%September 201996.5%October 201996.8%November 201996.6%December 201997.9%January 202097.6%February 202097.3%March 202098.1%April 202097.5%May 202098.1%June 202096.7%July 202095.3%August 202095.6%September 202097.5%October 202097.6%November 202095.5%December 202096.0%January 202196.8%February 202197.1%March 202195.6%April 202194.5%May 202194.0%June 202192.8%July 202192.2%August 202193.4%September 202192.7%October 202194.6%November 202194.3%December 202194.9%January 202293.3%February 202293.4%March 202292.2%April 202292.4%May 202291.8%June 202291.0%July 202291.2%August 202289.1%September 202289.6%October 202290.9%November 202280.1%December 202292.0%January 202391.4%February 202389.7%March 202390.9%April 202391.2%May 202391.9%June 202391.4%July 202392.0%August 202391.6%September 202392.3%October 202393.6%November 202389.9%December 202389.5%January 202489.9%February 202489.9%March 202491.1%April 202491.8%May 202489.0%June 202491.0%July 202487.9%August 202486.7%September 202489.9%October 202488.7%November 202483.6%December 202488.6%January 202589.0%February 202591.6%March 202590.5%April 202588.4%May 202588.1%June 202589.0%July 202586.4%August 202586.1%September 202586.3%October 202586.5%November 202582.3%December 202585.5%January 202690.7%February 202688.3%March 202688.6%April 202691.6%May 202690.3%June 202689.3%July 202688.1%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
4,0006,0008,00010,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 268,7469,874July 20199,751August 20199,609September 20198,854October 20198,318November 20198,590December 20198,320January 20207,884February 20206,060March 20203,613April 20205,114May 20205,824June 20206,890July 20207,424August 20207,069September 20206,175October 20205,900November 20205,605December 20204,961January 20214,659February 20215,950March 20216,793April 20217,699May 20218,195June 20217,880July 20218,215August 20218,089September 20217,716October 20217,222November 20216,615December 20216,785January 20226,694February 20228,083March 20228,049April 20228,765May 20228,480June 20228,299July 20228,429August 20228,206September 20227,928October 20227,475November 20228,308December 20226,957January 20236,856February 20237,929March 20237,527April 20238,733May 20238,410June 20237,928July 20238,360August 20238,286September 20237,389October 20237,286November 20237,634December 20237,688January 20247,431February 20248,204March 20247,972April 20249,227May 20248,709June 20248,271July 20248,387August 20248,367September 20247,811October 20247,738November 20247,933December 20247,390January 20257,108February 20258,375March 20258,370April 20259,146May 20258,513June 20258,600July 20258,909August 20258,511September 20257,918October 20258,047November 20257,768December 20258,000January 20267,166February 20268,683March 20268,199April 20268,794May 20268,284June 20268,467July 20268,746August 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
34,973
Waiting under 12 weeks
46.2%
Waiting over a year
2,437
Median wait (recently seen)
5.7 wks
9 in 10 seen within
36.7 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
14,221
Waiting under 12 weeks
30.8%
Waiting over a year
2,600
Median wait (recently seen)
7.7 wks
9 in 10 seen within
65.1 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
30,00032,00034,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2634,97332,043May 202431,635June 202433,342July 202433,571August 202431,978September 202432,894October 202432,038November 202431,106December 202431,907January 202532,074February 202531,203March 202531,990April 202532,449May 202532,544June 202533,564July 202533,713August 202532,902September 202532,830October 202532,545November 202532,299December 202531,015January 202629,873February 202628,852March 202629,978April 202631,193May 202632,048June 202633,342July 202634,973August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
14,00015,000May 24Jan 25Jan 2614,22113,437May 202413,422June 202413,757July 202413,708August 202413,625September 202413,923October 202414,131November 202414,562December 202414,705January 202514,813February 202514,756March 202515,012April 202515,098May 202514,673June 202514,758July 202514,664August 202514,553September 202514,327October 202514,130November 202513,915December 202513,929January 202614,066February 202613,993March 202614,086April 202614,109May 202614,116June 202614,449July 202614,221August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Dermatology4,57044.8%
Urology3,35722.2%
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery3,35746.8%
Gynaecology3,14243.1%
Ophthalmology3,13157.4%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)2,78537.5%
General Surgery (excl Vascular)2,66757.3%
Respiratory Medicine1,76138.6%
Oral Surgery1,36448.9%
Neurology94645.5%

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
65.5%
402 of 614 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
95.6%
524 of 548 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
60%80%100%Mar 19Standard 95%65.5%88.6%March 201989.6%June 201995.4%September 201995.0%December 201991.9%March 202089.1%June 202097.3%September 202097.6%December 202093.8%March 202190.9%June 202192.9%September 202188.2%December 202184.0%March 202285.1%June 202279.2%September 202279.9%December 202275.7%March 202376.6%June 202373.2%September 202373.2%December 202364.1%March 202461.5%June 202466.8%September 202466.9%December 202464.2%March 202562.0%June 202563.7%September 202564.7%December 202561.9%March 202665.5%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
90%95%100%Mar 19Standard 95%95.6%90.6%March 201995.5%June 201997.9%September 201998.7%December 201996.9%March 202098.8%June 202099.3%September 202099.3%December 202097.3%March 202197.8%June 202197.2%September 202197.6%December 202196.1%March 202298.9%June 202298.2%September 202294.9%December 202293.9%March 202395.3%June 202398.1%September 202394.0%December 202396.8%March 202495.2%June 202495.3%September 202496.0%December 202491.9%March 202595.7%June 202597.4%September 202596.6%December 202593.7%March 202695.6%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
39.0%
of 12,909 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
30%40%50%60%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2639.0%52.4%January 202143.8%February 202138.8%March 202142.0%April 202141.3%May 202143.7%June 202148.4%July 202148.9%August 202146.2%September 202144.3%October 202144.8%November 202151.3%December 202156.9%January 202251.1%February 202250.8%March 202254.3%April 202249.7%May 202251.8%June 202254.4%July 202252.3%August 202244.5%September 202245.3%October 202237.9%November 202242.1%December 202240.8%January 202330.2%February 202328.9%March 202332.5%April 202331.6%May 202334.1%June 202340.2%July 202341.3%August 202339.6%September 202343.0%October 202342.3%November 202347.3%December 202351.7%January 202447.9%February 202448.9%March 202453.3%April 202450.2%May 202451.3%June 202452.6%July 202450.9%August 202445.3%September 202444.7%October 202438.6%November 202441.7%December 202442.8%January 202533.0%February 202534.5%March 202538.7%April 202542.3%May 202544.7%June 202546.9%July 202547.0%August 202540.9%September 202543.8%October 202541.5%November 202546.7%December 202550.9%January 202642.2%February 202637.8%March 202638.7%April 202639.2%May 202639.0%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound5,06234.1%
MRI2,85731.2%
Upper Endoscopy1,86483.7%
CT1,69713.0%
Colonoscopy81534.4%
Lower Endoscopy45878.2%
Cystoscopy1563.2%

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.