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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
978
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
94.0%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
0
Attendances (episode-based)
Seen within 4 hours
All A&E department types
92.5%95%97.5%100%Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%94.0%99.1%July 201999.4%August 201998.7%September 201999.2%October 201999.4%November 201996.3%December 201997.3%January 202098.5%February 202098.4%March 202097.9%April 202097.9%May 202098.8%June 202099.0%July 202098.6%August 202097.8%September 202097.4%October 202097.7%November 202098.6%December 202098.2%January 202196.6%February 202196.4%March 202198.2%April 202194.3%May 202197.0%June 202195.0%July 202197.4%August 202198.0%September 202198.1%October 202197.5%November 202197.7%December 202198.3%January 202297.3%February 202296.7%March 202296.8%April 202296.7%May 202299.2%June 202297.5%July 202298.0%August 202298.6%September 202297.5%October 202298.0%November 202298.8%December 202298.7%January 202398.8%February 202398.9%March 202398.9%April 202399.5%May 202399.4%June 202398.8%July 202398.5%August 202398.8%September 202398.4%October 202397.3%November 202396.1%December 202392.6%January 202494.8%February 202497.2%March 202496.3%April 202496.1%May 202496.3%June 202494.9%July 202495.6%August 202494.2%September 202493.7%October 202492.7%November 202496.5%December 202497.1%January 202595.8%February 202594.4%March 202597.5%April 202598.6%May 202596.1%June 202595.8%July 202593.4%August 202593.1%September 202593.2%October 202593.3%November 202595.2%December 202592.0%January 202691.8%February 202695.3%March 202696.7%April 202695.5%May 202693.0%June 202692.0%July 202694.0%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
2505007501,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26978978July 2019887August 2019841September 2019766October 2019694November 2019762December 2019748January 2020608February 2020488March 2020291April 2020378May 2020496June 2020490July 2020664August 2020509September 2020499October 2020479November 2020503December 2020452January 2021380February 2021466March 2021627April 2021698May 2021728June 2021775July 2021742August 2021550September 2021535October 2021556November 2021559December 2021544January 2022582February 2022630March 2022662April 2022767May 2022757June 2022803July 2022834August 2022701September 2022652October 2022709November 2022743December 2022610January 2023577February 2023638March 2023723April 2023800May 2023859June 2023801July 2023797August 2023689September 2023568October 2023656November 2023689December 2023620January 2024598February 2024686March 2024739April 2024873May 2024767June 2024767July 2024770August 2024742September 2024670October 2024674November 2024635December 2024682January 2025594February 2025699March 2025797April 2025836May 2025766June 2025890July 2025935August 2025781September 2025703October 2025721November 2025703December 2025696January 2026608February 2026742March 2026819April 2026830May 2026920June 2026961July 2026978August 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
1,437
Waiting under 12 weeks
78.4%
Waiting over a year
1
Median wait (recently seen)
7.0 wks
9 in 10 seen within
23.7 wks
Inpatient / day case — patients waiting
392
Waiting under 12 weeks
70.9%
Waiting over a year
0
Median wait (recently seen)
5.9 wks
9 in 10 seen within
15.7 wks
Outpatients waiting
First-appointment waiting list
1,2001,400May 24Jan 25Jan 261,4371,294May 20241,299June 20241,280July 20241,199August 20241,156September 20241,191October 20241,093November 20241,137December 20241,176January 20251,167February 20251,148March 20251,166April 20251,225May 20251,199June 20251,187July 20251,287August 20251,275September 20251,194October 20251,179November 20251,246December 20251,257January 20261,166February 20261,248March 20261,244April 20261,173May 20261,231June 20261,342July 20261,437August 2026
Inpatients / day cases waiting
Treatment waiting list
350400450May 24Jan 25Jan 26392376May 2024354June 2024362July 2024391August 2024358September 2024360October 2024400November 2024388December 2024348January 2025351February 2025363March 2025388April 2025410May 2025413June 2025415July 2025465August 2025438September 2025419October 2025447November 2025437December 2025386January 2026411February 2026397March 2026343April 2026364May 2026359June 2026387July 2026392August 2026
Longest outpatient waiting lists by specialty (August 2026)
SpecialtyWaitingWithin 12 wks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery26592.1%
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)17457.5%
Ophthalmology15871.5%
Dermatology15480.5%
General Medicine15175.5%
General Surgery13097.7%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery8863.6%
Respiratory Medicine7470.3%
Clinical Neurophysiology7459.5%
Gynaecology6697.0%

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
84.6%
22 of 26 · urgent referral to treatment
Treated within 31 days
100.0%
17 of 17 · decision to treat to treatment
62-day standard
Urgent referral to first treatment
60%80%100%Mar 19Standard 95%84.6%81.8%March 201983.3%June 201982.4%September 201985.7%December 201992.9%March 2020100.0%June 2020100.0%September 202087.5%December 202080.0%March 202180.0%June 202177.3%September 202178.6%December 202166.7%March 202282.4%June 202292.9%September 202290.0%December 202260.0%March 202372.2%June 202392.3%September 202362.5%December 202381.3%March 202492.3%June 202473.3%September 202488.2%December 202447.4%March 202577.8%June 202581.8%September 202588.2%December 202566.7%March 202684.6%June 2026
31-day standard
Decision to treat to first treatment
96%98%100%Mar 19Standard 95%100.0%100.0%March 2019100.0%June 201996.2%September 2019100.0%December 2019100.0%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
21.3%
of 597 on the imaging & endoscopy waiting list
Waiting over 6 weeks
All key tests combined
10%20%30%Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 2621.3%19.9%January 202122.6%February 202117.5%March 202117.6%April 202120.2%May 202116.8%June 202117.3%July 202120.2%August 202123.4%September 202125.9%October 202122.2%November 202123.0%December 202122.4%January 202219.2%February 202217.3%March 202219.8%April 202220.1%May 202220.9%June 202228.7%July 202223.7%August 202223.7%September 202223.5%October 202220.6%November 202223.6%December 202221.6%January 202315.8%February 202318.4%March 202320.0%April 202314.3%May 202315.6%June 202320.3%July 202322.3%August 202321.7%September 202323.0%October 202320.9%November 202324.5%December 202322.5%January 202413.8%February 202421.7%March 202421.6%April 202417.0%May 202418.6%June 202420.8%July 202421.9%August 202415.0%September 202419.3%October 202418.7%November 202419.5%December 202422.4%January 202519.2%February 202519.6%March 202523.4%April 202522.5%May 202524.3%June 202526.0%July 202523.3%August 202518.0%September 202513.3%October 202510.9%November 202515.6%December 202523.1%January 202614.5%February 202613.1%March 202621.0%April 202622.9%May 202621.3%June 2026
TestOn listOver 6 wks
Ultrasound19012.1%
MRI17140.4%
CT1596.3%
Cystoscopy2860.7%
Colonoscopy2123.8%
Upper Endoscopy205.0%
Lower Endoscopy425.0%
Barium Studies425.0%

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.