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Gilbert Bain Hospital A&E waiting times

Of 795 A&E attendances at Gilbert Bain Hospital in August 2026, 81.5% were seen within 4 hours, below the Scottish standard of 95%. 1 attendance waited over 12 hours (episode-based).

Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0TB · Run by NHS Shetland

A&E performance

August 2026 · all A&E department types at this hospital.

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

A&E figures come from Public Health Scotland's monthly statistics, reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland measures A&E performance separately from NHS England. See methodology.