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University Hospital Ayr A&E waiting times

Of 3,100 A&E attendances at University Hospital Ayr in August 2026, 60.4% were seen within 4 hours, below the Scottish standard of 95%. 325 attendances waited over 12 hours (episode-based).

Dalmellington Road, Ayr, KA6 6DX · Run by NHS Ayrshire and Arran

A&E performance

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

A&E attendances
3,100
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
60.4%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
325
Attendances (episode-based)
Seen within 4 hours
All A&E department types
60%80%100%Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 26Standard 95%60.4%82.0%July 201980.8%August 201983.1%September 201977.1%October 201974.0%November 201973.8%December 201964.4%January 202065.1%February 202076.3%March 202092.4%April 202091.3%May 202095.4%June 202093.6%July 202093.6%August 202092.8%September 202083.2%October 202076.9%November 202076.0%December 202084.4%January 202183.4%February 202185.2%March 202189.6%April 202187.8%May 202181.6%June 202184.7%July 202178.1%August 202175.9%September 202173.2%October 202174.6%November 202174.3%December 202170.7%January 202269.4%February 202264.5%March 202261.9%April 202269.0%May 202266.6%June 202265.0%July 202268.7%August 202265.3%September 202261.4%October 202264.4%November 202259.8%December 202260.3%January 202363.3%February 202361.0%March 202368.2%April 202365.9%May 202366.4%June 202368.0%July 202368.9%August 202365.6%September 202361.7%October 202362.5%November 202361.5%December 202361.9%January 202460.2%February 202466.0%March 202462.2%April 202462.7%May 202462.5%June 202463.9%July 202460.1%August 202464.2%September 202458.5%October 202458.7%November 202450.9%December 202456.9%January 202559.5%February 202563.7%March 202566.0%April 202562.2%May 202562.4%June 202560.0%July 202562.0%August 202561.6%September 202559.8%October 202558.3%November 202560.6%December 202553.8%January 202657.8%February 202663.4%March 202663.2%April 202659.2%May 202653.1%June 202656.6%July 202660.4%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
2,0003,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 263,1003,579July 20193,585August 20193,380September 20193,195October 20192,989November 20193,095December 20193,037January 20202,661February 20202,302March 20201,828April 20202,542May 20202,470June 20202,673July 20203,091August 20202,741September 20202,515October 20202,150November 20202,011December 20201,991January 20211,784February 20212,278March 20212,653April 20213,090May 20213,167June 20213,194July 20213,148August 20212,666September 20212,714October 20212,357November 20212,324December 20212,312January 20222,270February 20222,860March 20222,661April 20222,873May 20222,839June 20222,792July 20222,809August 20222,659September 20222,681October 20222,305November 20222,586December 20222,238January 20232,220February 20232,612March 20232,572April 20232,897May 20232,851June 20232,887July 20232,894August 20232,815September 20232,702October 20232,518November 20232,481December 20232,525January 20242,532February 20242,827March 20242,679April 20243,182May 20242,883June 20242,945July 20242,789August 20242,881September 20242,671October 20242,499November 20242,670December 20242,448January 20252,410February 20252,946March 20252,938April 20253,135May 20252,936June 20253,041July 20253,215August 20253,052September 20252,848October 20252,822November 20252,538December 20252,689January 20262,423February 20263,045March 20262,969April 20263,270May 20263,157June 20263,160July 20263,100August 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.