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University Hospital Wishaw A&E waiting times

Of 6,333 A&E attendances at University Hospital Wishaw in August 2026, 53.5% were seen within 4 hours, below the Scottish standard of 95%. 975 attendances waited over 12 hours (episode-based).

50 Netherton Street, Wishaw, ML2 0DP · Run by NHS Lanarkshire

A&E performance

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

A&E attendances
6,333
In the latest month
Seen within 4 hours
53.5%
Scottish standard: 95%
Waited over 12 hours
975
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%53.5%86.8%July 201982.6%August 201980.7%September 201983.3%October 201983.1%November 201978.0%December 201984.8%January 202084.2%February 202086.4%March 202094.8%April 202094.3%May 202091.8%June 202091.9%July 202088.5%August 202089.0%September 202086.0%October 202083.9%November 202074.6%December 202076.3%January 202181.5%February 202179.7%March 202177.4%April 202175.3%May 202171.4%June 202163.0%July 202163.1%August 202160.9%September 202158.4%October 202165.9%November 202160.3%December 202161.3%January 202257.8%February 202256.8%March 202258.7%April 202256.0%May 202253.1%June 202252.3%July 202256.4%August 202255.1%September 202254.3%October 202256.7%November 202246.8%December 202251.2%January 202355.5%February 202355.6%March 202352.9%April 202352.3%May 202355.6%June 202360.9%July 202362.4%August 202364.0%September 202359.6%October 202358.2%November 202357.3%December 202357.6%January 202456.5%February 202457.0%March 202456.2%April 202457.5%May 202457.4%June 202459.4%July 202465.3%August 202462.1%September 202456.6%October 202455.3%November 202449.6%December 202451.8%January 202553.8%February 202555.1%March 202554.3%April 202554.1%May 202555.6%June 202561.3%July 202557.9%August 202557.3%September 202555.3%October 202553.7%November 202553.9%December 202554.3%January 202658.0%February 202656.5%March 202659.6%April 202653.8%May 202656.4%June 202656.7%July 202653.5%August 2026
A&E attendances
Per month
4,0006,000Jul 19Jan 20Jan 21Jan 22Jan 23Jan 24Jan 25Jan 266,3336,376July 20196,541August 20196,587September 20196,518October 20196,387November 20196,307December 20196,117January 20205,761February 20204,568March 20203,532April 20205,084May 20205,594June 20205,695July 20206,292August 20205,850September 20205,648October 20205,096November 20204,607December 20204,639January 20214,405February 20215,800March 20216,221April 20216,878May 20217,113June 20216,540July 20216,717August 20216,301September 20215,953October 20215,702November 20215,450December 20215,458January 20225,347February 20225,881March 20225,729April 20226,364May 20226,202June 20225,644July 20226,153August 20225,750September 20225,922October 20225,742November 20225,771December 20225,003January 20235,030February 20236,106March 20235,844April 20236,056May 20236,235June 20235,712July 20236,201August 20235,735September 20235,874October 20235,852November 20235,735December 20235,894January 20245,839February 20246,387March 20246,066April 20246,691May 20246,131June 20246,188July 20246,321August 20246,263September 20246,534October 20246,187November 20245,864December 20245,641January 20255,431February 20256,067March 20256,050April 20256,207May 20255,897June 20255,919July 20256,140August 20255,986September 20255,816October 20255,690November 20255,430December 20255,701January 20265,374February 20266,238March 20266,048April 20266,385May 20266,272June 20266,227July 20266,333August 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.