NHS Scotland health board

NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Public Health Scotland official statistics, July 2026. Medians are the midpoint wait so far of people still on the list — half have already waited longer.

89 days

Outpatient median so far (July 2026)

127 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

42,581

Waiting for a first appointment

Outpatient waits by specialty

People waiting for a FIRST appointment with each specialty.

Specialty	Waiting	Median so far	9 in 10 within	>52 weeks
Dermatology	4,646	98 days	214 days	2
Ophthalmology	4,114	109 days	282 days	120
Gynaecology	4,074	106 days	263 days	9
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	3,566	95 days	253 days	109
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,566	59 days	158 days	1
Gastroenterology	2,702	163 days	322 days	8
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2,605	147 days	309 days	27
Cardiology	2,209	65 days	165 days	1
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,178	20 days	98 days	3
Respiratory Medicine	1,802	109 days	316 days	89
Urology	1,802	53 days	176 days	0
Neurology	1,673	95 days	186 days	0
Rheumatology	1,503	141 days	331 days	72
Endocrinology & Diabetes	1,317	105 days	238 days	0
Paediatrics	1,123	60 days	121 days	0
Anaesthetics	938	171 days	350 days	67
General Medicine	571	23 days	136 days	0
Renal Medicine	495	170 days	383 days	63
Vascular Surgery	423	65 days	227 days	0
Plastic Surgery	389	118 days	274 days	17
Geriatric Medicine	278	53 days	213 days	1
Infectious Diseases	174	10 days	45 days	0
Haematology	156	41 days	233 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	116	85 days	188 days	0
Orthodontics	50	59 days	137 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	45	100 days	202 days	0
Clinical Oncology	32	8 days	30 days	0
Medical Oncology	15	not published	not published	0
Restorative Dentistry	11	not published	not published	0

Inpatient / day-case waits by specialty

People waiting for admission for treatment.

Specialty	Waiting	Median so far	9 in 10 within	>52 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	2,852	163 days	457 days	491
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,935	93 days	176 days	15
Ophthalmology	1,599	135 days	375 days	177
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	894	167 days	394 days	122
Gynaecology	850	198 days	392 days	123
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	549	113 days	287 days	17
Urology	436	46 days	220 days	6
Plastic Surgery	256	169 days	287 days	9
Community Dental Practice	164	43 days	100 days	0
Cardiology	60	18 days	65 days	0
Vascular Surgery	35	56 days	178 days	0
Paediatrics	9	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	9	not published	not published	0
General Medicine	5	not published	not published	0
Anaesthetics	1	not published	not published	0
GP Other than Obstetrics	1	not published	not published	0
Clinical Radiology	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	142	55,111
2024-08	145	55,357
2024-09	145	55,302
2024-10	145	55,275
2024-11	144	54,490
2024-12	152	54,325
2025-01	155	54,654
2025-02	154	55,476
2025-03	147	54,800
2025-04	147	55,202
2025-05	137	55,644
2025-06	138	55,529
2025-07	134	55,702
2025-08	137	55,578
2025-09	134	54,031
2025-10	126	52,343
2025-11	116	49,404
2025-12	112	47,082
2026-01	101	45,188
2026-02	93	43,162
2026-03	76	40,687
2026-04	83	40,711
2026-05	86	40,822
2026-06	84	41,174
2026-07	89	42,581

Source: Public Health Scotland, Stage of Treatment Waiting Times, July 2026. Open Government Licence. Scottish stage-of-treatment waits are not comparable with English referral-to-treatment figures — see methodology. “Not published” = withheld or qualified by PHS, never zero.

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Outpatient waits by specialty

People waiting for a FIRST appointment with each specialty.

Specialty	Waiting	Median so far	9 in 10 within	>52 weeks
Dermatology	4,646	98 days	214 days	2
Ophthalmology	4,114	109 days	282 days	120
Gynaecology	4,074	106 days	263 days	9
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	3,566	95 days	253 days	109
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,566	59 days	158 days	1
Gastroenterology	2,702	163 days	322 days	8
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2,605	147 days	309 days	27
Cardiology	2,209	65 days	165 days	1
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,178	20 days	98 days	3
Respiratory Medicine	1,802	109 days	316 days	89
Urology	1,802	53 days	176 days	0
Neurology	1,673	95 days	186 days	0
Rheumatology	1,503	141 days	331 days	72
Endocrinology & Diabetes	1,317	105 days	238 days	0
Paediatrics	1,123	60 days	121 days	0
Anaesthetics	938	171 days	350 days	67
General Medicine	571	23 days	136 days	0
Renal Medicine	495	170 days	383 days	63
Vascular Surgery	423	65 days	227 days	0
Plastic Surgery	389	118 days	274 days	17
Geriatric Medicine	278	53 days	213 days	1
Infectious Diseases	174	10 days	45 days	0
Haematology	156	41 days	233 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	116	85 days	188 days	0
Orthodontics	50	59 days	137 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	45	100 days	202 days	0
Clinical Oncology	32	8 days	30 days	0
Medical Oncology	15	not published	not published	0
Restorative Dentistry	11	not published	not published	0

Inpatient / day-case waits by specialty

People waiting for admission for treatment.

Specialty	Waiting	Median so far	9 in 10 within	>52 weeks
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	2,852	163 days	457 days	491
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,935	93 days	176 days	15
Ophthalmology	1,599	135 days	375 days	177
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	894	167 days	394 days	122
Gynaecology	850	198 days	392 days	123
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	549	113 days	287 days	17
Urology	436	46 days	220 days	6
Plastic Surgery	256	169 days	287 days	9
Community Dental Practice	164	43 days	100 days	0
Cardiology	60	18 days	65 days	0
Vascular Surgery	35	56 days	178 days	0
Paediatrics	9	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	9	not published	not published	0
General Medicine	5	not published	not published	0
Anaesthetics	1	not published	not published	0
GP Other than Obstetrics	1	not published	not published	0
Clinical Radiology	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	142	55,111
2024-08	145	55,357
2024-09	145	55,302
2024-10	145	55,275
2024-11	144	54,490
2024-12	152	54,325
2025-01	155	54,654
2025-02	154	55,476
2025-03	147	54,800
2025-04	147	55,202
2025-05	137	55,644
2025-06	138	55,529
2025-07	134	55,702
2025-08	137	55,578
2025-09	134	54,031
2025-10	126	52,343
2025-11	116	49,404
2025-12	112	47,082
2026-01	101	45,188
2026-02	93	43,162
2026-03	76	40,687
2026-04	83	40,711
2026-05	86	40,822
2026-06	84	41,174
2026-07	89	42,581