NHS Scotland health board

NHS Fife

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.

72 days

Outpatient median so far (July 2026)

127 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

22,993

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
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	2,941	60 days	186 days	0
Ophthalmology	2,836	116 days	266 days	46
Gynaecology	2,770	65 days	233 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,371	81 days	282 days	60
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,329	80 days	184 days	22
Urology	2,063	127 days	287 days	1
Dermatology	1,025	24 days	101 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	948	56 days	115 days	0
Paediatrics	883	51 days	143 days	0
Neurology	786	67 days	162 days	0
Rheumatology	624	130 days	283 days	15
Vascular Surgery	507	113 days	358 days	49
Endocrinology & Diabetes	439	127 days	304 days	4
Respiratory Medicine	354	44 days	102 days	0
Gastroenterology	273	24 days	72 days	0
Cardiology	258	41 days	105 days	0
Pain Management	188	36 days	70 days	0
Haematology	182	72 days	213 days	0
Plastic Surgery	181	63 days	142 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	172	31 days	70 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	172	85 days	176 days	0
Renal Medicine	95	56 days	115 days	0
Clinical Oncology	84	23 days	72 days	0
Orthodontics	59	25 days	44 days	0
Infectious Diseases	18	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	13	not published	not published	0
Clinical Genetics	1	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	2,780	126 days	318 days	194
Ophthalmology	2,669	151 days	332 days	135
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,243	165 days	385 days	169
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,218	94 days	253 days	16
Urology	918	121 days	294 days	13
Gynaecology	405	79 days	248 days	5
Plastic Surgery	189	99 days	407 days	29
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	187	58 days	181 days	0
Cardiology	162	136 days	287 days	1
Paediatric Surgery	34	68 days	176 days	0
Rheumatology	33	105 days	192 days	0
Gastroenterology	28	23 days	145 days	0
Haematology	25	36 days	138 days	0
Vascular Surgery	18	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	12	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	10	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	10	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	2	not published	not published	0
Dermatology	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	118	31,808
2024-08	121	32,171
2024-09	123	31,815
2024-10	126	31,648
2024-11	127	31,061
2024-12	134	30,299
2025-01	135	30,395
2025-02	129	29,856
2025-03	124	28,916
2025-04	111	28,824
2025-05	108	29,141
2025-06	103	28,744
2025-07	94	28,102
2025-08	95	27,337
2025-09	90	26,265
2025-10	85	25,536
2025-11	79	24,216
2025-12	78	22,835
2026-01	75	22,144
2026-02	71	21,824
2026-03	55	21,729
2026-04	59	22,015
2026-05	65	22,906
2026-06	64	23,161
2026-07	72	22,993

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
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	2,941	60 days	186 days	0
Ophthalmology	2,836	116 days	266 days	46
Gynaecology	2,770	65 days	233 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,371	81 days	282 days	60
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,329	80 days	184 days	22
Urology	2,063	127 days	287 days	1
Dermatology	1,025	24 days	101 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	948	56 days	115 days	0
Paediatrics	883	51 days	143 days	0
Neurology	786	67 days	162 days	0
Rheumatology	624	130 days	283 days	15
Vascular Surgery	507	113 days	358 days	49
Endocrinology & Diabetes	439	127 days	304 days	4
Respiratory Medicine	354	44 days	102 days	0
Gastroenterology	273	24 days	72 days	0
Cardiology	258	41 days	105 days	0
Pain Management	188	36 days	70 days	0
Haematology	182	72 days	213 days	0
Plastic Surgery	181	63 days	142 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	172	31 days	70 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	172	85 days	176 days	0
Renal Medicine	95	56 days	115 days	0
Clinical Oncology	84	23 days	72 days	0
Orthodontics	59	25 days	44 days	0
Infectious Diseases	18	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	13	not published	not published	0
Clinical Genetics	1	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	2,780	126 days	318 days	194
Ophthalmology	2,669	151 days	332 days	135
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,243	165 days	385 days	169
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,218	94 days	253 days	16
Urology	918	121 days	294 days	13
Gynaecology	405	79 days	248 days	5
Plastic Surgery	189	99 days	407 days	29
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	187	58 days	181 days	0
Cardiology	162	136 days	287 days	1
Paediatric Surgery	34	68 days	176 days	0
Rheumatology	33	105 days	192 days	0
Gastroenterology	28	23 days	145 days	0
Haematology	25	36 days	138 days	0
Vascular Surgery	18	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	12	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	10	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	10	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	2	not published	not published	0
Dermatology	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	118	31,808
2024-08	121	32,171
2024-09	123	31,815
2024-10	126	31,648
2024-11	127	31,061
2024-12	134	30,299
2025-01	135	30,395
2025-02	129	29,856
2025-03	124	28,916
2025-04	111	28,824
2025-05	108	29,141
2025-06	103	28,744
2025-07	94	28,102
2025-08	95	27,337
2025-09	90	26,265
2025-10	85	25,536
2025-11	79	24,216
2025-12	78	22,835
2026-01	75	22,144
2026-02	71	21,824
2026-03	55	21,729
2026-04	59	22,015
2026-05	65	22,906
2026-06	64	23,161
2026-07	72	22,993