NHS Scotland health board

NHS Fife

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

67 days

Outpatient median so far (June 2026)

124 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

22,889

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	2,974	54 days	193 days	0
Ophthalmology	2,797	110 days	252 days	44
Gynaecology	2,739	62 days	224 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,401	83 days	284 days	65
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,300	74 days	166 days	8
Urology	2,031	118 days	280 days	0
Dermatology	994	22 days	104 days	0
Paediatrics	906	42 days	125 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	880	47 days	98 days	0
Neurology	809	64 days	193 days	0
Rheumatology	629	123 days	278 days	19
Vascular Surgery	540	91 days	333 days	38
Endocrinology & Diabetes	462	119 days	302 days	13
Respiratory Medicine	346	35 days	92 days	0
Cardiology	272	36 days	103 days	0
Gastroenterology	264	26 days	71 days	0
Haematology	190	61 days	183 days	0
Pain Management	185	34 days	69 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	179	26 days	67 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	160	73 days	152 days	0
Plastic Surgery	150	55 days	124 days	0
Renal Medicine	85	54 days	105 days	0
Clinical Oncology	79	34 days	62 days	0
Orthodontics	60	29 days	48 days	0
Infectious Diseases	12	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	9	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
Ophthalmology	2,760	147 days	336 days	153
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	2,728	131 days	327 days	212
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,229	168 days	376 days	150
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,195	90 days	250 days	17
Urology	955	111 days	280 days	9
Gynaecology	409	95 days	256 days	8
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	189	50 days	161 days	0
Plastic Surgery	180	90 days	376 days	26
Cardiology	163	132 days	274 days	0
Rheumatology	48	35 days	160 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	32	61 days	146 days	0
Gastroenterology	30	27 days	121 days	0
Medical Oncology	26	19 days	35 days	0
Haematology	19	not published	not published	0
Vascular Surgery	18	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	16	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	10	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	3	not published	not published	0
Dermatology	2	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	2	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-06	118	32,404
2024-07	118	31,807
2024-08	121	32,169
2024-09	123	31,813
2024-10	126	31,646
2024-11	127	31,059
2024-12	134	30,296
2025-01	135	30,392
2025-02	129	29,853
2025-03	124	28,913
2025-04	111	28,821
2025-05	108	29,138
2025-06	103	28,741
2025-07	94	28,099
2025-08	95	27,335
2025-09	90	26,263
2025-10	85	25,534
2025-11	79	24,213
2025-12	78	22,832
2026-01	75	22,144
2026-02	71	21,826
2026-03	55	21,731
2026-04	59	22,025
2026-05	65	22,894
2026-06	67	22,889

Source: Public Health Scotland, Stage of Treatment Waiting Times, June 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	2,974	54 days	193 days	0
Ophthalmology	2,797	110 days	252 days	44
Gynaecology	2,739	62 days	224 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,401	83 days	284 days	65
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,300	74 days	166 days	8
Urology	2,031	118 days	280 days	0
Dermatology	994	22 days	104 days	0
Paediatrics	906	42 days	125 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	880	47 days	98 days	0
Neurology	809	64 days	193 days	0
Rheumatology	629	123 days	278 days	19
Vascular Surgery	540	91 days	333 days	38
Endocrinology & Diabetes	462	119 days	302 days	13
Respiratory Medicine	346	35 days	92 days	0
Cardiology	272	36 days	103 days	0
Gastroenterology	264	26 days	71 days	0
Haematology	190	61 days	183 days	0
Pain Management	185	34 days	69 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	179	26 days	67 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	160	73 days	152 days	0
Plastic Surgery	150	55 days	124 days	0
Renal Medicine	85	54 days	105 days	0
Clinical Oncology	79	34 days	62 days	0
Orthodontics	60	29 days	48 days	0
Infectious Diseases	12	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	9	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
Ophthalmology	2,760	147 days	336 days	153
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	2,728	131 days	327 days	212
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,229	168 days	376 days	150
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,195	90 days	250 days	17
Urology	955	111 days	280 days	9
Gynaecology	409	95 days	256 days	8
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	189	50 days	161 days	0
Plastic Surgery	180	90 days	376 days	26
Cardiology	163	132 days	274 days	0
Rheumatology	48	35 days	160 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	32	61 days	146 days	0
Gastroenterology	30	27 days	121 days	0
Medical Oncology	26	19 days	35 days	0
Haematology	19	not published	not published	0
Vascular Surgery	18	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	16	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	10	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	3	not published	not published	0
Dermatology	2	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	2	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-06	118	32,404
2024-07	118	31,807
2024-08	121	32,169
2024-09	123	31,813
2024-10	126	31,646
2024-11	127	31,059
2024-12	134	30,296
2025-01	135	30,392
2025-02	129	29,853
2025-03	124	28,913
2025-04	111	28,821
2025-05	108	29,138
2025-06	103	28,741
2025-07	94	28,099
2025-08	95	27,335
2025-09	90	26,263
2025-10	85	25,534
2025-11	79	24,213
2025-12	78	22,832
2026-01	75	22,144
2026-02	71	21,826
2026-03	55	21,731
2026-04	59	22,025
2026-05	65	22,894
2026-06	67	22,889