NHS Scotland health board

NHS Forth Valley

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

59 days

Outpatient median so far (August 2026)

130 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

18,176

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	3,496	81 days	173 days	0
Gynaecology	2,378	69 days	166 days	0
Cardiology	1,477	104 days	231 days	0
General Surgery	1,218	32 days	87 days	0
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	1,217	26 days	83 days	0
Ophthalmology	1,028	67 days	157 days	0
Urology	888	42 days	179 days	31
Neurology	884	62 days	138 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	877	35 days	74 days	0
Paediatrics	766	62 days	123 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	655	28 days	62 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	637	108 days	305 days	34
Gastroenterology	608	112 days	217 days	0
Plastic Surgery	298	20 days	54 days	1
Pain Management	288	69 days	121 days	0
Rheumatology	268	42 days	102 days	0
Orthodontics	227	83 days	146 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	205	60 days	145 days	0
Renal Medicine	174	109 days	270 days	0
Haematology	114	29 days	68 days	0
Vascular Surgery	113	38 days	73 days	0
Diabetes	110	70 days	140 days	0
General Medicine	77	34 days	94 days	0
Endocrinology	64	33 days	65 days	0
Clinical Oncology	47	11 days	38 days	0
Infectious Diseases	35	24 days	55 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	23	24 days	39 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	4	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	2,642	153 days	327 days	112
Ophthalmology	2,483	143 days	305 days	5
General Surgery	814	81 days	181 days	1
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	709	139 days	290 days	24
Gynaecology	625	126 days	316 days	20
Urology	377	115 days	340 days	20
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	90	34 days	69 days	0
Vascular Surgery	50	102 days	229 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	36	74 days	223 days	0
Pain Management	26	165 days	298 days	0
Cardiology	13	not published	not published	0
Plastic Surgery	3	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-08	52	15,906
2024-09	49	15,455
2024-10	48	15,278
2024-11	46	15,719
2024-12	53	15,357
2025-01	56	15,677
2025-02	45	16,233
2025-03	46	17,051
2025-04	47	17,124
2025-05	47	17,494
2025-06	48	17,633
2025-07	50	18,252
2025-08	52	18,666
2025-09	53	18,128
2025-10	53	17,795
2025-11	55	17,314
2025-12	61	16,907
2026-01	65	16,559
2026-02	54	16,529
2026-03	53	16,766
2026-04	56	16,652
2026-05	54	16,434
2026-06	55	16,531
2026-07	56	17,455
2026-08	59	18,176

Source: Public Health Scotland, Stage of Treatment Waiting Times, August 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	3,496	81 days	173 days	0
Gynaecology	2,378	69 days	166 days	0
Cardiology	1,477	104 days	231 days	0
General Surgery	1,218	32 days	87 days	0
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	1,217	26 days	83 days	0
Ophthalmology	1,028	67 days	157 days	0
Urology	888	42 days	179 days	31
Neurology	884	62 days	138 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	877	35 days	74 days	0
Paediatrics	766	62 days	123 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	655	28 days	62 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	637	108 days	305 days	34
Gastroenterology	608	112 days	217 days	0
Plastic Surgery	298	20 days	54 days	1
Pain Management	288	69 days	121 days	0
Rheumatology	268	42 days	102 days	0
Orthodontics	227	83 days	146 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	205	60 days	145 days	0
Renal Medicine	174	109 days	270 days	0
Haematology	114	29 days	68 days	0
Vascular Surgery	113	38 days	73 days	0
Diabetes	110	70 days	140 days	0
General Medicine	77	34 days	94 days	0
Endocrinology	64	33 days	65 days	0
Clinical Oncology	47	11 days	38 days	0
Infectious Diseases	35	24 days	55 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	23	24 days	39 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	4	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	2,642	153 days	327 days	112
Ophthalmology	2,483	143 days	305 days	5
General Surgery	814	81 days	181 days	1
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	709	139 days	290 days	24
Gynaecology	625	126 days	316 days	20
Urology	377	115 days	340 days	20
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	90	34 days	69 days	0
Vascular Surgery	50	102 days	229 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	36	74 days	223 days	0
Pain Management	26	165 days	298 days	0
Cardiology	13	not published	not published	0
Plastic Surgery	3	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-08	52	15,906
2024-09	49	15,455
2024-10	48	15,278
2024-11	46	15,719
2024-12	53	15,357
2025-01	56	15,677
2025-02	45	16,233
2025-03	46	17,051
2025-04	47	17,124
2025-05	47	17,494
2025-06	48	17,633
2025-07	50	18,252
2025-08	52	18,666
2025-09	53	18,128
2025-10	53	17,795
2025-11	55	17,314
2025-12	61	16,907
2026-01	65	16,559
2026-02	54	16,529
2026-03	53	16,766
2026-04	56	16,652
2026-05	54	16,434
2026-06	55	16,531
2026-07	56	17,455
2026-08	59	18,176