NHS Scotland health board

NHS Forth Valley

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

54 days

Outpatient median so far (May 2026)

129 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

16,725

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	3,451	79 days	195 days	0
Gynaecology	2,126	72 days	171 days	0
Cardiology	1,346	95 days	215 days	0
Ophthalmology	1,302	78 days	143 days	0
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	1,181	24 days	88 days	21
General Surgery	976	32 days	94 days	0
Neurology	844	65 days	132 days	0
Urology	669	41 days	117 days	0
Paediatrics	638	34 days	87 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	617	23 days	72 days	0
Gastroenterology	588	76 days	188 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	585	102 days	305 days	24
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	516	24 days	51 days	0
Pain Management	311	68 days	117 days	0
Rheumatology	257	30 days	68 days	0
Orthodontics	253	81 days	169 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	201	69 days	171 days	0
Plastic Surgery	167	19 days	53 days	0
Renal Medicine	146	115 days	203 days	0
Vascular Surgery	117	37 days	79 days	0
General Medicine	106	33 days	83 days	0
Diabetes	76	43 days	117 days	0
Endocrinology	70	40 days	95 days	0
Clinical Oncology	62	10 days	31 days	0
Haematology	57	11 days	33 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	38	28 days	40 days	0
Infectious Diseases	19	not published	not published	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	5	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	2,635	136 days	293 days	64
Ophthalmology	2,208	160 days	262 days	2
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	813	165 days	314 days	30
General Surgery	809	61 days	179 days	0
Gynaecology	618	146 days	354 days	52
Urology	382	100 days	307 days	20
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	96	33 days	89 days	0
Vascular Surgery	48	142 days	211 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	33	61 days	140 days	0
Pain Management	32	175 days	276 days	0
Cardiology	10	not published	not published	0
Plastic Surgery	8	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2025-05	47	17,476
2025-06	48	17,587
2025-07	50	18,188
2025-08	52	18,596
2025-09	53	18,058
2025-10	53	17,739
2025-11	54	17,284
2025-12	61	16,881
2026-01	64	16,554
2026-02	53	16,563
2026-03	50	16,890
2026-04	56	16,835
2026-05	54	16,725

Source: Public Health Scotland, Stage of Treatment Waiting Times, May 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.

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	3,451	79 days	195 days	0
Gynaecology	2,126	72 days	171 days	0
Cardiology	1,346	95 days	215 days	0
Ophthalmology	1,302	78 days	143 days	0
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	1,181	24 days	88 days	21
General Surgery	976	32 days	94 days	0
Neurology	844	65 days	132 days	0
Urology	669	41 days	117 days	0
Paediatrics	638	34 days	87 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	617	23 days	72 days	0
Gastroenterology	588	76 days	188 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	585	102 days	305 days	24
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	516	24 days	51 days	0
Pain Management	311	68 days	117 days	0
Rheumatology	257	30 days	68 days	0
Orthodontics	253	81 days	169 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	201	69 days	171 days	0
Plastic Surgery	167	19 days	53 days	0
Renal Medicine	146	115 days	203 days	0
Vascular Surgery	117	37 days	79 days	0
General Medicine	106	33 days	83 days	0
Diabetes	76	43 days	117 days	0
Endocrinology	70	40 days	95 days	0
Clinical Oncology	62	10 days	31 days	0
Haematology	57	11 days	33 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	38	28 days	40 days	0
Infectious Diseases	19	not published	not published	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	5	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	2,635	136 days	293 days	64
Ophthalmology	2,208	160 days	262 days	2
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	813	165 days	314 days	30
General Surgery	809	61 days	179 days	0
Gynaecology	618	146 days	354 days	52
Urology	382	100 days	307 days	20
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	96	33 days	89 days	0
Vascular Surgery	48	142 days	211 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	33	61 days	140 days	0
Pain Management	32	175 days	276 days	0
Cardiology	10	not published	not published	0
Plastic Surgery	8	not published	not published	0

Month

Median (days)

Waiting

2025-05

17,476

2025-06

17,587

2025-07

18,188

2025-08

18,596

2025-09

18,058

2025-10

17,739

2025-11

17,284

2025-12

16,881

2026-01

16,554

2026-02

16,563

2026-03

16,890

2026-04

16,835

2026-05

16,725