NHS Scotland health board

NHS Grampian

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.

94 days

Outpatient median so far (July 2026)

150 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

58,107

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	7,522	130 days	366 days	771
Ophthalmology	5,472	119 days	299 days	218
Dermatology	5,446	150 days	827 days	1,744
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	5,204	94 days	402 days	681
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	4,197	99 days	235 days	82
Gynaecology	4,048	65 days	221 days	24
Cardiology	3,304	95 days	234 days	11
Neurology	3,052	115 days	483 days	406
Community Child Health	2,777	155 days	357 days	272
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2,289	114 days	303 days	7
Gastroenterology	2,200	58 days	219 days	15
Urology	1,800	86 days	248 days	69
Respiratory Medicine	1,171	58 days	204 days	3
Rheumatology	1,133	70 days	298 days	65
Plastic Surgery	1,076	53 days	366 days	113
Pain Management	1,074	140 days	307 days	21
Paediatrics	935	42 days	144 days	0
GP Other than Obstetrics	688	44 days	135 days	3
Restorative Dentistry	471	91 days	162 days	0
Vascular Surgery	468	50 days	148 days	1
Clinical Genetics	454	12 days	71 days	0
Neurosurgery	402	81 days	204 days	4
Endocrinology & Diabetes	386	30 days	63 days	0
Haematology	340	15 days	64 days	0
Renal Medicine	308	57 days	149 days	0
General Medicine	307	23 days	70 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	203	32 days	74 days	0
Clinical Oncology	188	11 days	60 days	0
Allergy	187	108 days	227 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	149	38 days	138 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	132	31 days	81 days	0
Chemical Pathology	122	63 days	165 days	0
Immunology	106	44 days	228 days	9
Diabetes	104	17 days	65 days	0
Oral Surgery	95	22 days	340 days	0
Infectious Diseases	85	66 days	467 days	20
Orthodontics	77	85 days	112 days	0
Medical Oncology	62	9 days	32 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	24	10 days	24 days	0
Anaesthetics	19	not published	not published	0
Endocrinology	13	not published	not published	0
Thoracic Surgery	9	not published	not published	0
Palliative Medicine	5	not published	not published	0
Prosthetics	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	4,185	205 days	703 days	1,106
Ophthalmology	2,753	115 days	405 days	314
Urology	1,480	140 days	515 days	265
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,389	157 days	885 days	413
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,207	195 days	1134 days	382
Gynaecology	1,045	224 days	789 days	364
Paediatric Dentistry	396	112 days	507 days	52
Plastic Surgery	369	128 days	855 days	78
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	280	191 days	710 days	68
Cardiology	246	59 days	285 days	15
Pain Management	191	71 days	278 days	12
Vascular Surgery	167	141 days	424 days	30
Paediatric Surgery	153	45 days	204 days	2
Neurosurgery	152	108 days	353 days	12
Cardiac Surgery	43	37 days	114 days	0
Community Dental Practice	27	70 days	183 days	1
Renal Medicine	23	9 days	149 days	0
General Medicine	18	not published	not published	3
Thoracic Surgery	17	not published	not published	1
Gastroenterology	16	not published	not published	4
GP Other than Obstetrics	10	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	4	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	2	not published	not published	1
Dermatology	1	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	1	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	1	not published	not published	0
Haematology	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	110	55,139
2024-08	113	55,945
2024-09	116	55,643
2024-10	119	56,114
2024-11	122	55,516
2024-12	125	55,979
2025-01	127	55,367
2025-02	124	55,270
2025-03	123	55,330
2025-04	111	55,950
2025-05	109	57,137
2025-06	110	57,270
2025-07	111	59,099
2025-08	114	59,646
2025-09	117	59,789
2025-10	119	59,256
2025-11	116	57,942
2025-12	114	57,942
2026-01	116	57,395
2026-02	113	57,062
2026-03	105	56,698
2026-04	93	55,410
2026-05	93	56,431
2026-06	92	56,585
2026-07	94	58,107

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	7,522	130 days	366 days	771
Ophthalmology	5,472	119 days	299 days	218
Dermatology	5,446	150 days	827 days	1,744
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	5,204	94 days	402 days	681
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	4,197	99 days	235 days	82
Gynaecology	4,048	65 days	221 days	24
Cardiology	3,304	95 days	234 days	11
Neurology	3,052	115 days	483 days	406
Community Child Health	2,777	155 days	357 days	272
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2,289	114 days	303 days	7
Gastroenterology	2,200	58 days	219 days	15
Urology	1,800	86 days	248 days	69
Respiratory Medicine	1,171	58 days	204 days	3
Rheumatology	1,133	70 days	298 days	65
Plastic Surgery	1,076	53 days	366 days	113
Pain Management	1,074	140 days	307 days	21
Paediatrics	935	42 days	144 days	0
GP Other than Obstetrics	688	44 days	135 days	3
Restorative Dentistry	471	91 days	162 days	0
Vascular Surgery	468	50 days	148 days	1
Clinical Genetics	454	12 days	71 days	0
Neurosurgery	402	81 days	204 days	4
Endocrinology & Diabetes	386	30 days	63 days	0
Haematology	340	15 days	64 days	0
Renal Medicine	308	57 days	149 days	0
General Medicine	307	23 days	70 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	203	32 days	74 days	0
Clinical Oncology	188	11 days	60 days	0
Allergy	187	108 days	227 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	149	38 days	138 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	132	31 days	81 days	0
Chemical Pathology	122	63 days	165 days	0
Immunology	106	44 days	228 days	9
Diabetes	104	17 days	65 days	0
Oral Surgery	95	22 days	340 days	0
Infectious Diseases	85	66 days	467 days	20
Orthodontics	77	85 days	112 days	0
Medical Oncology	62	9 days	32 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	24	10 days	24 days	0
Anaesthetics	19	not published	not published	0
Endocrinology	13	not published	not published	0
Thoracic Surgery	9	not published	not published	0
Palliative Medicine	5	not published	not published	0
Prosthetics	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	4,185	205 days	703 days	1,106
Ophthalmology	2,753	115 days	405 days	314
Urology	1,480	140 days	515 days	265
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,389	157 days	885 days	413
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,207	195 days	1134 days	382
Gynaecology	1,045	224 days	789 days	364
Paediatric Dentistry	396	112 days	507 days	52
Plastic Surgery	369	128 days	855 days	78
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	280	191 days	710 days	68
Cardiology	246	59 days	285 days	15
Pain Management	191	71 days	278 days	12
Vascular Surgery	167	141 days	424 days	30
Paediatric Surgery	153	45 days	204 days	2
Neurosurgery	152	108 days	353 days	12
Cardiac Surgery	43	37 days	114 days	0
Community Dental Practice	27	70 days	183 days	1
Renal Medicine	23	9 days	149 days	0
General Medicine	18	not published	not published	3
Thoracic Surgery	17	not published	not published	1
Gastroenterology	16	not published	not published	4
GP Other than Obstetrics	10	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	4	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	2	not published	not published	1
Dermatology	1	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	1	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	1	not published	not published	0
Haematology	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	110	55,139
2024-08	113	55,945
2024-09	116	55,643
2024-10	119	56,114
2024-11	122	55,516
2024-12	125	55,979
2025-01	127	55,367
2025-02	124	55,270
2025-03	123	55,330
2025-04	111	55,950
2025-05	109	57,137
2025-06	110	57,270
2025-07	111	59,099
2025-08	114	59,646
2025-09	117	59,789
2025-10	119	59,256
2025-11	116	57,942
2025-12	114	57,942
2026-01	116	57,395
2026-02	113	57,062
2026-03	105	56,698
2026-04	93	55,410
2026-05	93	56,431
2026-06	92	56,585
2026-07	94	58,107