NHS Scotland health board

NHS Grampian

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.

92 days

Outpatient median so far (May 2026)

144 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

56,500

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	7,316	132 days	362 days	726
Dermatology	5,423	159 days	783 days	1,663
Ophthalmology	5,369	107 days	284 days	185
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	5,074	91 days	401 days	672
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	4,489	97 days	264 days	74
Gynaecology	3,682	48 days	199 days	11
Cardiology	3,032	90 days	223 days	12
Neurology	2,975	117 days	467 days	387
Community Child Health	2,676	151 days	342 days	184
Urology	2,152	116 days	346 days	181
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2,040	89 days	268 days	0
Gastroenterology	1,805	66 days	219 days	39
Rheumatology	1,179	66 days	284 days	39
Pain Management	1,086	143 days	336 days	51
Respiratory Medicine	1,051	55 days	207 days	0
Plastic Surgery	1,032	73 days	452 days	196
Paediatrics	949	33 days	109 days	0
GP Other than Obstetrics	704	45 days	138 days	4
Vascular Surgery	482	41 days	165 days	1
Restorative Dentistry	439	74 days	157 days	0
Clinical Genetics	413	9 days	67 days	0
Neurosurgery	374	79 days	190 days	1
Endocrinology & Diabetes	309	26 days	65 days	0
Haematology	308	16 days	48 days	0
General Medicine	273	25 days	68 days	0
Renal Medicine	264	64 days	127 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	200	20 days	69 days	0
Clinical Oncology	196	12 days	60 days	0
Allergy	166	92 days	208 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	150	33 days	119 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	142	30 days	110 days	1
Chemical Pathology	119	47 days	178 days	0
Diabetes	117	13 days	89 days	2
Oral Surgery	94	57 days	62 days	0
Orthodontics	91	49 days	79 days	0
Immunology	86	36 days	280 days	8
Infectious Diseases	85	53 days	410 days	15
Medical Oncology	56	12 days	40 days	0
Anaesthetics	36	82 days	146 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	24	10 days	23 days	0
Thoracic Surgery	15	not published	not published	0
Endocrinology	14	not published	not published	0
Palliative Medicine	9	not published	not published	0
Community Dental Practice	2	not published	not published	0
Prosthetics	2	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	3,986	206 days	736 days	1,124
Ophthalmology	2,696	89 days	397 days	294
Urology	1,411	110 days	513 days	273
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,356	164 days	944 days	436
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,176	180 days	1169 days	375
Gynaecology	1,021	213 days	778 days	355
Paediatric Dentistry	409	114 days	430 days	50
Plastic Surgery	333	164 days	1076 days	79
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	282	208 days	704 days	61
Cardiology	254	59 days	310 days	7
Vascular Surgery	216	249 days	424 days	58
Pain Management	183	61 days	254 days	9
Paediatric Surgery	165	54 days	193 days	2
Neurosurgery	160	90 days	296 days	6
Cardiac Surgery	33	32 days	100 days	0
Community Dental Practice	30	70 days	126 days	0
Renal Medicine	19	not published	not published	0
Gastroenterology	16	not published	not published	4
General Medicine	13	not published	not published	0
Thoracic Surgery	12	not published	not published	2
Medical Oncology	6	not published	not published	1
GP Other than Obstetrics	6	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	5	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	4	not published	not published	0
Dermatology	2	not published	not published	0
Haematology	2	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2025-05	109	57,077
2025-06	110	57,195
2025-07	111	59,012
2025-08	114	59,531
2025-09	117	59,687
2025-10	119	59,127
2025-11	116	57,812
2025-12	113	57,802
2026-01	115	57,259
2026-02	111	56,959
2026-03	105	56,653
2026-04	93	55,429
2026-05	92	56,500

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
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	7,316	132 days	362 days	726
Dermatology	5,423	159 days	783 days	1,663
Ophthalmology	5,369	107 days	284 days	185
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	5,074	91 days	401 days	672
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	4,489	97 days	264 days	74
Gynaecology	3,682	48 days	199 days	11
Cardiology	3,032	90 days	223 days	12
Neurology	2,975	117 days	467 days	387
Community Child Health	2,676	151 days	342 days	184
Urology	2,152	116 days	346 days	181
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2,040	89 days	268 days	0
Gastroenterology	1,805	66 days	219 days	39
Rheumatology	1,179	66 days	284 days	39
Pain Management	1,086	143 days	336 days	51
Respiratory Medicine	1,051	55 days	207 days	0
Plastic Surgery	1,032	73 days	452 days	196
Paediatrics	949	33 days	109 days	0
GP Other than Obstetrics	704	45 days	138 days	4
Vascular Surgery	482	41 days	165 days	1
Restorative Dentistry	439	74 days	157 days	0
Clinical Genetics	413	9 days	67 days	0
Neurosurgery	374	79 days	190 days	1
Endocrinology & Diabetes	309	26 days	65 days	0
Haematology	308	16 days	48 days	0
General Medicine	273	25 days	68 days	0
Renal Medicine	264	64 days	127 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	200	20 days	69 days	0
Clinical Oncology	196	12 days	60 days	0
Allergy	166	92 days	208 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	150	33 days	119 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	142	30 days	110 days	1
Chemical Pathology	119	47 days	178 days	0
Diabetes	117	13 days	89 days	2
Oral Surgery	94	57 days	62 days	0
Orthodontics	91	49 days	79 days	0
Immunology	86	36 days	280 days	8
Infectious Diseases	85	53 days	410 days	15
Medical Oncology	56	12 days	40 days	0
Anaesthetics	36	82 days	146 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	24	10 days	23 days	0
Thoracic Surgery	15	not published	not published	0
Endocrinology	14	not published	not published	0
Palliative Medicine	9	not published	not published	0
Community Dental Practice	2	not published	not published	0
Prosthetics	2	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	3,986	206 days	736 days	1,124
Ophthalmology	2,696	89 days	397 days	294
Urology	1,411	110 days	513 days	273
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,356	164 days	944 days	436
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,176	180 days	1169 days	375
Gynaecology	1,021	213 days	778 days	355
Paediatric Dentistry	409	114 days	430 days	50
Plastic Surgery	333	164 days	1076 days	79
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	282	208 days	704 days	61
Cardiology	254	59 days	310 days	7
Vascular Surgery	216	249 days	424 days	58
Pain Management	183	61 days	254 days	9
Paediatric Surgery	165	54 days	193 days	2
Neurosurgery	160	90 days	296 days	6
Cardiac Surgery	33	32 days	100 days	0
Community Dental Practice	30	70 days	126 days	0
Renal Medicine	19	not published	not published	0
Gastroenterology	16	not published	not published	4
General Medicine	13	not published	not published	0
Thoracic Surgery	12	not published	not published	2
Medical Oncology	6	not published	not published	1
GP Other than Obstetrics	6	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	5	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	4	not published	not published	0
Dermatology	2	not published	not published	0
Haematology	2	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	1	not published	not published	0

Month

Median (days)

Waiting

2025-05

109

57,077

2025-06

110

57,195

2025-07

111

59,012

2025-08

114

59,531

2025-09

117

59,687

2025-10

119

59,127

2025-11

116

57,812

2025-12

113

57,802

2026-01

115

57,259

2026-02

111

56,959

2026-03

105

56,653

2026-04

55,429

2026-05

56,500