NHS Scotland health board

NHS Grampian

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.

101 days

Outpatient median so far (August 2026)

157 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

58,049

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	7,611	133 days	376 days	862
Dermatology	5,628	157 days	845 days	1,821
Ophthalmology	5,392	122 days	300 days	260
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	5,175	102 days	416 days	715
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	4,203	103 days	228 days	67
Gynaecology	4,094	74 days	224 days	36
Cardiology	3,411	104 days	235 days	10
Neurology	2,974	123 days	510 days	428
Community Child Health	2,685	168 days	354 days	234
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2,295	118 days	312 days	16
Gastroenterology	2,165	65 days	215 days	24
Urology	1,714	94 days	264 days	69
Rheumatology	1,207	67 days	300 days	75
Respiratory Medicine	1,068	68 days	214 days	1
Pain Management	1,007	140 days	287 days	3
Plastic Surgery	965	66 days	330 days	83
Paediatrics	895	45 days	152 days	0
GP Other than Obstetrics	691	46 days	129 days	1
Restorative Dentistry	472	94 days	168 days	0
Vascular Surgery	468	52 days	143 days	1
Clinical Genetics	460	7 days	73 days	0
Endocrinology & Diabetes	394	35 days	68 days	0
Neurosurgery	358	68 days	216 days	4
Renal Medicine	321	54 days	164 days	1
General Medicine	315	21 days	83 days	0
Haematology	304	17 days	75 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	209	38 days	104 days	0
Allergy	195	125 days	224 days	0
Diabetes	191	40 days	175 days	0
Clinical Oncology	185	12 days	79 days	0
Chemical Pathology	171	52 days	175 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	148	32 days	91 days	0
Oral Surgery	123	327 days	387 days	32
Immunology	119	48 days	125 days	9
Geriatric Medicine	106	46 days	149 days	0
Infectious Diseases	104	47 days	495 days	18
Orthodontics	85	80 days	136 days	0
Medical Oncology	69	11 days	45 days	0
Anaesthetics	22	26 days	161 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	15	not published	not published	0
Thoracic Surgery	14	not published	not published	0
Endocrinology	11	not published	not published	0
Palliative Medicine	10	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	4,174	208 days	700 days	1,059
Ophthalmology	2,790	126 days	410 days	324
Urology	1,469	152 days	487 days	244
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,366	160 days	911 days	400
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,204	194 days	1133 days	377
Gynaecology	1,053	218 days	786 days	359
Paediatric Dentistry	446	101 days	466 days	53
Plastic Surgery	366	131 days	747 days	67
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	291	172 days	657 days	68
Pain Management	255	80 days	279 days	12
Cardiology	238	56 days	292 days	8
Vascular Surgery	180	141 days	438 days	29
Neurosurgery	160	107 days	371 days	18
Paediatric Surgery	154	55 days	199 days	3
Cardiac Surgery	46	40 days	144 days	0
Renal Medicine	24	26 days	141 days	0
Gastroenterology	22	34 days	489 days	4
Thoracic Surgery	12	not published	not published	1
General Medicine	10	not published	not published	1
GP Other than Obstetrics	5	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	3	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	2	not published	not published	0
Community Dental Practice	2	not published	not published	1
Paediatrics	1	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	1	not published	not published	0
Haematology	1	not published	not published	1

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-08	113	55,954
2024-09	116	55,651
2024-10	119	56,122
2024-11	122	55,525
2024-12	125	55,987
2025-01	127	55,376
2025-02	124	55,279
2025-03	123	55,347
2025-04	111	55,974
2025-05	109	57,150
2025-06	110	57,284
2025-07	111	59,116
2025-08	114	59,638
2025-09	117	59,801
2025-10	119	59,297
2025-11	116	57,975
2025-12	114	57,929
2026-01	116	57,369
2026-02	113	57,049
2026-03	105	56,726
2026-04	93	55,473
2026-05	93	56,512
2026-06	92	56,664
2026-07	94	58,151
2026-08	101	58,049

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
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	7,611	133 days	376 days	862
Dermatology	5,628	157 days	845 days	1,821
Ophthalmology	5,392	122 days	300 days	260
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	5,175	102 days	416 days	715
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	4,203	103 days	228 days	67
Gynaecology	4,094	74 days	224 days	36
Cardiology	3,411	104 days	235 days	10
Neurology	2,974	123 days	510 days	428
Community Child Health	2,685	168 days	354 days	234
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	2,295	118 days	312 days	16
Gastroenterology	2,165	65 days	215 days	24
Urology	1,714	94 days	264 days	69
Rheumatology	1,207	67 days	300 days	75
Respiratory Medicine	1,068	68 days	214 days	1
Pain Management	1,007	140 days	287 days	3
Plastic Surgery	965	66 days	330 days	83
Paediatrics	895	45 days	152 days	0
GP Other than Obstetrics	691	46 days	129 days	1
Restorative Dentistry	472	94 days	168 days	0
Vascular Surgery	468	52 days	143 days	1
Clinical Genetics	460	7 days	73 days	0
Endocrinology & Diabetes	394	35 days	68 days	0
Neurosurgery	358	68 days	216 days	4
Renal Medicine	321	54 days	164 days	1
General Medicine	315	21 days	83 days	0
Haematology	304	17 days	75 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	209	38 days	104 days	0
Allergy	195	125 days	224 days	0
Diabetes	191	40 days	175 days	0
Clinical Oncology	185	12 days	79 days	0
Chemical Pathology	171	52 days	175 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	148	32 days	91 days	0
Oral Surgery	123	327 days	387 days	32
Immunology	119	48 days	125 days	9
Geriatric Medicine	106	46 days	149 days	0
Infectious Diseases	104	47 days	495 days	18
Orthodontics	85	80 days	136 days	0
Medical Oncology	69	11 days	45 days	0
Anaesthetics	22	26 days	161 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	15	not published	not published	0
Thoracic Surgery	14	not published	not published	0
Endocrinology	11	not published	not published	0
Palliative Medicine	10	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	4,174	208 days	700 days	1,059
Ophthalmology	2,790	126 days	410 days	324
Urology	1,469	152 days	487 days	244
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,366	160 days	911 days	400
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,204	194 days	1133 days	377
Gynaecology	1,053	218 days	786 days	359
Paediatric Dentistry	446	101 days	466 days	53
Plastic Surgery	366	131 days	747 days	67
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	291	172 days	657 days	68
Pain Management	255	80 days	279 days	12
Cardiology	238	56 days	292 days	8
Vascular Surgery	180	141 days	438 days	29
Neurosurgery	160	107 days	371 days	18
Paediatric Surgery	154	55 days	199 days	3
Cardiac Surgery	46	40 days	144 days	0
Renal Medicine	24	26 days	141 days	0
Gastroenterology	22	34 days	489 days	4
Thoracic Surgery	12	not published	not published	1
General Medicine	10	not published	not published	1
GP Other than Obstetrics	5	not published	not published	0
Medical Oncology	3	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	2	not published	not published	0
Community Dental Practice	2	not published	not published	1
Paediatrics	1	not published	not published	0
Clinical Oncology	1	not published	not published	0
Haematology	1	not published	not published	1

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-08	113	55,954
2024-09	116	55,651
2024-10	119	56,122
2024-11	122	55,525
2024-12	125	55,987
2025-01	127	55,376
2025-02	124	55,279
2025-03	123	55,347
2025-04	111	55,974
2025-05	109	57,150
2025-06	110	57,284
2025-07	111	59,116
2025-08	114	59,638
2025-09	117	59,801
2025-10	119	59,297
2025-11	116	57,975
2025-12	114	57,929
2026-01	116	57,369
2026-02	113	57,049
2026-03	105	56,726
2026-04	93	55,473
2026-05	93	56,512
2026-06	92	56,664
2026-07	94	58,151
2026-08	101	58,049