NHS Scotland health board

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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.

91 days

Outpatient median so far (July 2026)

137 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

143,838

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	20,639	120 days	269 days	0
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	19,236	113 days	261 days	2
Ophthalmology	12,881	78 days	184 days	0
Gynaecology	12,494	86 days	227 days	0
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	12,255	101 days	260 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	7,713	52 days	131 days	0
Neurology	6,720	105 days	253 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	6,696	87 days	234 days	0
Cardiology	6,476	73 days	227 days	0
Urology	5,124	95 days	262 days	2
Gastroenterology	4,313	105 days	276 days	0
Endocrinology	4,160	106 days	242 days	0
Oral Surgery	3,655	119 days	253 days	3
General Medicine	2,174	164 days	328 days	71
Neurosurgery	2,114	95 days	219 days	0
Vascular Surgery	2,048	106 days	256 days	0
Plastic Surgery	2,007	80 days	232 days	0
Rheumatology	1,747	53 days	168 days	0
Restorative Dentistry	1,666	113 days	297 days	0
Paediatrics	1,659	79 days	213 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1,194	71 days	235 days	0
Oral Medicine	988	56 days	269 days	0
Haematology	830	31 days	198 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	775	22 days	52 days	0
Orthodontics	547	93 days	168 days	0
Diabetes	517	31 days	112 days	0
Pain Management	421	19 days	63 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	390	28 days	79 days	0
Allergy	363	77 days	149 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	332	50 days	111 days	0
Clinical Oncology	293	9 days	29 days	0
Renal Medicine	270	42 days	114 days	0
Infectious Diseases	226	17 days	55 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	181	79 days	255 days	0
Anaesthetics	166	7 days	14 days	0
Palliative Medicine	153	22 days	52 days	0
Medical Oncology	117	8 days	29 days	0
Audiological Medicine	112	95 days	220 days	0
Chemical Pathology	106	25 days	66 days	0
Cardiothoracic Surgery	28	37 days	168 days	1
Immunology	17	not published	not published	0
Thoracic Surgery	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	10,811	134 days	330 days	704
Ophthalmology	6,025	133 days	308 days	326
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,412	225 days	632 days	1,836
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	4,884	135 days	304 days	217
Gynaecology	4,481	170 days	456 days	830
Urology	3,882	142 days	406 days	507
Plastic Surgery	1,823	66 days	280 days	95
Paediatric Surgery	891	141 days	350 days	79
Community Dental Practice	726	105 days	318 days	15
Neurosurgery	535	154 days	422 days	95
Paediatric Dentistry	431	221 days	616 days	131
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	373	101 days	298 days	16
Oral Surgery	322	171 days	435 days	56
Cardiology	204	48 days	163 days	0
Gastroenterology	201	22 days	86 days	2
Vascular Surgery	194	39 days	185 days	1
Respiratory Medicine	144	27 days	160 days	2
Endocrinology	100	9 days	43 days	0
Cardiothoracic Surgery	91	136 days	647 days	24
Clinical Oncology	89	8 days	31 days	1
Medical Oncology	76	7 days	36 days	0
Haematology	67	16 days	226 days	2
Renal Medicine	65	16 days	50 days	0
Pain Management	49	29 days	67 days	0
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery	33	49 days	118 days	0
Neurology	25	91 days	187 days	0
Clinical Radiology	24	17 days	42 days	1
General Medicine	22	60 days	161 days	0
Dermatology	9	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	7	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	7	not published	not published	0
Infectious Diseases	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	114	160,423
2024-08	116	159,686
2024-09	119	157,914
2024-10	120	158,137
2024-11	120	156,989
2024-12	125	155,988
2025-01	128	155,076
2025-02	123	154,559
2025-03	124	154,678
2025-04	117	155,893
2025-05	116	156,067
2025-06	117	156,183
2025-07	114	156,543
2025-08	111	154,102
2025-09	111	151,224
2025-10	108	149,747
2025-11	107	145,464
2025-12	110	143,012
2026-01	107	139,310
2026-02	102	137,378
2026-03	98	137,085
2026-04	93	139,120
2026-05	95	141,338
2026-06	92	140,715
2026-07	91	143,838

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
Dermatology	20,639	120 days	269 days	0
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	19,236	113 days	261 days	2
Ophthalmology	12,881	78 days	184 days	0
Gynaecology	12,494	86 days	227 days	0
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	12,255	101 days	260 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	7,713	52 days	131 days	0
Neurology	6,720	105 days	253 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	6,696	87 days	234 days	0
Cardiology	6,476	73 days	227 days	0
Urology	5,124	95 days	262 days	2
Gastroenterology	4,313	105 days	276 days	0
Endocrinology	4,160	106 days	242 days	0
Oral Surgery	3,655	119 days	253 days	3
General Medicine	2,174	164 days	328 days	71
Neurosurgery	2,114	95 days	219 days	0
Vascular Surgery	2,048	106 days	256 days	0
Plastic Surgery	2,007	80 days	232 days	0
Rheumatology	1,747	53 days	168 days	0
Restorative Dentistry	1,666	113 days	297 days	0
Paediatrics	1,659	79 days	213 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1,194	71 days	235 days	0
Oral Medicine	988	56 days	269 days	0
Haematology	830	31 days	198 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	775	22 days	52 days	0
Orthodontics	547	93 days	168 days	0
Diabetes	517	31 days	112 days	0
Pain Management	421	19 days	63 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	390	28 days	79 days	0
Allergy	363	77 days	149 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	332	50 days	111 days	0
Clinical Oncology	293	9 days	29 days	0
Renal Medicine	270	42 days	114 days	0
Infectious Diseases	226	17 days	55 days	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	181	79 days	255 days	0
Anaesthetics	166	7 days	14 days	0
Palliative Medicine	153	22 days	52 days	0
Medical Oncology	117	8 days	29 days	0
Audiological Medicine	112	95 days	220 days	0
Chemical Pathology	106	25 days	66 days	0
Cardiothoracic Surgery	28	37 days	168 days	1
Immunology	17	not published	not published	0
Thoracic Surgery	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	10,811	134 days	330 days	704
Ophthalmology	6,025	133 days	308 days	326
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,412	225 days	632 days	1,836
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	4,884	135 days	304 days	217
Gynaecology	4,481	170 days	456 days	830
Urology	3,882	142 days	406 days	507
Plastic Surgery	1,823	66 days	280 days	95
Paediatric Surgery	891	141 days	350 days	79
Community Dental Practice	726	105 days	318 days	15
Neurosurgery	535	154 days	422 days	95
Paediatric Dentistry	431	221 days	616 days	131
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	373	101 days	298 days	16
Oral Surgery	322	171 days	435 days	56
Cardiology	204	48 days	163 days	0
Gastroenterology	201	22 days	86 days	2
Vascular Surgery	194	39 days	185 days	1
Respiratory Medicine	144	27 days	160 days	2
Endocrinology	100	9 days	43 days	0
Cardiothoracic Surgery	91	136 days	647 days	24
Clinical Oncology	89	8 days	31 days	1
Medical Oncology	76	7 days	36 days	0
Haematology	67	16 days	226 days	2
Renal Medicine	65	16 days	50 days	0
Pain Management	49	29 days	67 days	0
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery	33	49 days	118 days	0
Neurology	25	91 days	187 days	0
Clinical Radiology	24	17 days	42 days	1
General Medicine	22	60 days	161 days	0
Dermatology	9	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	7	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	7	not published	not published	0
Infectious Diseases	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	114	160,423
2024-08	116	159,686
2024-09	119	157,914
2024-10	120	158,137
2024-11	120	156,989
2024-12	125	155,988
2025-01	128	155,076
2025-02	123	154,559
2025-03	124	154,678
2025-04	117	155,893
2025-05	116	156,067
2025-06	117	156,183
2025-07	114	156,543
2025-08	111	154,102
2025-09	111	151,224
2025-10	108	149,747
2025-11	107	145,464
2025-12	110	143,012
2026-01	107	139,310
2026-02	102	137,378
2026-03	98	137,085
2026-04	93	139,120
2026-05	95	141,338
2026-06	92	140,715
2026-07	91	143,838