NHS Scotland health board

NHS Lanarkshire

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.

100 days

Outpatient median so far (July 2026)

150 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

51,038

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
Ophthalmology	7,125	143 days	277 days	213
Gynaecology	6,287	112 days	270 days	4
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,799	144 days	352 days	501
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	5,476	100 days	259 days	1
General Surgery	4,882	113 days	270 days	0
Dermatology	3,663	56 days	140 days	0
Neurology	1,997	115 days	288 days	3
Gastroenterology	1,701	134 days	281 days	42
Urology	1,648	78 days	236 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1,588	75 days	233 days	10
Cardiology	1,540	66 days	155 days	0
Paediatrics	1,406	73 days	134 days	0
Community Child Health	1,330	175 days	337 days	65
Rheumatology	1,185	99 days	224 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	1,170	64 days	245 days	4
Endocrinology & Diabetes	822	52 days	141 days	0
Pain Management	778	109 days	204 days	0
Vascular Surgery	561	53 days	113 days	1
Renal Medicine	459	151 days	310 days	1
Haematology	360	44 days	88 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	344	29 days	112 days	0
Plastic Surgery	319	10 days	32 days	0
Orthodontics	233	101 days	192 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	227	134 days	254 days	0
Infectious Diseases	67	24 days	80 days	0
General Medicine	42	3 days	11 days	0
Medical Oncology	29	22 days	35 days	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	3,806	173 days	337 days	218
Ophthalmology	2,923	145 days	291 days	30
General Surgery	2,623	133 days	339 days	186
Gynaecology	1,900	173 days	445 days	331
Urology	1,354	160 days	413 days	189
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,160	127 days	422 days	191
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	471	184 days	364 days	46
Cardiology	186	56 days	194 days	0
Vascular Surgery	184	108 days	211 days	0
Community Dental Practice	175	50 days	94 days	0
Pain Management	53	72 days	229 days	3
Paediatric Surgery	41	70 days	168 days	0
General Medicine	24	29 days	330 days	3
Respiratory Medicine	22	82 days	194 days	0
Renal Medicine	18	not published	not published	0
Clinical Radiology	15	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	138	58,257
2024-08	136	59,193
2024-09	139	58,824
2024-10	139	59,045
2024-11	136	58,281
2024-12	140	57,937
2025-01	142	57,114
2025-02	141	56,360
2025-03	136	55,610
2025-04	134	55,904
2025-05	122	55,198
2025-06	119	54,514
2025-07	118	54,487
2025-08	111	53,694
2025-09	111	52,602
2025-10	109	52,198
2025-11	104	50,489
2025-12	106	49,274
2026-01	102	48,274
2026-02	95	47,312
2026-03	82	47,145
2026-04	86	48,605
2026-05	90	49,889
2026-06	97	50,530
2026-07	100	51,038

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
Ophthalmology	7,125	143 days	277 days	213
Gynaecology	6,287	112 days	270 days	4
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,799	144 days	352 days	501
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	5,476	100 days	259 days	1
General Surgery	4,882	113 days	270 days	0
Dermatology	3,663	56 days	140 days	0
Neurology	1,997	115 days	288 days	3
Gastroenterology	1,701	134 days	281 days	42
Urology	1,648	78 days	236 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1,588	75 days	233 days	10
Cardiology	1,540	66 days	155 days	0
Paediatrics	1,406	73 days	134 days	0
Community Child Health	1,330	175 days	337 days	65
Rheumatology	1,185	99 days	224 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	1,170	64 days	245 days	4
Endocrinology & Diabetes	822	52 days	141 days	0
Pain Management	778	109 days	204 days	0
Vascular Surgery	561	53 days	113 days	1
Renal Medicine	459	151 days	310 days	1
Haematology	360	44 days	88 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	344	29 days	112 days	0
Plastic Surgery	319	10 days	32 days	0
Orthodontics	233	101 days	192 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	227	134 days	254 days	0
Infectious Diseases	67	24 days	80 days	0
General Medicine	42	3 days	11 days	0
Medical Oncology	29	22 days	35 days	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	3,806	173 days	337 days	218
Ophthalmology	2,923	145 days	291 days	30
General Surgery	2,623	133 days	339 days	186
Gynaecology	1,900	173 days	445 days	331
Urology	1,354	160 days	413 days	189
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,160	127 days	422 days	191
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	471	184 days	364 days	46
Cardiology	186	56 days	194 days	0
Vascular Surgery	184	108 days	211 days	0
Community Dental Practice	175	50 days	94 days	0
Pain Management	53	72 days	229 days	3
Paediatric Surgery	41	70 days	168 days	0
General Medicine	24	29 days	330 days	3
Respiratory Medicine	22	82 days	194 days	0
Renal Medicine	18	not published	not published	0
Clinical Radiology	15	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	138	58,257
2024-08	136	59,193
2024-09	139	58,824
2024-10	139	59,045
2024-11	136	58,281
2024-12	140	57,937
2025-01	142	57,114
2025-02	141	56,360
2025-03	136	55,610
2025-04	134	55,904
2025-05	122	55,198
2025-06	119	54,514
2025-07	118	54,487
2025-08	111	53,694
2025-09	111	52,602
2025-10	109	52,198
2025-11	104	50,489
2025-12	106	49,274
2026-01	102	48,274
2026-02	95	47,312
2026-03	82	47,145
2026-04	86	48,605
2026-05	90	49,889
2026-06	97	50,530
2026-07	100	51,038