NHS Scotland health board

NHS Lanarkshire

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.

102 days

Outpatient median so far (August 2026)

155 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

51,297

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	7,433	150 days	286 days	212
Gynaecology	6,406	116 days	270 days	10
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,658	143 days	341 days	367
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	5,625	101 days	263 days	30
General Surgery	4,900	112 days	264 days	0
Dermatology	3,748	54 days	136 days	0
Neurology	1,842	96 days	238 days	3
Urology	1,688	73 days	222 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1,680	81 days	234 days	8
Gastroenterology	1,626	118 days	262 days	15
Cardiology	1,592	69 days	153 days	0
Paediatrics	1,384	76 days	143 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	1,160	72 days	239 days	4
Community Child Health	1,147	138 days	272 days	34
Rheumatology	1,146	83 days	208 days	0
Endocrinology & Diabetes	838	58 days	137 days	0
Pain Management	739	107 days	192 days	0
Vascular Surgery	618	66 days	131 days	1
Renal Medicine	452	165 days	314 days	3
Plastic Surgery	369	11 days	24 days	0
Haematology	328	40 days	90 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	317	33 days	107 days	0
Orthodontics	264	105 days	220 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	241	122 days	231 days	0
Infectious Diseases	51	28 days	82 days	0
General Medicine	29	3 days	8 days	0
Medical Oncology	16	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	3,916	181 days	349 days	296
Ophthalmology	2,964	157 days	298 days	37
General Surgery	2,654	132 days	341 days	181
Gynaecology	1,829	171 days	417 days	264
Urology	1,376	157 days	403 days	182
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,170	137 days	438 days	189
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	441	168 days	364 days	40
Vascular Surgery	200	91 days	213 days	0
Community Dental Practice	196	52 days	119 days	0
Cardiology	187	59 days	179 days	0
Pain Management	53	66 days	234 days	2
Paediatric Surgery	33	84 days	157 days	0
General Medicine	25	59 days	347 days	3
Respiratory Medicine	25	55 days	215 days	0
Renal Medicine	18	not published	not published	0
Clinical Radiology	12	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-08	136	59,196
2024-09	139	58,827
2024-10	139	59,047
2024-11	136	58,283
2024-12	140	57,937
2025-01	142	57,115
2025-02	141	56,362
2025-03	136	55,611
2025-04	134	55,905
2025-05	122	55,199
2025-06	119	54,515
2025-07	118	54,488
2025-08	111	53,708
2025-09	111	52,615
2025-10	109	52,212
2025-11	104	50,381
2025-12	106	49,170
2026-01	102	48,106
2026-02	95	47,164
2026-03	82	46,997
2026-04	86	48,460
2026-05	89	49,901
2026-06	96	51,015
2026-07	98	52,235
2026-08	102	51,297

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
Ophthalmology	7,433	150 days	286 days	212
Gynaecology	6,406	116 days	270 days	10
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,658	143 days	341 days	367
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	5,625	101 days	263 days	30
General Surgery	4,900	112 days	264 days	0
Dermatology	3,748	54 days	136 days	0
Neurology	1,842	96 days	238 days	3
Urology	1,688	73 days	222 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1,680	81 days	234 days	8
Gastroenterology	1,626	118 days	262 days	15
Cardiology	1,592	69 days	153 days	0
Paediatrics	1,384	76 days	143 days	0
Respiratory Medicine	1,160	72 days	239 days	4
Community Child Health	1,147	138 days	272 days	34
Rheumatology	1,146	83 days	208 days	0
Endocrinology & Diabetes	838	58 days	137 days	0
Pain Management	739	107 days	192 days	0
Vascular Surgery	618	66 days	131 days	1
Renal Medicine	452	165 days	314 days	3
Plastic Surgery	369	11 days	24 days	0
Haematology	328	40 days	90 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	317	33 days	107 days	0
Orthodontics	264	105 days	220 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	241	122 days	231 days	0
Infectious Diseases	51	28 days	82 days	0
General Medicine	29	3 days	8 days	0
Medical Oncology	16	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	3,916	181 days	349 days	296
Ophthalmology	2,964	157 days	298 days	37
General Surgery	2,654	132 days	341 days	181
Gynaecology	1,829	171 days	417 days	264
Urology	1,376	157 days	403 days	182
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,170	137 days	438 days	189
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	441	168 days	364 days	40
Vascular Surgery	200	91 days	213 days	0
Community Dental Practice	196	52 days	119 days	0
Cardiology	187	59 days	179 days	0
Pain Management	53	66 days	234 days	2
Paediatric Surgery	33	84 days	157 days	0
General Medicine	25	59 days	347 days	3
Respiratory Medicine	25	55 days	215 days	0
Renal Medicine	18	not published	not published	0
Clinical Radiology	12	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-08	136	59,196
2024-09	139	58,827
2024-10	139	59,047
2024-11	136	58,283
2024-12	140	57,937
2025-01	142	57,115
2025-02	141	56,362
2025-03	136	55,611
2025-04	134	55,905
2025-05	122	55,199
2025-06	119	54,515
2025-07	118	54,488
2025-08	111	53,708
2025-09	111	52,615
2025-10	109	52,212
2025-11	104	50,381
2025-12	106	49,170
2026-01	102	48,106
2026-02	95	47,164
2026-03	82	46,997
2026-04	86	48,460
2026-05	89	49,901
2026-06	96	51,015
2026-07	98	52,235
2026-08	102	51,297