NHS Scotland health board

NHS Lothian

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.

84 days

Outpatient median so far (July 2026)

110 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

82,282

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	12,637	94 days	278 days	290
Gynaecology	10,399	135 days	451 days	1,737
Dermatology	8,474	77 days	192 days	32
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	7,801	95 days	373 days	845
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	6,453	95 days	254 days	149
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,105	80 days	205 days	49
Rheumatology	3,271	114 days	288 days	34
Plastic Surgery	2,900	89 days	252 days	0
Paediatrics	2,685	78 days	269 days	134
Gastroenterology	2,554	49 days	140 days	2
Respiratory Medicine	2,220	67 days	186 days	8
Urology	2,219	74 days	185 days	47
Neurosurgery	2,054	95 days	263 days	9
Oral Surgery	1,828	64 days	126 days	0
Cardiology	1,394	22 days	63 days	0
Vascular Surgery	1,380	78 days	191 days	0
Oral Medicine	1,210	163 days	471 days	232
Neurology	1,055	25 days	106 days	0
Endocrinology	896	56 days	169 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	795	109 days	242 days	1
Clinical Neurophysiology	771	200 days	442 days	180
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	731	74 days	396 days	99
Anaesthetics	582	43 days	83 days	0
Diabetes	529	50 days	186 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	387	17 days	63 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	361	57 days	128 days	1
Orthodontics	336	126 days	246 days	1
General Medicine	271	9 days	64 days	1
Haematology	248	18 days	43 days	2
Clinical Oncology	202	8 days	32 days	0
Restorative Dentistry	112	24 days	63 days	0
Infectious Diseases	108	25 days	123 days	0
Renal Medicine	89	24 days	66 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	81	23 days	53 days	0
Medical Oncology	52	3 days	35 days	0
Thoracic Surgery	30	27 days	63 days	0
Endocrinology & Diabetes	22	72 days	312 days	1
Clinical Genetics	20	0 days	54 days	1
Palliative Medicine	13	not published	not published	0
Immunology	4	not published	not published	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	3	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	4,349	136 days	351 days	382
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	3,787	151 days	363 days	370
Urology	2,540	151 days	312 days	84
Ophthalmology	2,374	60 days	171 days	35
Plastic Surgery	1,780	94 days	349 days	161
Gynaecology	1,420	115 days	310 days	83
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,408	120 days	359 days	137
Cardiology	1,292	91 days	365 days	131
Paediatric Dentistry	605	120 days	259 days	6
Neurosurgery	524	127 days	405 days	64
Paediatric Surgery	418	89 days	252 days	12
Vascular Surgery	285	85 days	250 days	1
Cardiac Surgery	244	113 days	259 days	4
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	191	100 days	226 days	9
Oral Surgery	187	287 days	434 days	57
Thoracic Surgery	110	50 days	511 days	21
Community Dental Practice	75	148 days	413 days	12
Medical Oncology	51	9 days	22 days	0
Clinical Oncology	44	32 days	325 days	3
Clinical Radiology	42	57 days	311 days	3
Haematology	40	9 days	43 days	0
Gastroenterology	34	38 days	306 days	3
Paediatrics	19	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	19	not published	not published	0
Neurology	9	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	9	not published	not published	0
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery	3	not published	not published	1
Renal Medicine	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	127	95,779
2024-08	130	97,736
2024-09	132	98,300
2024-10	128	95,836
2024-11	131	96,804
2024-12	140	97,176
2025-01	144	96,828
2025-02	140	95,659
2025-03	139	96,718
2025-04	141	98,414
2025-05	131	99,596
2025-06	132	100,389
2025-07	133	101,491
2025-08	130	100,098
2025-09	127	98,545
2025-10	123	96,545
2025-11	118	92,881
2025-12	117	89,206
2026-01	113	86,943
2026-02	108	85,061
2026-03	97	83,510
2026-04	86	81,268
2026-05	83	80,842
2026-06	82	80,544
2026-07	84	82,282

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	12,637	94 days	278 days	290
Gynaecology	10,399	135 days	451 days	1,737
Dermatology	8,474	77 days	192 days	32
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	7,801	95 days	373 days	845
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	6,453	95 days	254 days	149
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,105	80 days	205 days	49
Rheumatology	3,271	114 days	288 days	34
Plastic Surgery	2,900	89 days	252 days	0
Paediatrics	2,685	78 days	269 days	134
Gastroenterology	2,554	49 days	140 days	2
Respiratory Medicine	2,220	67 days	186 days	8
Urology	2,219	74 days	185 days	47
Neurosurgery	2,054	95 days	263 days	9
Oral Surgery	1,828	64 days	126 days	0
Cardiology	1,394	22 days	63 days	0
Vascular Surgery	1,380	78 days	191 days	0
Oral Medicine	1,210	163 days	471 days	232
Neurology	1,055	25 days	106 days	0
Endocrinology	896	56 days	169 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	795	109 days	242 days	1
Clinical Neurophysiology	771	200 days	442 days	180
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	731	74 days	396 days	99
Anaesthetics	582	43 days	83 days	0
Diabetes	529	50 days	186 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	387	17 days	63 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	361	57 days	128 days	1
Orthodontics	336	126 days	246 days	1
General Medicine	271	9 days	64 days	1
Haematology	248	18 days	43 days	2
Clinical Oncology	202	8 days	32 days	0
Restorative Dentistry	112	24 days	63 days	0
Infectious Diseases	108	25 days	123 days	0
Renal Medicine	89	24 days	66 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	81	23 days	53 days	0
Medical Oncology	52	3 days	35 days	0
Thoracic Surgery	30	27 days	63 days	0
Endocrinology & Diabetes	22	72 days	312 days	1
Clinical Genetics	20	0 days	54 days	1
Palliative Medicine	13	not published	not published	0
Immunology	4	not published	not published	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	3	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	4,349	136 days	351 days	382
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	3,787	151 days	363 days	370
Urology	2,540	151 days	312 days	84
Ophthalmology	2,374	60 days	171 days	35
Plastic Surgery	1,780	94 days	349 days	161
Gynaecology	1,420	115 days	310 days	83
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,408	120 days	359 days	137
Cardiology	1,292	91 days	365 days	131
Paediatric Dentistry	605	120 days	259 days	6
Neurosurgery	524	127 days	405 days	64
Paediatric Surgery	418	89 days	252 days	12
Vascular Surgery	285	85 days	250 days	1
Cardiac Surgery	244	113 days	259 days	4
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	191	100 days	226 days	9
Oral Surgery	187	287 days	434 days	57
Thoracic Surgery	110	50 days	511 days	21
Community Dental Practice	75	148 days	413 days	12
Medical Oncology	51	9 days	22 days	0
Clinical Oncology	44	32 days	325 days	3
Clinical Radiology	42	57 days	311 days	3
Haematology	40	9 days	43 days	0
Gastroenterology	34	38 days	306 days	3
Paediatrics	19	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	19	not published	not published	0
Neurology	9	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	9	not published	not published	0
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery	3	not published	not published	1
Renal Medicine	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	127	95,779
2024-08	130	97,736
2024-09	132	98,300
2024-10	128	95,836
2024-11	131	96,804
2024-12	140	97,176
2025-01	144	96,828
2025-02	140	95,659
2025-03	139	96,718
2025-04	141	98,414
2025-05	131	99,596
2025-06	132	100,389
2025-07	133	101,491
2025-08	130	100,098
2025-09	127	98,545
2025-10	123	96,545
2025-11	118	92,881
2025-12	117	89,206
2026-01	113	86,943
2026-02	108	85,061
2026-03	97	83,510
2026-04	86	81,268
2026-05	83	80,842
2026-06	82	80,544
2026-07	84	82,282