NHS Scotland health board

NHS Lothian

Public Health Scotland official statistics, June 2026. Medians are the midpoint wait so far of people still on the list — half have already waited longer.

82 days

Outpatient median so far (June 2026)

110 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

80,936

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	12,395	91 days	279 days	356
Gynaecology	10,571	132 days	454 days	1,756
Dermatology	7,617	69 days	200 days	26
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	7,536	104 days	393 days	987
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	6,289	96 days	252 days	209
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,303	81 days	235 days	81
Rheumatology	3,126	110 days	284 days	27
Plastic Surgery	2,822	88 days	230 days	1
Paediatrics	2,736	77 days	269 days	122
Urology	2,290	75 days	210 days	60
Respiratory Medicine	2,279	61 days	201 days	8
Gastroenterology	2,240	43 days	132 days	0
Neurosurgery	1,910	96 days	257 days	7
Oral Surgery	1,878	62 days	127 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1,379	102 days	296 days	81
Cardiology	1,250	25 days	62 days	0
Oral Medicine	1,241	162 days	476 days	236
Vascular Surgery	1,203	74 days	189 days	0
Neurology	1,025	26 days	111 days	0
Endocrinology	857	53 days	162 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	781	96 days	221 days	2
Clinical Neurophysiology	762	211 days	439 days	174
Anaesthetics	570	39 days	82 days	0
Diabetes	540	55 days	173 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	422	20 days	61 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	344	54 days	126 days	1
Orthodontics	330	103 days	215 days	0
General Medicine	252	13 days	50 days	4
Haematology	250	13 days	48 days	2
Clinical Oncology	178	12 days	30 days	0
Infectious Diseases	123	21 days	126 days	0
Restorative Dentistry	101	29 days	70 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	95	26 days	55 days	0
Renal Medicine	88	28 days	67 days	0
Medical Oncology	66	6 days	19 days	0
Thoracic Surgery	52	8 days	42 days	0
Endocrinology & Diabetes	21	68 days	286 days	1
Palliative Medicine	9	not published	not published	0
Immunology	3	not published	not published	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	2	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	4,499	131 days	358 days	421
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	3,797	151 days	354 days	343
Urology	2,549	133 days	296 days	86
Ophthalmology	2,288	61 days	169 days	41
Plastic Surgery	1,746	98 days	364 days	174
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,433	120 days	383 days	159
Gynaecology	1,415	118 days	321 days	86
Cardiology	1,291	95 days	361 days	127
Paediatric Dentistry	652	118 days	267 days	5
Neurosurgery	522	119 days	410 days	64
Paediatric Surgery	455	89 days	255 days	14
Vascular Surgery	276	99 days	272 days	3
Cardiac Surgery	247	111 days	266 days	3
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	221	87 days	256 days	13
Oral Surgery	200	283 days	431 days	66
Thoracic Surgery	86	90 days	534 days	22
Community Dental Practice	73	153 days	396 days	11
Clinical Oncology	64	18 days	269 days	2
Medical Oncology	62	9 days	26 days	0
Haematology	61	14 days	42 days	0
Clinical Radiology	41	64 days	283 days	2
Gastroenterology	27	78 days	352 days	3
Paediatrics	16	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	14	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	12	not published	not published	0
Neurology	6	not published	not published	0
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery	1	not published	not published	1

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-06	121	93,322
2024-07	127	95,769
2024-08	130	97,723
2024-09	132	98,285
2024-10	128	95,819
2024-11	131	96,786
2024-12	140	97,157
2025-01	144	96,808
2025-02	140	95,636
2025-03	139	96,686
2025-04	141	98,401
2025-05	131	99,606
2025-06	132	100,334
2025-07	133	101,418
2025-08	130	100,012
2025-09	127	98,450
2025-10	123	96,429
2025-11	118	92,728
2025-12	117	88,947
2026-01	114	86,698
2026-02	108	84,838
2026-03	92	83,421
2026-04	86	81,220
2026-05	83	80,869
2026-06	82	80,936

Source: Public Health Scotland, Stage of Treatment Waiting Times, June 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	12,395	91 days	279 days	356
Gynaecology	10,571	132 days	454 days	1,756
Dermatology	7,617	69 days	200 days	26
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	7,536	104 days	393 days	987
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	6,289	96 days	252 days	209
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	5,303	81 days	235 days	81
Rheumatology	3,126	110 days	284 days	27
Plastic Surgery	2,822	88 days	230 days	1
Paediatrics	2,736	77 days	269 days	122
Urology	2,290	75 days	210 days	60
Respiratory Medicine	2,279	61 days	201 days	8
Gastroenterology	2,240	43 days	132 days	0
Neurosurgery	1,910	96 days	257 days	7
Oral Surgery	1,878	62 days	127 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	1,379	102 days	296 days	81
Cardiology	1,250	25 days	62 days	0
Oral Medicine	1,241	162 days	476 days	236
Vascular Surgery	1,203	74 days	189 days	0
Neurology	1,025	26 days	111 days	0
Endocrinology	857	53 days	162 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	781	96 days	221 days	2
Clinical Neurophysiology	762	211 days	439 days	174
Anaesthetics	570	39 days	82 days	0
Diabetes	540	55 days	173 days	0
Geriatric Medicine	422	20 days	61 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	344	54 days	126 days	1
Orthodontics	330	103 days	215 days	0
General Medicine	252	13 days	50 days	4
Haematology	250	13 days	48 days	2
Clinical Oncology	178	12 days	30 days	0
Infectious Diseases	123	21 days	126 days	0
Restorative Dentistry	101	29 days	70 days	0
Cardiac Surgery	95	26 days	55 days	0
Renal Medicine	88	28 days	67 days	0
Medical Oncology	66	6 days	19 days	0
Thoracic Surgery	52	8 days	42 days	0
Endocrinology & Diabetes	21	68 days	286 days	1
Palliative Medicine	9	not published	not published	0
Immunology	3	not published	not published	0
Rehabilitation Medicine	2	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	4,499	131 days	358 days	421
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	3,797	151 days	354 days	343
Urology	2,549	133 days	296 days	86
Ophthalmology	2,288	61 days	169 days	41
Plastic Surgery	1,746	98 days	364 days	174
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	1,433	120 days	383 days	159
Gynaecology	1,415	118 days	321 days	86
Cardiology	1,291	95 days	361 days	127
Paediatric Dentistry	652	118 days	267 days	5
Neurosurgery	522	119 days	410 days	64
Paediatric Surgery	455	89 days	255 days	14
Vascular Surgery	276	99 days	272 days	3
Cardiac Surgery	247	111 days	266 days	3
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	221	87 days	256 days	13
Oral Surgery	200	283 days	431 days	66
Thoracic Surgery	86	90 days	534 days	22
Community Dental Practice	73	153 days	396 days	11
Clinical Oncology	64	18 days	269 days	2
Medical Oncology	62	9 days	26 days	0
Haematology	61	14 days	42 days	0
Clinical Radiology	41	64 days	283 days	2
Gastroenterology	27	78 days	352 days	3
Paediatrics	16	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	14	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	12	not published	not published	0
Neurology	6	not published	not published	0
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery	1	not published	not published	1

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-06	121	93,322
2024-07	127	95,769
2024-08	130	97,723
2024-09	132	98,285
2024-10	128	95,819
2024-11	131	96,786
2024-12	140	97,157
2025-01	144	96,808
2025-02	140	95,636
2025-03	139	96,686
2025-04	141	98,401
2025-05	131	99,606
2025-06	132	100,334
2025-07	133	101,418
2025-08	130	100,012
2025-09	127	98,450
2025-10	123	96,429
2025-11	118	92,728
2025-12	117	88,947
2026-01	114	86,698
2026-02	108	84,838
2026-03	92	83,421
2026-04	86	81,220
2026-05	83	80,869
2026-06	82	80,936