NHS Scotland health board

NHS Tayside

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.

92 days

Outpatient median so far (July 2026)

168 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

34,167

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	4,142	112 days	387 days	511
Urology	3,551	266 days	623 days	1,256
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,367	80 days	204 days	12
Gynaecology	3,003	95 days	249 days	16
Ophthalmology	2,944	65 days	166 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,764	123 days	367 days	289
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,489	70 days	228 days	44
Respiratory Medicine	1,739	121 days	290 days	63
Oral Surgery	1,324	79 days	178 days	0
Neurology	1,020	94 days	260 days	0
Oral Medicine	911	190 days	353 days	72
Plastic Surgery	791	141 days	378 days	95
Cardiology	789	85 days	253 days	18
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	584	51 days	429 days	82
Rheumatology	491	58 days	161 days	0
Paediatrics	490	32 days	136 days	0
Clinical Genetics	481	107 days	227 days	1
Gastroenterology	456	64 days	227 days	0
Pain Management	426	87 days	280 days	8
Restorative Dentistry	426	60 days	132 days	0
Vascular Surgery	347	80 days	198 days	4
Orthodontics	301	60 days	121 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	298	96 days	192 days	0
Diabetes	157	16 days	54 days	0
Neurosurgery	153	24 days	58 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	141	42 days	184 days	0
Haematology	114	36 days	300 days	7
Endocrinology	102	16 days	55 days	0
General Medicine	94	24 days	74 days	0
Clinical Oncology	88	10 days	26 days	0
Renal Medicine	81	25 days	53 days	0
Clinical Neurophysiology	50	19 days	31 days	0
Immunology	13	not published	not published	0
Anaesthetics	11	not published	not published	1
Infectious Diseases	10	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	3,849	178 days	453 days	715
Ophthalmology	3,669	204 days	508 days	699
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,548	130 days	323 days	105
Urology	1,374	249 days	861 days	518
Gynaecology	1,261	181 days	533 days	302
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	573	270 days	707 days	200
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	494	61 days	260 days	9
Plastic Surgery	411	141 days	505 days	68
Cardiology	302	60 days	319 days	24
Clinical Oncology	233	22 days	30 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	118	136 days	262 days	1
Community Dental Practice	110	44 days	155 days	1
Vascular Surgery	63	72 days	199 days	5
Oral Surgery	59	35 days	317 days	2
Neurology	51	7 days	58 days	0
Neurosurgery	49	37 days	159 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	22	71 days	161 days	0
Gastroenterology	14	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	12	not published	not published	1
Haematology	12	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	10	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	5	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	2	not published	not published	0
General Medicine	1	not published	not published	0
Dermatology	1	not published	not published	0
Endocrinology	1	not published	not published	0
Pain Management	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	97	33,342
2024-08	102	33,561
2024-09	108	31,967
2024-10	99	32,882
2024-11	96	32,026
2024-12	105	31,094
2025-01	99	31,895
2025-02	98	32,062
2025-03	101	31,191
2025-04	91	31,977
2025-05	94	32,438
2025-06	96	32,536
2025-07	91	33,561
2025-08	96	33,709
2025-09	98	32,900
2025-10	101	32,916
2025-11	102	32,681
2025-12	107	32,469
2026-01	100	31,227
2026-02	94	30,105
2026-03	78	29,114
2026-04	84	30,286
2026-05	88	31,582
2026-06	90	32,534
2026-07	92	34,167

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	4,142	112 days	387 days	511
Urology	3,551	266 days	623 days	1,256
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,367	80 days	204 days	12
Gynaecology	3,003	95 days	249 days	16
Ophthalmology	2,944	65 days	166 days	0
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,764	123 days	367 days	289
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,489	70 days	228 days	44
Respiratory Medicine	1,739	121 days	290 days	63
Oral Surgery	1,324	79 days	178 days	0
Neurology	1,020	94 days	260 days	0
Oral Medicine	911	190 days	353 days	72
Plastic Surgery	791	141 days	378 days	95
Cardiology	789	85 days	253 days	18
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	584	51 days	429 days	82
Rheumatology	491	58 days	161 days	0
Paediatrics	490	32 days	136 days	0
Clinical Genetics	481	107 days	227 days	1
Gastroenterology	456	64 days	227 days	0
Pain Management	426	87 days	280 days	8
Restorative Dentistry	426	60 days	132 days	0
Vascular Surgery	347	80 days	198 days	4
Orthodontics	301	60 days	121 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	298	96 days	192 days	0
Diabetes	157	16 days	54 days	0
Neurosurgery	153	24 days	58 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	141	42 days	184 days	0
Haematology	114	36 days	300 days	7
Endocrinology	102	16 days	55 days	0
General Medicine	94	24 days	74 days	0
Clinical Oncology	88	10 days	26 days	0
Renal Medicine	81	25 days	53 days	0
Clinical Neurophysiology	50	19 days	31 days	0
Immunology	13	not published	not published	0
Anaesthetics	11	not published	not published	1
Infectious Diseases	10	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	3,849	178 days	453 days	715
Ophthalmology	3,669	204 days	508 days	699
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,548	130 days	323 days	105
Urology	1,374	249 days	861 days	518
Gynaecology	1,261	181 days	533 days	302
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	573	270 days	707 days	200
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	494	61 days	260 days	9
Plastic Surgery	411	141 days	505 days	68
Cardiology	302	60 days	319 days	24
Clinical Oncology	233	22 days	30 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	118	136 days	262 days	1
Community Dental Practice	110	44 days	155 days	1
Vascular Surgery	63	72 days	199 days	5
Oral Surgery	59	35 days	317 days	2
Neurology	51	7 days	58 days	0
Neurosurgery	49	37 days	159 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	22	71 days	161 days	0
Gastroenterology	14	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	12	not published	not published	1
Haematology	12	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	10	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	5	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	2	not published	not published	0
General Medicine	1	not published	not published	0
Dermatology	1	not published	not published	0
Endocrinology	1	not published	not published	0
Pain Management	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-07	97	33,342
2024-08	102	33,561
2024-09	108	31,967
2024-10	99	32,882
2024-11	96	32,026
2024-12	105	31,094
2025-01	99	31,895
2025-02	98	32,062
2025-03	101	31,191
2025-04	91	31,977
2025-05	94	32,438
2025-06	96	32,536
2025-07	91	33,561
2025-08	96	33,709
2025-09	98	32,900
2025-10	101	32,916
2025-11	102	32,681
2025-12	107	32,469
2026-01	100	31,227
2026-02	94	30,105
2026-03	78	29,114
2026-04	84	30,286
2026-05	88	31,582
2026-06	90	32,534
2026-07	92	34,167