NHS Scotland health board

NHS Tayside

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

87 days

Outpatient median so far (May 2026)

164 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

32,853

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	3,752	111 days	368 days	387
Urology	3,488	236 days	579 days	1,125
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,247	76 days	202 days	9
Ophthalmology	2,697	55 days	172 days	3
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,654	125 days	342 days	187
Gynaecology	2,577	100 days	219 days	21
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,420	61 days	212 days	25
Respiratory Medicine	1,626	103 days	268 days	37
Oral Surgery	1,436	83 days	193 days	0
Neurology	1,048	88 days	254 days	9
Cardiology	980	61 days	200 days	16
Oral Medicine	876	180 days	332 days	32
Plastic Surgery	779	116 days	331 days	16
Paediatrics	776	36 days	108 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	575	46 days	370 days	61
Gastroenterology	499	67 days	254 days	0
Clinical Genetics	489	96 days	209 days	0
Pain Management	442	82 days	254 days	12
Restorative Dentistry	430	58 days	121 days	0
Rheumatology	414	54 days	144 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	279	82 days	179 days	0
Vascular Surgery	277	53 days	163 days	4
Orthodontics	252	51 days	93 days	0
Diabetes	138	19 days	63 days	0
Endocrinology	126	24 days	51 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	106	39 days	134 days	0
Haematology	93	38 days	336 days	9
Neurosurgery	90	12 days	28 days	0
General Medicine	87	25 days	70 days	0
Clinical Oncology	87	11 days	79 days	3
Renal Medicine	62	20 days	51 days	1
Anaesthetics	13	not published	not published	0
Infectious Diseases	9	not published	not published	0
Immunology	7	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	3,846	173 days	450 days	677
Ophthalmology	3,622	200 days	489 days	674
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,521	116 days	326 days	101
Urology	1,438	279 days	1011 days	606
Gynaecology	1,264	134 days	550 days	300
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	574	249 days	650 days	187
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	448	74 days	234 days	11
Plastic Surgery	392	137 days	487 days	69
Cardiology	304	75 days	306 days	16
Paediatric Surgery	143	96 days	257 days	0
Community Dental Practice	112	40 days	191 days	0
Vascular Surgery	95	68 days	401 days	12
Clinical Oncology	88	6 days	88 days	0
Oral Surgery	55	18 days	249 days	0
Neurosurgery	51	40 days	187 days	1
Neurology	47	39 days	52 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	27	66 days	128 days	0
Gastroenterology	15	not published	not published	0
Haematology	13	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	10	not published	not published	2
Renal Medicine	10	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	6	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	3	not published	not published	0
General Medicine	1	not published	not published	0
Pain Management	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2025-05	94	32,597
2025-06	95	32,655
2025-07	91	33,590
2025-08	96	33,767
2025-09	97	33,054
2025-10	100	33,157
2025-11	101	32,932
2025-12	107	32,732
2026-01	101	31,512
2026-02	94	30,474
2026-03	78	29,643
2026-04	84	31,038
2026-05	87	32,853

Source: Public Health Scotland, Stage of Treatment Waiting Times, May 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.

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	3,752	111 days	368 days	387
Urology	3,488	236 days	579 days	1,125
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,247	76 days	202 days	9
Ophthalmology	2,697	55 days	172 days	3
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,654	125 days	342 days	187
Gynaecology	2,577	100 days	219 days	21
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,420	61 days	212 days	25
Respiratory Medicine	1,626	103 days	268 days	37
Oral Surgery	1,436	83 days	193 days	0
Neurology	1,048	88 days	254 days	9
Cardiology	980	61 days	200 days	16
Oral Medicine	876	180 days	332 days	32
Plastic Surgery	779	116 days	331 days	16
Paediatrics	776	36 days	108 days	0
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	575	46 days	370 days	61
Gastroenterology	499	67 days	254 days	0
Clinical Genetics	489	96 days	209 days	0
Pain Management	442	82 days	254 days	12
Restorative Dentistry	430	58 days	121 days	0
Rheumatology	414	54 days	144 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	279	82 days	179 days	0
Vascular Surgery	277	53 days	163 days	4
Orthodontics	252	51 days	93 days	0
Diabetes	138	19 days	63 days	0
Endocrinology	126	24 days	51 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	106	39 days	134 days	0
Haematology	93	38 days	336 days	9
Neurosurgery	90	12 days	28 days	0
General Medicine	87	25 days	70 days	0
Clinical Oncology	87	11 days	79 days	3
Renal Medicine	62	20 days	51 days	1
Anaesthetics	13	not published	not published	0
Infectious Diseases	9	not published	not published	0
Immunology	7	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	3,846	173 days	450 days	677
Ophthalmology	3,622	200 days	489 days	674
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,521	116 days	326 days	101
Urology	1,438	279 days	1011 days	606
Gynaecology	1,264	134 days	550 days	300
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	574	249 days	650 days	187
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	448	74 days	234 days	11
Plastic Surgery	392	137 days	487 days	69
Cardiology	304	75 days	306 days	16
Paediatric Surgery	143	96 days	257 days	0
Community Dental Practice	112	40 days	191 days	0
Vascular Surgery	95	68 days	401 days	12
Clinical Oncology	88	6 days	88 days	0
Oral Surgery	55	18 days	249 days	0
Neurosurgery	51	40 days	187 days	1
Neurology	47	39 days	52 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	27	66 days	128 days	0
Gastroenterology	15	not published	not published	0
Haematology	13	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	10	not published	not published	2
Renal Medicine	10	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	6	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	3	not published	not published	0
General Medicine	1	not published	not published	0
Pain Management	1	not published	not published	0

Month

Median (days)

Waiting

2025-05

32,597

2025-06

32,655

2025-07

33,590

2025-08

33,767

2025-09

33,054

2025-10

100

33,157

2025-11

101

32,932

2025-12

107

32,732

2026-01

101

31,512

2026-02

30,474

2026-03

29,643

2026-04

31,038

2026-05

32,853