NHS Scotland health board

NHS Tayside

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.

96 days

Outpatient median so far (August 2026)

174 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

34,973

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	4,570	110 days	398 days	630
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,357	91 days	214 days	13
Urology	3,357	238 days	600 days	1,059
Gynaecology	3,142	103 days	264 days	11
Ophthalmology	3,131	72 days	180 days	1
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,785	125 days	368 days	284
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,667	68 days	237 days	58
Respiratory Medicine	1,761	118 days	283 days	39
Oral Surgery	1,364	87 days	186 days	0
Neurology	946	97 days	249 days	9
Oral Medicine	885	181 days	360 days	75
Plastic Surgery	803	157 days	400 days	126
Cardiology	759	76 days	213 days	12
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	577	69 days	461 days	95
Clinical Genetics	485	81 days	209 days	1
Rheumatology	480	62 days	162 days	0
Paediatrics	474	33 days	159 days	0
Restorative Dentistry	433	70 days	131 days	0
Pain Management	426	117 days	309 days	12
Gastroenterology	419	70 days	214 days	0
Vascular Surgery	386	88 days	221 days	3
Orthodontics	314	67 days	133 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	308	110 days	215 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	181	53 days	139 days	0
Neurosurgery	176	19 days	60 days	1
Diabetes	164	12 days	67 days	0
Haematology	104	42 days	312 days	6
Clinical Oncology	99	7 days	27 days	1
General Medicine	98	21 days	88 days	0
Clinical Neurophysiology	93	33 days	60 days	0
Endocrinology	88	16 days	43 days	0
Renal Medicine	87	24 days	58 days	0
Infectious Diseases	13	not published	not published	0
Immunology	13	not published	not published	0
Anaesthetics	11	not published	not published	1

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	3,784	181 days	454 days	684
Ophthalmology	3,596	215 days	500 days	758
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,538	139 days	332 days	105
Urology	1,426	186 days	721 days	466
Gynaecology	1,229	206 days	518 days	290
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	567	279 days	729 days	200
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	494	63 days	278 days	12
Plastic Surgery	404	159 days	482 days	62
Cardiology	310	49 days	257 days	15
Clinical Oncology	270	18 days	43 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	110	136 days	273 days	1
Community Dental Practice	98	39 days	152 days	0
Vascular Surgery	74	33 days	173 days	0
Neurosurgery	53	25 days	104 days	0
Oral Surgery	41	26 days	140 days	0
Neurology	34	34 days	141 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	20	75 days	140 days	0
Paediatrics	14	not published	not published	0
Haematology	13	not published	not published	0
Gastroenterology	12	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	12	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	4	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	3	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
2024-08	102	33,571
2024-09	108	31,978
2024-10	99	32,894
2024-11	96	32,038
2024-12	105	31,106
2025-01	99	31,907
2025-02	98	32,074
2025-03	101	31,203
2025-04	91	31,990
2025-05	94	32,449
2025-06	96	32,544
2025-07	91	33,564
2025-08	96	33,713
2025-09	98	32,902
2025-10	101	32,830
2025-11	102	32,545
2025-12	107	32,299
2026-01	101	31,015
2026-02	94	29,873
2026-03	78	28,852
2026-04	84	29,978
2026-05	88	31,193
2026-06	89	32,048
2026-07	93	33,342
2026-08	96	34,973

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
Dermatology	4,570	110 days	398 days	630
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,357	91 days	214 days	13
Urology	3,357	238 days	600 days	1,059
Gynaecology	3,142	103 days	264 days	11
Ophthalmology	3,131	72 days	180 days	1
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,785	125 days	368 days	284
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,667	68 days	237 days	58
Respiratory Medicine	1,761	118 days	283 days	39
Oral Surgery	1,364	87 days	186 days	0
Neurology	946	97 days	249 days	9
Oral Medicine	885	181 days	360 days	75
Plastic Surgery	803	157 days	400 days	126
Cardiology	759	76 days	213 days	12
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	577	69 days	461 days	95
Clinical Genetics	485	81 days	209 days	1
Rheumatology	480	62 days	162 days	0
Paediatrics	474	33 days	159 days	0
Restorative Dentistry	433	70 days	131 days	0
Pain Management	426	117 days	309 days	12
Gastroenterology	419	70 days	214 days	0
Vascular Surgery	386	88 days	221 days	3
Orthodontics	314	67 days	133 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	308	110 days	215 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	181	53 days	139 days	0
Neurosurgery	176	19 days	60 days	1
Diabetes	164	12 days	67 days	0
Haematology	104	42 days	312 days	6
Clinical Oncology	99	7 days	27 days	1
General Medicine	98	21 days	88 days	0
Clinical Neurophysiology	93	33 days	60 days	0
Endocrinology	88	16 days	43 days	0
Renal Medicine	87	24 days	58 days	0
Infectious Diseases	13	not published	not published	0
Immunology	13	not published	not published	0
Anaesthetics	11	not published	not published	1

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	3,784	181 days	454 days	684
Ophthalmology	3,596	215 days	500 days	758
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,538	139 days	332 days	105
Urology	1,426	186 days	721 days	466
Gynaecology	1,229	206 days	518 days	290
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	567	279 days	729 days	200
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	494	63 days	278 days	12
Plastic Surgery	404	159 days	482 days	62
Cardiology	310	49 days	257 days	15
Clinical Oncology	270	18 days	43 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	110	136 days	273 days	1
Community Dental Practice	98	39 days	152 days	0
Vascular Surgery	74	33 days	173 days	0
Neurosurgery	53	25 days	104 days	0
Oral Surgery	41	26 days	140 days	0
Neurology	34	34 days	141 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	20	75 days	140 days	0
Paediatrics	14	not published	not published	0
Haematology	13	not published	not published	0
Gastroenterology	12	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	12	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	4	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	3	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
2024-08	102	33,571
2024-09	108	31,978
2024-10	99	32,894
2024-11	96	32,038
2024-12	105	31,106
2025-01	99	31,907
2025-02	98	32,074
2025-03	101	31,203
2025-04	91	31,990
2025-05	94	32,449
2025-06	96	32,544
2025-07	91	33,564
2025-08	96	33,713
2025-09	98	32,902
2025-10	101	32,830
2025-11	102	32,545
2025-12	107	32,299
2026-01	101	31,015
2026-02	94	29,873
2026-03	78	28,852
2026-04	84	29,978
2026-05	88	31,193
2026-06	89	32,048
2026-07	93	33,342
2026-08	96	34,973