NHS Scotland health board

NHS Tayside

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.

88 days

Outpatient median so far (June 2026)

161 days

Inpatient/day-case median so far

33,337

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	3,823	111 days	383 days	428
Urology	3,584	252 days	607 days	1,229
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,372	74 days	207 days	13
Gynaecology	2,745	90 days	230 days	14
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,726	125 days	363 days	266
Ophthalmology	2,711	53 days	148 days	0
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,356	62 days	217 days	35
Respiratory Medicine	1,665	113 days	280 days	43
Oral Surgery	1,404	83 days	194 days	0
Cardiology	1,007	56 days	213 days	21
Neurology	1,005	94 days	253 days	2
Oral Medicine	913	182 days	348 days	51
Plastic Surgery	807	119 days	354 days	57
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	616	47 days	393 days	74
Paediatrics	603	40 days	122 days	0
Clinical Genetics	505	89 days	208 days	0
Gastroenterology	462	54 days	218 days	0
Rheumatology	437	55 days	147 days	0
Pain Management	422	89 days	273 days	9
Restorative Dentistry	402	48 days	119 days	0
Vascular Surgery	311	56 days	172 days	3
Paediatric Dentistry	270	96 days	190 days	0
Orthodontics	269	55 days	104 days	0
Diabetes	174	14 days	42 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	124	40 days	160 days	0
Endocrinology	115	19 days	58 days	0
Neurosurgery	105	12 days	38 days	0
Haematology	102	39 days	297 days	7
General Medicine	95	25 days	74 days	0
Clinical Oncology	91	7 days	69 days	2
Renal Medicine	61	20 days	47 days	0
Anaesthetics	18	not published	not published	0
Immunology	10	not published	not published	0
Infectious Diseases	9	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	3,780	172 days	454 days	679
Ophthalmology	3,694	197 days	500 days	687
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,552	125 days	330 days	114
Urology	1,414	285 days	1036 days	598
Gynaecology	1,252	154 days	517 days	288
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	551	265 days	680 days	192
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	435	78 days	246 days	9
Plastic Surgery	396	145 days	517 days	65
Cardiology	283	64 days	314 days	16
Paediatric Surgery	129	112 days	256 days	0
Community Dental Practice	108	51 days	162 days	1
Vascular Surgery	81	64 days	278 days	6
Neurosurgery	57	34 days	192 days	1
Oral Surgery	50	25 days	235 days	0
Clinical Oncology	44	16 days	159 days	0
Neurology	40	27 days	77 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	21	77 days	145 days	0
Haematology	13	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	11	not published	not published	1
Gastroenterology	10	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	8	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	4	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	4	not published	not published	0
General Medicine	3	not published	not published	0
Pain Management	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-06	97	31,635
2024-07	97	33,337
2024-08	102	33,555
2024-09	108	31,961
2024-10	99	32,877
2024-11	96	32,022
2024-12	105	31,091
2025-01	99	31,892
2025-02	98	32,060
2025-03	101	31,189
2025-04	91	31,977
2025-05	94	32,438
2025-06	96	32,539
2025-07	91	33,562
2025-08	96	33,710
2025-09	98	32,960
2025-10	101	33,012
2025-11	101	32,788
2025-12	107	32,578
2026-01	100	31,341
2026-02	94	30,270
2026-03	80	29,300
2026-04	84	30,572
2026-05	88	32,028
2026-06	88	33,337

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
Dermatology	3,823	111 days	383 days	428
Urology	3,584	252 days	607 days	1,229
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery	3,372	74 days	207 days	13
Gynaecology	2,745	90 days	230 days	14
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	2,726	125 days	363 days	266
Ophthalmology	2,711	53 days	148 days	0
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	2,356	62 days	217 days	35
Respiratory Medicine	1,665	113 days	280 days	43
Oral Surgery	1,404	83 days	194 days	0
Cardiology	1,007	56 days	213 days	21
Neurology	1,005	94 days	253 days	2
Oral Medicine	913	182 days	348 days	51
Plastic Surgery	807	119 days	354 days	57
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	616	47 days	393 days	74
Paediatrics	603	40 days	122 days	0
Clinical Genetics	505	89 days	208 days	0
Gastroenterology	462	54 days	218 days	0
Rheumatology	437	55 days	147 days	0
Pain Management	422	89 days	273 days	9
Restorative Dentistry	402	48 days	119 days	0
Vascular Surgery	311	56 days	172 days	3
Paediatric Dentistry	270	96 days	190 days	0
Orthodontics	269	55 days	104 days	0
Diabetes	174	14 days	42 days	0
Paediatric Surgery	124	40 days	160 days	0
Endocrinology	115	19 days	58 days	0
Neurosurgery	105	12 days	38 days	0
Haematology	102	39 days	297 days	7
General Medicine	95	25 days	74 days	0
Clinical Oncology	91	7 days	69 days	2
Renal Medicine	61	20 days	47 days	0
Anaesthetics	18	not published	not published	0
Immunology	10	not published	not published	0
Infectious Diseases	9	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	3,780	172 days	454 days	679
Ophthalmology	3,694	197 days	500 days	687
General Surgery (excl Vascular)	1,552	125 days	330 days	114
Urology	1,414	285 days	1036 days	598
Gynaecology	1,252	154 days	517 days	288
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery	551	265 days	680 days	192
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)	435	78 days	246 days	9
Plastic Surgery	396	145 days	517 days	65
Cardiology	283	64 days	314 days	16
Paediatric Surgery	129	112 days	256 days	0
Community Dental Practice	108	51 days	162 days	1
Vascular Surgery	81	64 days	278 days	6
Neurosurgery	57	34 days	192 days	1
Oral Surgery	50	25 days	235 days	0
Clinical Oncology	44	16 days	159 days	0
Neurology	40	27 days	77 days	0
Paediatric Dentistry	21	77 days	145 days	0
Haematology	13	not published	not published	0
Paediatrics	11	not published	not published	1
Gastroenterology	10	not published	not published	0
Renal Medicine	8	not published	not published	0
Respiratory Medicine	4	not published	not published	0
Rheumatology	4	not published	not published	0
General Medicine	3	not published	not published	0
Pain Management	1	not published	not published	0

Month by month (outpatient median)

Month	Median (days)	Waiting
2024-06	97	31,635
2024-07	97	33,337
2024-08	102	33,555
2024-09	108	31,961
2024-10	99	32,877
2024-11	96	32,022
2024-12	105	31,091
2025-01	99	31,892
2025-02	98	32,060
2025-03	101	31,189
2025-04	91	31,977
2025-05	94	32,438
2025-06	96	32,539
2025-07	91	33,562
2025-08	96	33,710
2025-09	98	32,960
2025-10	101	33,012
2025-11	101	32,788
2025-12	107	32,578
2026-01	100	31,341
2026-02	94	30,270
2026-03	80	29,300
2026-04	84	30,572
2026-05	88	32,028
2026-06	88	33,337