What these statistics show
The following is shown for each specialty:
- how many patients were admitted for treatment between 1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022
- median wait – one simple way of explaining this is that roughly half of patients waited less than the median and half of patients waited longer
About the statistics
These statistics are collated and quality assured by Public Health Scotland.
If your waiting time isn't shown here, please visit the Public Health Scotland website for the full release of national statistics. You can also contact your local health board for further information.
These statistics were gathered from national data on patients who completed their wait for treatment from 1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022. The statistics for this period are displayed in weeks.
Statistics are not included if there were less than 20 patients admitted for treatment in the period. This is to make sure that the:
- risk of revealing information about individual patients is minimised
- number of cases is high enough to provide meaningful statistics
The next set of statistics will be published on 30 May 2023. This'll show waiting times from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023.
Waiting times in NHS Scotland
Keeping well
It's important that you try to keep yourself as fit and healthy as possible while you wait for your treatment. This'll give you the best chance of a good recovery afterwards.