NHS & doctors
Patients waiting for a first outpatient appointment
506,512
Month ending 31/08/2026 · 485 vs previous month
Overdue · as of 31 Aug 2026no date announced
42d old · Monthly
Explained
Patients waiting for a first outpatient appointment: the official figure explained
The latest patients waiting for a first outpatient appointment figure from Public Health Scotland, with its period, release dates and full source link.
The live figure
Public Health Scotland
What it measures
Patients waiting for a first outpatient appointment — 14,116 of them waiting over 52 weeks · Scotland. The figure is published by Public Health Scotland and covers Month ending 31/08/2026.
How often it is published
Public Health Scotland publishes this monthly. UKStats shows the figure exactly as published and never estimates values between releases.
Publisher notes
Published ongoing-wait totals for NHS Scotland, all specialties combined, as issued by Public Health Scotland.
Methodology
Public Health Scotland — original publicationUKStats reproduces the published figure exactly; the publisher's own methodology notes are the authoritative description of how it is compiled.
Cite this figure
Public Health Scotland, "Patients waiting for a first outpatient appointment", Month ending 31/08/2026. Via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk/explained/nhs-scot-waits-outpatient), accessed 12 October 2026. Original: https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/stage-of-treatment-waiting-timesEmbed this figure
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