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NHS Lothian Waiting Times — Monthly Recap (May 2026)

Department                | Urgent    | Routine
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Clinical Oncology         | 5 weeks   | 5 weeks
Colorectal Surgery        | 10 months | 1 year 10 months
Community Paediatric      | -         | 1 year 3 months
Dermatology               | 7 months  | 1 year 10 months
Ear, Nose, Throat         | 4 months  | 1 year 9 months
Gastroenterology          | 6 months  | 8 months
Gynaecology               | 11 months | 2 years
Maxillofacial Surgery     | 1 month   | 1 year 1 month
Neurosurgery              | 6 months  | 1 year 3 months
Ophthalmology             | 5 months  | 1 year 10 months
Orthopaedics              | 6 months  | 1 year 6 months
Rheumatology              | 4 months  | 1 year
Urology                   | 6 months  | 2 years 2 months

I’ll update this again next month

[Official data from NHS Lothian: https://www.nhslothian.scot/yourrights/health-rights-waiting-times/nhs-lothian-outpatient-waiting-times/]