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The following table shows the number of weeks that patients on an NHS Borders Outpatient or Inpatient Waiting List have waited for a general or routine appointment or treatment over the last month. It is important to note that this is not the length that you will have to wait, but represents the maximum time you could wait based on our current position. The majority of patients will have waited for less than the number of weeks outlined in the table.

Patients referred urgently, or deemed as requiring an urgent assessment on review, will be prioritised and we will aim to see this group of patients as quickly as possible.

Waiting Times Report (In Weeks)
Specialty Outpatients Inpatients/Day Cases
Cardiology 80  
Dermatology 36  
Diabetes/Endocrinology 33  
ENT 45 103
Gastroenterology 81  
General Medicine 21  
General Surgery (inc Vascular) 94 74

Gynaecology

73 111
Neurology 60  
Ophthalmology 77 48
Oral Surgery/ Medicine 44 58
Orthodontics 53  
Other 22  
Paediatric Surgery 41 47
Paediatrics 25  
Pain Management 11  
Respiratory Medicine 39  
Rheumatology 13  
Trauma & Orthopaedics 61 87
Urology 48 108

Report created on 1 April 2025

Please note that reported waits are indicative and are provided in order to give you information on how long you may have to wait for your treatment or appointment. It is important to note that these do not represent a guarantee and actual waits may vary depending on the clinical priority assigned to you by your clinical team, and in accordance with the agreed Clinical Prioritisation Framework.

Waiting times reported show the maximum wait that 90% of patients were seen within, in the past 3 months. This means that while the majority of patients seen will have waited this number of weeks or less, a small number will have experienced a longer wait.

For more information on the Clinical Prioritisation Framework, please visit https://www.gov.scot/publications/supporting-elective-care-clinical-prioritisation-framework