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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 79  
Dermatology 128  
Diabetes/Endocrinology 30  
ENT 46 99
Gastroenterology 76  
General Medicine 24  
General Surgery (inc Vascular) 95 68

Gynaecology

67 103
Neurology 60  
Ophthalmology 79 27
Oral Surgery/ Medicine 46 64
Orthodontics 54  
Other 21  
Paediatric Surgery 41 45
Paediatrics 23  
Pain Management 11  
Respiratory Medicine 36  
Rheumatology 14  
Trauma & Orthopaedics 61 87
Urology 48 111

Report created on 1 May 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