Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time for dermatology services is, broken down by NHS board.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) routinely publish ongoing waits for all planned care specialities, including dermatology, detailing the median wait (days) and 90th percentile (days). This information is published via the Stage of Treatment Publication.
Table 1. New Outpatients: Dermatology (Ongoing Waits) as of 31 March 2025
NHS board of treatment | Indicator | Quarter ending 31-Mar-25 |
NHS Scotland | Ongoing waits | 57,517 |
Median (days) | 152 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 530 | |
NHS Golden Jubilee | Ongoing waits | 1 |
Median (days) | - | |
90th Percentile (days) | - | |
NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Ongoing waits | 7,291 |
Median (days) | 262 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 613 | |
NHS Borders | Ongoing waits | 1,027 |
Median (days) | 245 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 788 | |
NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Ongoing waits | 589 |
Median (days) | 48 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 153 | |
NHS Fife | Ongoing waits | 1,552 |
Median (days) | 51 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 193 | |
NHS Forth Valley | Ongoing waits | 1, 807 |
Median (days) | 53 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 129 | |
NHS Grampian | Ongoing waits | 6,538 |
Median (days) | 249 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 775 | |
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Ongoing waits | 16,615 |
Median (days) | 122 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 269 | |
NHS Highland | Ongoing waits | 2,594 |
Median (days) | 159 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 426 | |
NHS Lanarkshire | Ongoing waits | 2,570 |
Median (days) | 39 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 147 | |
NHS Lothian | Ongoing waits | 13,312 |
Median (days) | 235 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 669 | |
NHS Orkney | Ongoing waits | 50 |
Median (days) | 33 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 76 | |
NHS Shetland | Ongoing waits | 161 |
Median (days) | 153 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 335 | |
NHS Tayside | Ongoing waits | 3,299 |
Median (days) | 109 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 340 | |
NHS Western Isles | Ongoing waits | 111 |
Median (days) | 62 | |
90th Percentile (days) | 272 |
Source: New outpatient appointments - https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/32912/newop_may25.xlsx (Table 1.1 for ongoing waits)
Table 2. Inpatient or day-case admission: Dermatology (Ongoing Waits) - 31 March 2025
NHS board of treatment | Indicator | Quarter ending 31-Mar-25 |
NHS Scotland | Admissions | 54 |
Median (days) | 22 | |
90th percentile (days) | 55 | |
NHS Golden Jubilee | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Ayrshire & Arran | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Borders | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Dumfries & Galloway | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Fife | Admissions | 4 |
Median (days) | - | |
90th percentile (days) | - | |
NHS Forth Valley | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Grampian | Admissions | 2 |
Median (days) | - | |
90th percentile (days) | - | |
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde | Admissions | 29 |
Median (days) | 20 | |
90th percentile (days) | 42 | |
NHS Highland | Admissions | 11 |
Median (days) | - | |
90th percentile (days) | - | |
NHS Lanarkshire | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Lothian | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Orkney | Admissions | 8 |
Median (days) | - | |
90th percentile (days) | - | |
NHS Shetland | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Tayside | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 | |
NHS Western Isles | Admissions | 0 |
Median (days) | 0 | |
90th percentile (days) | 0 |
Source: Inpatient or day case admission - https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/32913/ipdc_may25.xlsx (Table 2.1 for admissions)