Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 September 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average waiting time is to see a cardiologist; how many people there currently are in total on NHS waiting lists for cardiology appointments, and what the (a) headcount and (b) FTE number of cardiologists currently is within the NHS.
The link below shows the number of ongoing waits for Cardiology for Inpatient/Daycase Admission and New Outpatient Appointments at 30 June 2025 (latest) latest published statistics – this can be found under the 'data files' heading.
The first table is the waiting list size at month end for Cardiology Inpatient/Day case Admission and New Outpatient Appointments along with the median waiting time (days) at 30 June 2025 (latest). This information can be found at latest published statistics.
The second table shows the whole time equivalent and headcount of cardiologists at 30 June 2025 (latest). This information is available at NHS Education for Scotland NHS Scotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence.
Cardiology waiting lists 30 June 2025 (latest) | Inpatient/Day Admission | New Outpatient Appointments |
Ongoing waits | 3 947 | 20 388 |
Median waiting time (days) | 63 | 84 |
Cardiology workforce | Whole Time Equivalent | Head Count |
30 June 2025 | 283.8 | 301 |