These figures therefore reflect waits for both community child health and paediatrics combined.Table 1: Number of ongoing waits for a new outpatient appointment under the specialties community child health and paediatrics by health board at census date 31 January 2026NHS board of treatmentSpecialty nameWaitsMedian (days)90th Percentile (days)Waits over 52 weeksWaits over 78 weeksWaits over 104 weeksNHS ScotlandCommunity child health2,99212335928710NHS GrampianCommunity child health2,33813532413410NHS HighlandCommunity child health8--000NHS LanarkshireCommunity child health5887743815100NHS OrkneyCommunity child health57193331200Not KnownCommunity child health1--000NHS ScotlandPaediatrics10,2145820414620NHS Ayrshire & ArranPaediatrics85046123000NHS BordersPaediatrics30966149000NHS Dumfries & GallowayPaediatrics289522711000NHS FifePaediatrics70052170100NHS Forth ValleyPaediatrics4742475100NHS GrampianPaediatrics89539137000NHS Greater Glasgow & ClydePaediatrics1,71975201000NHS HighlandPaediatrics1592075000NHS LanarkshirePaediatrics1,03754102000NHS LothianPaediatrics2,8959329713110NHS OrkneyPaediatrics2076108000NHS ShetlandPaediatrics9366172100NHS TaysidePaediatrics7332584210NHS Western IslesPaediatrics412461000Table 2: Number of ongoing waits for a new outpatient appointment under the grouped specialty of paediatrics by health board at census date 31 January 2026NHS board of treatmentSpecialty groupingWaitsMedian (days)90th Percentile (days)Waits over 52 weeksWaits over 78 weeksWaits over 104 weeksNHS ScotlandPaediatrics13,2066624843330NHS Ayrshire & ArranPaediatrics85046123000NHS BordersPaediatrics30966149000NHS Dumfries & GallowayPaediatrics289522711000NHS FifePaediatrics70052170100NHS Forth ValleyPaediatrics4742475100NHS GrampianPaediatrics3,2339529813410NHS Greater Glasgow & ClydePaediatrics1,71975201000NHS HighlandPaediatrics1671873000NHS LanarkshirePaediatrics1,6256032515100NHS LothianPaediatrics2,8959329713110NHS OrkneyPaediatrics77193316200NHS ShetlandPaediatrics9366172100NHS TaysidePaediatrics7332584210NHS Western IslesPaediatrics412461000Not knownPaediatrics1--000Please note that ongoing waits refer to patients who remain on the waiting list at a point in time (waiting list census) e.g. at 31 January 2025, and who have not yet attended their appointment.