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NHS Borders

health board · Scotland · Scotland · code S08000016

This page reports published statistics; it is not medical advice and does not rate the trust.

In August 2026, 65.5% of A&E attendances at NHS Borders ended in admission, transfer or discharge within 4 hours, Public Health Scotland reports. That is 2.9 percentage points higher than in August 2025 (62.6%).

At the end of August 2026, 9,807 people were waiting for a new outpatient appointment with NHS Borders, Public Health Scotland reports. That is down 11% from 11,066 in August 2025.

In April to June 2026, 78.4% of patients on the 62-day cancer pathway at NHS Borders started treatment within 62 days, Public Health Scotland reports. That is 0.5 percentage points higher than in July to September 2024 (77.9%). It is the highest figure in the 8 periods shown here. That is 16.6 points below the 95% the standard sets out.

At the end of June 2026, 10.3% of the people on the diagnostic waiting list at NHS Borders had been waiting six weeks or more, Public Health Scotland reports. That is 19.8 percentage points lower than in June 2025 (30.1%).

Planned care waiting times

Waiting for new outpatient appointment
9,807
August 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Waiting more than 12 weeks for new outpatient appointment
5,460
August 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Standard: Public Health Scotland: the new outpatient national standard is that 95% of new outpatients should wait no longer than 12 weeks from referral to being seen. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks for new outpatient appointment
7
August 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Waiting for inpatient or day case treatment
2,270
August 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Waiting more than 12 weeks for inpatient or day case treatment
1,404
August 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Standard: Public Health Scotland: under the Treatment Time Guarantee all eligible patients should wait no longer than 12 weeks for inpatient or day case treatment after the decision to treat. Source
Waiting more than 52 weeks for inpatient or day case treatment
12
August 2026 · Public Health Scotland
11k9,233 August 2025August 2026
7,1084,838 August 2025August 2026
1,0957 August 2025August 2026
2,4142,065 August 2025August 2026
1,4041,035 August 2025August 2026
23312 August 2025August 2026
Waiting for new outpatient appointment
August 202511,066
September 202510,795
October 202510,438
November 202510,274
December 20259,807
January 20269,480
February 20269,268
March 20269,233
April 20269,280
May 20269,526
June 20269,717
July 20269,632
August 20269,807
Waiting more than 12 weeks for new outpatient appointment
August 20257,108
September 20256,788
October 20256,353
November 20256,167
December 20255,989
January 20265,524
February 20265,367
March 20264,838
April 20265,149
May 20265,170
June 20265,154
July 20265,229
August 20265,460
Waiting more than 52 weeks for new outpatient appointment
August 20251,095
September 2025804
October 2025805
November 2025773
December 2025517
January 2026269
February 2026247
March 2026226
April 2026222
May 2026157
June 2026108
July 202647
August 20267
Waiting for inpatient or day case treatment
August 20252,065
September 20252,169
October 20252,252
November 20252,194
December 20252,200
January 20262,229
February 20262,298
March 20262,386
April 20262,381
May 20262,402
June 20262,414
July 20262,341
August 20262,270
Waiting more than 12 weeks for inpatient or day case treatment
August 20251,206
September 20251,142
October 20251,082
November 20251,061
December 20251,096
January 20261,098
February 20261,049
March 20261,035
April 20261,245
May 20261,387
June 20261,394
July 20261,343
August 20261,404
Waiting more than 52 weeks for inpatient or day case treatment
August 2025233
September 2025211
October 2025174
November 2025146
December 2025149
January 2026152
February 2026105
March 202639
April 202644
May 202629
June 202632
July 202623
August 202612

A&E

A&E: seen within 4 hours
65.5%
August 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Standard: Public Health Scotland: since 2007 the national standard is that new and unplanned return attendances at an A&E service should be seen and then admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. Source
A&E: waits of more than 12 hours (emergency departments)
244
August 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Counts emergency department attendances where the patient spent more than 12 hours from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge.
70.2%0.0% August 2025August 2026
425218 August 2025August 2026
A&E: seen within 4 hours
August 202562.6%
September 202562.3%
October 202560.7%
November 202561.6%
December 202565.8%
January 202663.7%
February 202665.2%
March 202669.6%
April 202665.8%
May 202668.5%
June 202670.2%
July 202667.8%
August 202665.5%
A&E: waits of more than 12 hours (emergency departments)
August 2025307
September 2025284
October 2025309
November 2025425
December 2025315
January 2026396
February 2026338
March 2026291
April 2026300
May 2026298
June 2026218
July 2026279
August 2026244

Cancer waiting times

Cancer: treated within 62 days
78.4%
April to June 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Standard: Public Health Scotland: the 62-day standard states that 95% of eligible patients should wait no longer than 62 days from urgent suspicion of cancer referral to first cancer treatment. Source
Quarterly. Counted against the health board that received the referral, as Public Health Scotland measures it.
78.4%0.0% July to September 2024April to June 2026
Cancer: treated within 62 days
July to September 202477.9%
October to December 202474.7%
January to March 202545.6%
April to June 202564.6%
July to September 202573.5%
October to December 202574.0%
January to March 202667.7%
April to June 202678.4%

Diagnostic tests

Waiting more than six weeks for a key diagnostic test
10.3%
June 2026 · Public Health Scotland
Standard: Public Health Scotland: the national waiting times standard is that patients should wait no longer than six weeks (42 days) for the eight key diagnostic tests. Source
Waiting for a key diagnostic test
2,086
June 2026 · Public Health Scotland
30.5%0.0% June 2025June 2026
2,3381,841 June 2025June 2026
Waiting more than six weeks for a key diagnostic test
June 202530.1%
July 202530.5%
August 202530.4%
September 202520.1%
October 202517.5%
November 202514.1%
December 202520.0%
January 202619.2%
February 202614.4%
March 202610.8%
April 202612.0%
May 20269.1%
June 202610.3%
Waiting for a key diagnostic test
June 20252,329
July 20252,338
August 20252,172
September 20251,974
October 20251,945
November 20251,999
December 20251,902
January 20261,887
February 20261,877
March 20261,841
April 20262,013
May 20261,940
June 20262,086

Hospital sites

Main hospital sites registered to NHS Borders in the NHS Organisation Data Service. Figures on this page are for the whole organisation, not for individual sites.

Comparing the UK nations

Scotland reports waits by stage of treatment (new outpatient appointment, then inpatient or day case treatment) against 12-week standards, and diagnostic waits against six weeks. England and Wales count whole referral-to-treatment pathways, so the figures are not directly comparable.

Local areas

Council areas linked to this organisation: Scottish Borders

Where NHS Borders sits in the ladder of power

The bodies above NHS Borders and the council areas it serves. How the ten levels work.

  3. Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies

  4. Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies

  5. Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance

    • International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
    • World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.

  6. Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums

    • G7 The UK is one of the seven members.
    • G20 The UK is a G20 member.

Related figures

NHS waiting list (England) · NHS employment

Sources

NHS trusts and health boards · how these figures are presented · built 15 October 2026