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Know Your Wait

NHS Highland

All specialties

New Outpatient

Half of people waiting at 31 August 2026 had waited about 13 weeks (91 days) or less. (a year earlier: about 15 weeks (108 days))

This shows people already on the list as of , from Stage of Treatment Waiting Times - Inpatients, Day Cases and New Outpatients. It is not a prediction of how long you will wait. Waits change month to month and depend on your clinical need.

Published by Public Health Scotland

11,011 of 23,287 people had waited less than 12 weeks.

Calculated by Know Your Wait by adding published figures from the same release. (Stage of Treatment Waiting Times - Inpatients, Day Cases and New Outpatients)

This shows people already on the list as of , from Stage of Treatment Waiting Times - Inpatients, Day Cases and New Outpatients. It is not a prediction of how long you will wait. Waits change month to month and depend on your clinical need.

Published by Public Health Scotland

1,278 people had waited over a year.

This shows people already on the list as of , from Stage of Treatment Waiting Times - Inpatients, Day Cases and New Outpatients. It is not a prediction of how long you will wait. Waits change month to month and depend on your clinical need.

Published by Public Health Scotland

Inpatient/Day case

Half of people waiting at 31 August 2026 had waited about 12 weeks (81 days) or less. (a year earlier: about 11 weeks (80 days))

This shows people already on the list as of , from Stage of Treatment Waiting Times - Inpatients, Day Cases and New Outpatients. It is not a prediction of how long you will wait. Waits change month to month and depend on your clinical need.

Published by Public Health Scotland

3,455 of 6,670 people had waited less than 12 weeks.

Calculated by Know Your Wait by adding published figures from the same release. (Stage of Treatment Waiting Times - Inpatients, Day Cases and New Outpatients)

This shows people already on the list as of , from Stage of Treatment Waiting Times - Inpatients, Day Cases and New Outpatients. It is not a prediction of how long you will wait. Waits change month to month and depend on your clinical need.

Published by Public Health Scotland

321 people had waited over a year.

This shows people already on the list as of , from Stage of Treatment Waiting Times - Inpatients, Day Cases and New Outpatients. It is not a prediction of how long you will wait. Waits change month to month and depend on your clinical need.

Published by Public Health Scotland

Hospital sites

This health board runs the following hospital sites:

  • Belford Hospital (Inverness-Shire)
  • Caithness General Hospital (Caithness)
  • Raigmore Hospital (Inverness-Shire)