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Know Your Wait

NHS Lothian

Ophthalmology

New Outpatient

Half of people waiting at 31 August 2026 had waited about 14 weeks (100 days) or less. (a year earlier: about 24 weeks (166 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

5,743 of 12,858 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

218 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 10 weeks (67 days) or less. (a year earlier: about 9 weeks (61 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

1,279 of 2,169 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

32 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:

  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Midlothian)
  • St John's Hospital (West Lothian)
  • Western General Hospital (Midlothian)