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People starting psychological therapy, Scotland

Official statistics, not accredited

People in Scotland starting psychological therapy each month since January 2014, in all and by how many weeks they waited.

All starting treatment

6,335

Jun 2026

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:08 UTC
People starting psychological therapy, Scotland
  • All starting treatment
  • Waited up to 18 weeks
  • Waited 19 to 35 weeks
  • Waited 36 to 52 weeks
  • Waited over 52 weeks
02k4k6k8kJan 14Feb 16Mar 18Apr 20May 22Jun 24Jun 26

Source: Public Health Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

150 periods, newest first

PeriodAll starting treatmentWaited up to 18 weeksWaited 19 to 35 weeksWaited 36 to 52 weeksWaited over 52 weeks
Jun 20266,3355,218748196173
May 20266,4025,144825233200
Apr 20266,6525,289899275189
Mar 20266,3285,088837238165
Feb 20265,8734,670764282157
Jan 20266,4604,930960363207
Dec 20254,9134,135449211118
Nov 20256,5155,204826304181
Oct 20256,6455,349773333190
Sep 20256,7105,471746301192
Aug 20255,7714,633609360169
Jul 20256,4325,202700355175
Jun 20256,4825,159792355176
May 20256,6245,159858416191
Apr 20256,3074,926796376209
Mar 20256,0174,889665310153
Feb 20256,2834,917848357161
Jan 20256,8365,237963449187
Dec 20244,6883,82453025480
Nov 20246,6725,264802449157
Oct 20246,4395,224771330114
Sep 20245,9004,809688291112
Aug 20246,0654,840745349131
Jul 20246,2464,918753372203
Jun 20245,8964,738725274159
May 20246,8505,492834337187
Apr 20246,6295,318843309159
Mar 20245,7374,625665308139
Feb 20246,4044,987919370128
Jan 20246,6415,270869356146
Dec 20234,9234,080532202109
Nov 20237,2645,757952343212
Oct 20236,2765,049849253125
Sep 20236,0634,830738275220
Aug 20236,6195,213879377150
Jul 20235,6194,479710284146
Jun 20236,3284,968846332182
May 20236,6115,188880368175
Apr 20235,5114,378707265161
Mar 20236,4285,118813311186
Feb 20236,3455,050796285214
Jan 20236,6395,362774277226
Dec 20224,8283,987535169137
Nov 20227,3785,967834299278
Oct 20226,1454,986722190247
Sep 20226,2065,055687221243
Aug 20226,5985,399672234293
Jul 20225,4874,364652267204
Jun 20226,1945,105613255221
May 20227,3695,978805301285
Apr 20226,0234,907686217213
Mar 20227,2206,098632243247
Feb 20226,4925,324686199283
Jan 20226,2655,173659202231
Dec 20215,3824,600444139199
Nov 20216,8575,716626193322
Oct 20215,8335,006459151217
Sep 20216,2135,365446161241
Aug 20216,0175,249384119265
Jul 20216,0715,382319148222
Jun 20216,8475,766520256305
May 20216,5715,434579201357
Apr 20216,4925,297572213410
Mar 20216,6585,405591214448
Feb 20215,8794,776430324349
Jan 20215,7564,572385393406
Dec 20205,0674,218210366273
Nov 20206,4525,041321599491
Oct 20205,5324,389379381383
Sep 20205,3274,048630338311
Aug 20204,7993,618647262272
Jul 20204,9403,676722274268
Jun 20204,3413,166661255259
May 20203,4492,635419176219
Apr 20203,0492,298450143158
Mar 20205,1414,050639252200
Feb 20206,4295,051836293249
Jan 20206,7365,109990356281
Dec 20194,4713,647454192178
Nov 20196,4295,005736375313
Oct 20196,3064,953733342278
Sep 20195,5944,484596258256
Aug 20196,1744,911719307237
Jul 20195,9774,716706282273
Jun 20195,7794,624689265201
May 20196,1334,862899175197
Apr 20195,7914,441939232179
Mar 20195,5904,452751203184
Feb 20196,0164,676868248224
Jan 20196,3314,7631,132235201
Dec 20184,1873,321545168153
Nov 20186,3944,919976263236
Oct 20186,1614,823890269179
Sep 20185,1434,049724227143
Aug 20185,7694,489877252151
Jul 20185,7194,471710356182
Jun 20185,6354,403787288157
May 20186,2144,714951355194
Apr 20185,4244,067967248142
Mar 20184,8783,840733192113
Feb 20185,2614,144797184136
Jan 20185,5384,304871256107
Dec 20173,7972,94160219064
Nov 20176,2124,7021,079297134
Oct 20175,2524,03790721197
Sep 20174,1813,31461518171
Aug 20174,8853,73983521596
Jul 20174,1843,28765317965
Jun 20174,1813,116737219109
May 20174,6673,339937284107
Apr 20173,1802,25266619072
Mar 20173,8562,82670823587
Feb 20173,5482,57465824769
Jan 20173,8042,85564720795
Dec 20163,1152,54339313841
Nov 20164,4033,315742245101
Oct 20163,8752,967613170125
Sep 20163,7932,91367615054
Aug 20164,2013,33165914368
Jul 20163,3662,7225178443
Jun 20164,2113,3966678068
May 20164,5193,6387249364
Apr 20164,2543,4716517953
Mar 20164,2453,5206078434
Feb 20164,6573,8586689437
Jan 20164,6543,84865410448
Dec 20153,6893,2163787025
Nov 20154,8834,09864410338
Oct 20154,5893,68271912761
Sep 20154,3953,56866611348
Aug 20154,2093,38965011753
Jul 20154,4733,65263813548
Jun 20154,5453,66464215089
May 20154,0713,37650912957
Apr 20153,9843,24953714652
Mar 20153,7393,15043011940
Feb 20153,8223,19645511358
Jan 20154,0983,30353217984
Dec 20142,8922,4643069626
Nov 20143,7482,96353316785
Oct 20143,8723,12654713465
Sep 20143,5042,86748510349
Aug 20143,4622,71555614744
Jul 20143,3382,7724557932
Jun 20143,2852,68946710029
May 20143,8303,14651014430
Apr 20143,6042,89349217544
Mar 20143,0232,5413559334
Feb 20143,2612,7064329231
Jan 20143,5732,76461012178

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Source and licence

Publisher
Public Health Scotland
Check it yourself
https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/psychological-therapies-waiting-times/
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
1 November 2026, 21:05 UTC
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:08 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 21:08 UTC; 750 of 750 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedPublic Health Scotland; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T21:05:02Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures750 of 750 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers750 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure750 of 750 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassPublic Health Scotland file is currentlatest period 2026-06 ended 124 days before retrieval (limit 200)
Not runSecond official routeNo independent second route to these figures is published; the live re-fetch is the check.
PassThe weeks-waited bands add up to all150 of 150 cases of month, the four bands of weeks waited sum to all starting treatment in Scotland
PassThe boards add up to Scotland750 of 750 cases of month and band, every board's figure in the stored file, blank boards left out, sums to Scotland's
PassSource page answershttps://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/psychological-therapies-waiting-times/ – HTTP 200

Notes

  • People of every age who started a psychological therapy for a mental illness in the month, by how long they waited from referral, the clock adjusted for appointments missed or declined. Scotland's standard is that 90% start within 18 weeks; PHS gives the counts, and the hub does not work out the share.