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Weeks waited to start psychological therapy, Scotland

Official statistics, not accredited

The median and 90th percentile weeks people in Scotland waited to start psychological therapy, each month since January 2014.

Median weeks waited

4.0 weeks

Jun 2026

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:08 UTC
Weeks waited to start psychological therapy, Scotland
  • Median weeks waited
  • 90th percentile weeks waited
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Source: Public Health Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

150 periods, newest first

PeriodMedian weeks waited90th percentile weeks waited
Jun 20264.0 weeks28.0 weeks
May 20264.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Apr 20266.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Mar 20263.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Feb 20264.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Jan 20266.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Dec 20252.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Nov 20253.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Oct 20254.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Sep 20253.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Aug 20253.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Jul 20253.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Jun 20253.0 weeks32.0 weeks
May 20254.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Apr 20254.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Mar 20252.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Feb 20253.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Jan 20255.0 weeks35.0 weeks
Dec 20242.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Nov 20243.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Oct 20243.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Sep 20243.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Aug 20243.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Jul 20243.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Jun 20244.0 weeks30.0 weeks
May 20244.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Apr 20244.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Mar 20243.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Feb 20244.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Jan 20244.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Dec 20233.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Nov 20234.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Oct 20233.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Sep 20233.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Aug 20233.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Jul 20233.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Jun 20234.0 weeks32.0 weeks
May 20234.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Apr 20233.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Mar 20232.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Feb 20233.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Jan 20233.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Dec 20222.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Nov 20222.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Oct 20222.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Sep 20222.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Aug 20222.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Jul 20223.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Jun 20223.0 weeks31.0 weeks
May 20222.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Apr 20222.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Mar 20221.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Feb 20222.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Jan 20223.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Dec 20212.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Nov 20213.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Oct 20212.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Sep 20212.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Aug 20212.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Jul 20212.0 weeks21.0 weeks
Jun 20212.0 weeks29.0 weeks
May 20212.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Apr 20212.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Mar 20212.0 weeks35.0 weeks
Feb 20212.0 weeks41.0 weeks
Jan 20214.0 weeks47.0 weeks
Dec 20202.0 weeks42.0 weeks
Nov 20202.0 weeks47.0 weeks
Oct 20202.0 weeks43.0 weeks
Sep 20202.0 weeks40.0 weeks
Aug 20202.0 weeks37.0 weeks
Jul 20202.0 weeks37.0 weeks
Jun 20202.0 weeks37.0 weeks
May 20202.0 weeks38.0 weeks
Apr 20206.0 weeks35.0 weeks
Mar 20203.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Feb 20204.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Jan 20207.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Dec 20194.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Nov 20194.0 weeks36.0 weeks
Oct 20195.0 weeks35.0 weeks
Sep 20194.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Aug 20195.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Jul 20196.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Jun 20195.0 weeks31.0 weeks
May 20196.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Apr 20196.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Mar 20195.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Feb 20196.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Jan 20198.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Dec 20185.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Nov 20186.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Oct 20186.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Sep 20186.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Aug 20186.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Jul 20186.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Jun 20187.0 weeks31.0 weeks
May 20186.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Apr 20188.0 weeks31.0 weeks
Mar 20186.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Feb 20186.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Jan 20188.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Dec 20176.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Nov 20177.0 weeks30.0 weeks
Oct 20177.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Sep 20176.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Aug 20177.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Jul 20177.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Jun 20178.0 weeks32.0 weeks
May 201710.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Apr 20179.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Mar 20178.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Feb 201710.0 weeks34.0 weeks
Jan 201710.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Dec 20167.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Nov 20168.0 weeks33.0 weeks
Oct 20168.0 weeks32.0 weeks
Sep 20168.0 weeks29.0 weeks
Aug 20168.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Jul 20168.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Jun 20168.0 weeks26.0 weeks
May 20169.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Apr 20168.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Mar 20167.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Feb 20167.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Jan 20168.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Dec 20156.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Nov 20157.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Oct 20157.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Sep 20157.0 weeks25.0 weeks
Aug 20158.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Jul 20157.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Jun 20158.0 weeks27.0 weeks
May 20158.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Apr 20159.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Mar 20157.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Feb 20158.0 weeks24.0 weeks
Jan 20159.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Dec 20147.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Nov 20148.0 weeks28.0 weeks
Oct 20148.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Sep 20148.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Aug 20148.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Jul 20148.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Jun 20149.0 weeks27.0 weeks
May 20149.0 weeks26.0 weeks
Apr 20149.0 weeks27.0 weeks
Mar 20148.0 weeks22.0 weeks
Feb 20149.0 weeks23.0 weeks
Jan 201411.0 weeks28.0 weeks

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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; 300 of 300 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedPublic Health Scotland; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T21:05:20Z; 2 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2562 of 2 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures300 of 300 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers300 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure300 of 300 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.
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.