Health Board Scotland Not CQC-rated

NHS Lothian

Scottish health board covering Edinburgh, the Lothians, and surrounding regions.

Data vintage: 2025-Q4 · Reviewed by PlainNHS ·

CQC rating

Not CQC-rated

Healthcare Improvement Scotland regulates this trust

RTT 18-week

Not reported

not in the NHS England return

Waiting list

-

no incomplete-pathway return

Waiting 52+ weeks

-

patients past a year on the list

The wait picture

NHS Lothian is a Scottish health board. NHS England's consultant-led RTT provider return does not cover Scotland, so PlainNHS cannot publish an England-comparable 18-week ranking for this trust.

Not CQC-rated
Inspection rating status

Scotland is regulated by Healthcare Improvement Scotland; comparable RTT specialty returns are not yet integrated.

NHS England RTT incomplete return

NHS Lothian incomplete-pathway return 2025-Q4 · provider×specialty

NHS Lothian · no England RTT return on file

NHS Lothian line from NHS England's consultant-led incomplete-pathway return , compared with nearest within-18-week peers outside Scotland. How RTT works → · Compare two trusts →

Answers, sources and standards

Check the evidence behind this page

Start with the common questions, then follow the primary sources used for the figures above.

Common questions about this trust

What is the CQC rating of NHS Lothian?

Scotland is regulated by Healthcare Improvement Scotland rather than the CQC; comparable inspection-rating data is not yet integrated into PlainNHS.

How is NHS Lothian performing on the NHS 18-week RTT standard?

NHS Lothian does not appear in NHS England's referral-to-treatment return.

Can I choose to be referred to NHS Lothian?

NHS Scotland referral arrangements differ from England's Choose & Book entitlement. Ask your GP or the treating board how referral choice works for NHS Lothian.

Primary sources

Data current as of

About the portal

PlainNHS

An independent public-data reference that compiles NHS England waiting-time statistics and Care Quality Commission ratings. It accepts no payment from NHS trusts or any covered entity, and advertising placements do not influence editorial presentation.

Important: This page presents publicly available NHS performance data. It is not medical advice and does not predict timing or outcome of any individual case. Always consult your GP, NHS 111, or the treating Trust for clinical decisions.

Source: NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times · September 2026 CQC overall rating is shown only when matched from the regulator’s published provider file.

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PlainNHS keeps this trust profile for navigation; specialty waits appear only when the trust is present in NHS England's RTT provider return, no number is typed in by an editor. NHS Lothian has no row in the live NHS England RTT provider return, so this page publishes no specialty waiting-time figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of September 2026. Figures here are for context and comparison; clinical pathway decisions belong with your GP, NHS 111, or the treating Trust.