Further to the answer to question S7O-00051 by Angela Constance on 11 June 2026, how it defines specialities in health services.

Specialty is defined as a division of medicine or dentistry covering a specific area of clinical activity and identified within one of the Royal Colleges or Faculties. A Discipline is a non-medical profession related to healthcare, for which formal training leading to a recognised professional qualification is undertaken. Examples of disciplines are physiotherapy, nursing, pharmacology. This is set out in the Public Health Scotland’s Recording Manual Waiting Times Recording Manual.