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More than 2,000 scheduled operations axed at short notice, figures show

More than 2,000 operations were cancelled on or one day before a patient was due to be treated in September, figures show. Operations scheduled to take place over the month increased by 2.3% to 23,209, compared to 22,688 during the same month of ...

07 Nov 2023 at 14:29

Scotland

Planned operations total rises – but is still lower than pre-Covid, data shows

The number of operations carried out by the NHS reached a five-year high in July – but the latest annual total showed there were still almost 45,000 fewer surgeries planned than there were pre-Covid. Official NHS data showed 25,644 operations ...

02 Sept 2025 at 12:25

Scotland

Nearly 900 operations cancelled by hospitals in August

More than 10% of planned operations in Scotland’s hospitals were cancelled in August, latest figures show. Monthly data from Public Health Scotland showed there were 23,626 planned operations for August – an increase of 20% from 19,685 in ...

04 Oct 2022 at 13:16

Record number of Scots use private health care, figures show

Scotland

Record number of Scots use private health care, new figures show

A record number of Scots are going private for medical care – with Labour warning the figures highlight the “crisis in Scotland’s NHS”. Labour health spokeswoman Dame Jackie Baillie hit out after figures showed there were 46,000 private ...

04 Jun 2024 at 16:44

Scotland

Hundreds of patients saw operations cancelled at short-notice in August

More than 2,000 planned operations were cancelled at short-notice in August, figures show. Data from Public Health Scotland shows 2,110 operations were cancelled the day before or on the day the patient was meant to be treated. That ...

07 Oct 2025 at 12:41

Scotland

Number of planned NHS operations almost 50,000 less than pre-Covid, figures show

Scotland’s NHS carried out almost 50,000 fewer operations over the last year than it did in the 12 months before Covid hit, new figures have showed. Official data from Public Health Scotland revealed the health service planned to ...

01 Apr 2025 at 13:46

Scotland

More operations performed on NHS but cancelled procedures also rise

The number of NHS operations cancelled in October was higher than a year ago despite more procedures being performed, figures show. Public Health Scotland data shows 9.3% of planned operations in October were cancelled the day ...

02 Dec 2025 at 12:53

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