NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is the latest to introduce measures amid ongoing pressures on the NHS.
Scotland's largest health board has become the latest to confirm it is pausing non-urgent elective operations.
It comes days after the first minister said this was the worst winter that the NHS in Scotland had ever faced.Greater Glasgow & Clyde said staff were doing all they could to meet demand and it had not taken its decision lightly. NHS Fife confirmed that while elective capacity was "considerably reduced", it had not paused the entire elective surgical programme amid what the health board said was likely to be the busiest winter on record.
On Friday, NHS Borders paused all routine operations at Borders General Hospital until further notice.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned Scotland's hospitals are "almost completely full", with bed occupancy exceeding 95% last week.
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