Official figures show there are 864,366 patients waiting for either an appointment, for tests or for hospital treatment.
The number of Scots who are on an NHS waiting list has reached a new high - with official figures showing 864,366 patients are waiting either for an appointment, for tests or for hospital treatment.
This includes 2,024 people have been on the list for more than 104 weeks for such an appointment. With the overall number of Scots on an NHS waiting list up from 840,300 at the end of March 2024, Scottish Conservative health spokesperson Sandesh Gulhane said the figures showed that under the SNP "the backlog in Scotland's NHS has spiralled out of control".
Public Health Scotland however noted that in all categories waits had increased over the last year. As of June 30, there were 37,972 patients who have been waiting a year or more for hospital treatment - with this total having increased by 3,615 since the targets were announced two years ago, with patients waiting 52 weeks or more now making up almost a quarter of those on the waiting list.
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