Staff praised by Health Secretary after sustained
improvement.
Health Secretary has thanked NHS staff for their
efforts as latest figures show that in the 12 months to November
2025 the number of operations carried out increased by 5.3% on
the same period the year before.
A total of 272,465 operations were performed during this time
according to the statistics from Public Health Scotland.
In November alone, 794 operations took place each day – up from
756 a day in November 2024.
The 12 month period also saw the highest number of operations
performed in a single month since January 2020, with 25,261
procedures carried out over the 31 days of October.
Today's statistics come after Public Health Scotland figures last
week showed progress in other areas including a 12.8% fall in the
number waits over 52 weeks for a new outpatient appointment
between October and November 2025
Health Secretary said:
“It is welcome to see sustained and continued improvement in the
number of operations carried out, despite ongoing pressures on
services. This is further evidence that our NHS has turned a
corner.
“I am extremely grateful to all the staff who work so hard every
day to make progress like this possible.
“We want to build on this success and we are investing £135.5
million to tackle the longest waits for procedures and
operations.
“Our record investment in the NHS this year is allowing us to
target specific areas that are experiencing long waits, reducing
backlogs and getting people the appointments and treatments they
need as quickly as possible.”
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