‘Our plan is delivering' – Health Secretary welcomes new
figures.
New figures show the number of operations carried out in the 12
months to January 2026 increased by 6.1% compared to the same
period the year before.
New statistics from Public Health Scotland show a total of
276,118 operations were performed during the last 12 months,
while 756 operations were carried out per day; an increase from
713 for year ending January 2025.
This comes on the back of new waiting times statistics which show
waits of over a year have decreased for 8 consecutive months –
with new outpatient waits of more than 52 weeks more than halving
since July 2025 and waits of over a year reducing by almost 30%
for inpatient/day-case procedures in the same period.
Health Secretary said:
“These new figures show that our plan is delivering for Scotland
– I am pleased to see sustained and continued improvement in the
number of operations carried out, despite on-going pressures and
the adverse weather seen over Winter which has impacted activity.
“I thank all NHS staff for their continued hard work – they are
driving this progress and these figures are further evidence that
our NHS is turning a corner.
“We are seeing waits of over a year come down month after month
and we are delivering thousands more operations, procedures and
appointments compared to last year - we are determined to build
on this momentum.”
Background
Cancelled Planned Operations
statistics
Stage of Treatment Waiting
Times
