By Professor John Robertson OBA From Public Health Scotland, today, we see that 68.1% of patients waiting for treatment, in the quarter ending 30 June 2024, were seen within 18 weeks, up from 65.1% in the previous quarter.1 From the BBC in May 2024 (most recent data), we see reported a figure of 57% for NHS England.2 NHS Scotland is thus performing 14.2% on the 18 week waiting list target. NHS Wales uses the easier 26 week target but still returns a figure of 57% seen within that time.3 Why does this target matter and matter more perhaps than the one-year … Continue reading Hospital waiting lists in Scotland – significant increase in those seen within 18 weeks to remain 14% better than NHS England and far better than NHS Wales