By Professor John Robertson OBA
From Public Health Scotland today:
The total waiting list size (number of ongoing waits) for the eight key tests combined was 138,782. This represents a 7% (-11,129) decrease from the previous quarter-end when there were 149,911 ongoing waits and is 12 869 or 8.5% lower than observed in September 2023 (151,651).
When compared to the previous quarter-end, six of the eight key diagnostic tests saw a decrease in the number of ongoing waits reported. Waits for a CT scan showed a reduction of 11% (-3,104), colonoscopy waits reduced by 11% (-1,433), non-obstetric ultrasound reduced by 9% (-5,122), and MRI waits reduced by 5% (-1,362).
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