Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From NHS waiting times – diagnostics Waits for key diagnostic tests published yesterday: The total waiting list size (number of ongoing waits) for the eight key diagnostic tests combined was 123,992 (29,661 for endoscopy, 94,331 for radiology). This is a 15% (-22,013) decrease from the previous quarter-end, when there were 146,005 ongoing waits. The latest quarter end is the lowest number of ongoing waits seen since 31 August 2021 (120,041). This significant fall in the number waiting for … Continue reading NHS Scotland increases diagnostic testing to reduce waiting list by 22 000!

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From Pubic Health Scotland yesterday: At 31 January 2026, there were an estimated 586,859 individuals on at least one new outpatient, inpatient or day case waiting list. This is equivalent to around 1 in 9 of Scotland’s population (mid-2024 population estimates Scotland). 1 From NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times statistics—as of the end of December 2025 (published 12 February 2026) The most recent publicly available data from NHS England on Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times—for … Continue reading Quarter of a million languish on an NHS waiting list in England because of less-competent government than in Scotland

Above, the plummeting ongoing waits after 52 weeks in NHS Scotland, for new outpatients and, on the right, for inpatients and day cases. These are dramatic, around 50%, and surely ‘newsworthy’, but: Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON The BBC Scotland website above, at 7pm, nine hours after this important announcement by the Scottish Government ignores the above images: Published on 24 February 2026 at 10:00am: Health Secretary hails ‘undeniable progress’ in tacking long waits. New figures show waiting lists in Scotland continue to … Continue reading NHS Scotland makes ‘undeniable progress’ with 50% or more, cuts in longer waiting time lists but is completely ignored by BBC Scotland news editors

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON From People requiring a social care assessment and care at home services Management information, published 24 February 2026 (Latest release) Of those people in Scotland (All Areas Submitted) waiting for care at home following an assessment of their needs, the total estimated number of weekly hours of care that they were waiting to receive was 27,038 as of 2 February 2026. This represents a decrease of just over 5% from the estimated number of hours at this time last … Continue reading Total hours waiting for care at home package following an assessment falls from peak for third month in a row

Please Support Talking-up Scotland at:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-talking-up-scotlandClick on the above.Or direct bank transfer at Sort Code 08-91-04 Account – 12266421 Name – JOHN ROBERTSON Even the Telegraph has reported this shocking new research suggesting serious concerns for those living near nuclear power stations. The Telegraph has a strong editorial policy to support new nuclear energy proposals1, so this is remarkable. Their report is based on these comments in several high-status US news outlets including in Nature and Harvard: Cancer mortality is higher across multiple age groups in both males and females, with the strongest associations among older adults, males aged 65–74 and … Continue reading Top Science research journal reports 115 000, especially middle-aged women living near nuclear power stations are most at risk of cancer mortality and reinforces findings from UK research