Patient Long Waits Reduce for 7 Months in a Row - Up to £20 Million Made Available to Boards to Boost Progress but Its Tiny in the Overall Budget

£20 million to cut long waits in Scotland

£20 million to cut long waits in Scotland Polly Jones 3 February, 2026 £20 million to cut long waits in Scotland 3 February, 2026 Waiting lists are falling in Scotland, with waits over 52 weeks reducing for seven months in a row.Newly released figures show that at 31 December 2025 new outpatient waits of more than 52 weeks had reduced by 15.4 per cent when compared to November 2025. These waits have reduced every month since July 2025 with to…

Patient long waits reduce for 7 months in a row - Up to £20 million made available to boards to boost progress but its tiny in the overall budget

Waiting lists continue to fall in Scotland with waits over 52 weeks reducing for 7 months in a row.   New figures from Public Health Scotland show at 31 December 2025 new outpatient waits of more than 52 weeks had reduced by 15.4% when compared to November 2025.