waiting time statistics
Scotland slips on outpatient waits
Scotland is slipping badly on its least-enforced waiting times target. It's not looking good for the most-enforced one either.
Scotland is slipping badly on its least-enforced waiting times target. It's not looking good for the most-enforced one either.
Over-12-week outpatient waits doubled in Scotland in the quarter to September, according to the latest figures. Not that anyone took a blind bit of notice.
Elective waiting times are still shooting up in Scotland. And I reckon they're a good deal longer than in England.
Waiting times are getting worse in Scotland, but you wouldn't know it from the government's press release.
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