Support Talking-up Scotland to keep rebutting the lies almost every day of the year, at https://t.co/xFcIcegHTy From Cancelled planned operations Month ending 31 December 2025, published today: There were 24,441 operations planned to take place across NHS Scotland. This is 10.7% higher (+2,368) than the number planned in December 2024 (22,073). The number of planned operations increased gradually since COVID-19 affected services up to June 2023, followed by a two-year period of stability, and then showed signs of increasing again from around May 2025 onwards. Of all planned operations during December 2025 in NHS Scotland, 844 (3.5%) were cancelled the day … Continue reading NHS Scotland continues to steadily increase number of operations with 98% on time as it recovers from Covid

Support Talking-up Scotland to keep rebutting the lies almost every day of the year, at https://t.co/xFcIcegHTy From Public Health Scotland Accident and emergency Accredited official statistics for December 2025, published today, 63.5% were treated within 4 hours and 2.1% waited more than 12 hours in Type 1 full Emergency departments. https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/healthcare-system/urgent-and-unscheduled-care/accident-and-emergency/downloads-and-open-data/our-downloads/ In NHS England, in the same month, 59.6% were treated within 4 hours. https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ That 3.9% difference does not seem much at face value but remember we’re talking about around 30 000 people in Scotland and half a million people in England, so more than a thousand in Scotland were … Continue reading NHS Scotland A&E departments still performing far better than NHS England

Support Talking-up Scotland to keep rebutting the lies almost every day of the year, at https://t.co/xFcIcegHTy From Delayed discharges in NHS Scotland monthly Figures for December 2025 published today: Timely discharge from hospital is an important indicator of quality. It is a marker that care is person-centred, effective, integrated and harm-free. A delayed discharge occurs when a hospital patient who is clinically ready for discharge from inpatient hospital care continues to occupy a hospital bed beyond the date they are ready for discharge. At the December 2025 census, there were 1,867 people delayed. Compared to the previous three census points, this … Continue reading Delayed discharges fall by 8% in one year, in a two-year trend as ‘Scotland’s public sector model based on integration and cooperation among its component parts’ pays off

Support Talking-up Scotland to keep rebutting the lies almost every day of the year, at https://t.co/xFcIcegHTy Above all of the coverage from a search for ‘Additional investment for neurodevelopmental support’ and the third isn’t even it at all. From the Scottish Government two days ago so plenty time to write a wee piece on it, if the MSM in Scotland wanted to report something good about the SNP in government, in the run-up to an election – Paul Hutcheon at the Record? Children, young people and their families will benefit from £3.4 million of additional investment to improve access to neurodevelopmental … Continue reading Good news you won’t be told – ‘Additional investment for neurodevelopmental support’ but by the Scottish Government so…..