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Scotland's NHS backlog hits 840,000 as year-long waits rise by 47%
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, January 18, 2023
SCOTLAND’S NHS waiting lists have hit another record high of more than 840,300 delayed treatments, official figures show.
The latest data for March, published today, shows the total has increased by 7 per cent compared to the same point last year.
Patients waiting more than a year for treatment rose by 21 per cent to 87,916 over the same period.
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