Newly released figures reveal that the number of NHS operations carried out in Scotland in the 12 months to January 2026 increased by 6.1 per cent compared to the same period the year before.

The data from Public Health Scotland shows a total of 276,118 operations were performed during the last 12 months, with 756 operations were carried out per day - an increase from 713 for year ending January 2025.

Health Secretary Neil Gray said: “These new figures show that our plan is delivering for Scotland – I am pleased to see sustained and continued improvement in the number of operations carried out, despite on-going pressures and the adverse weather seen over Winter which has impacted activity.

“I thank all NHS staff for their continued hard work – they are driving this progress and these figures are further evidence that our NHS is turning a corner.

“We are seeing waits of over a year come down month after month and we are delivering thousands more operations, procedures and appointments compared to last year - we are determined to build on this momentum.”