Figures from Scotland show that in the 12 months to November 2025 the number of operations carried out increased by 5.3 per cent on the same period the year before.

According to data from Public Health Scotland, 272,465 operations were carried out over this period. In November there were 794 operations took place each day – up from 756 a day in November 2024.

Health Secretary Neil Gray said: “It is welcome to see sustained and continued improvement in the number of operations carried out, despite ongoing pressures on services. This is further evidence that our NHS has turned a corner.

“I am extremely grateful to all the staff who work so hard every day to make progress like this possible.

“We want to build on this success and we are investing £135.5 million to tackle the longest waits for procedures and operations.

“Our record investment in the NHS this year is allowing us to target specific areas that are experiencing long waits, reducing backlogs and getting people the appointments and treatments they need as quickly as possible.”