Cancer waiting times – NHS Scotland treats significantly more within target waiting times again

Cancer waiting times – NHS Scotland treats significantly more within target waiting times again

Professor John Robertson OBA In NHS England for the quarter ending December 2025, 91.3% were first treated within 31 days from decision to treat and 69.6% were treated after an urgent referral within 62 days. The NHS England targets for these two points are 96% and 85% with the latter recently reduced from 95% in an effort to make it more achievable.1 In NHS Scotland for the quarter ending December 2025, 94.7% were first treated within 31 days f…

Cole-Hamilton: Cancer waiting times “nowhere near good enough”

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today told the SNP Government that cancer waiting times are “nowhere near good enough” as new figures show that waiting times for cancer treatment are among the worst ever. Public Health Scotland figures reveal that in the quarter ending 31st December 2023, only 73.5% of patients were treated within the target of 62 days from referral. The 62-day treatment standard, that 95% of eligible…