Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards increasing NHS activity to 10% above pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.
Our £1 billion NHS Recovery Plan is taking forward our aim of increasing NHS capacity by at least 10% as quickly as is possible in order to address the backlog of care and meet the ongoing healthcare needs for people across the country. The Scottish Government publishes progress against the plan on an annual basis.
Last year there were over 1.2 million patients seen for an outpatient appointment, an increase of 8% compared to 2021, when over 1.1 million outpatients were seen.