Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 5 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS patients have died while on a waiting list for treatment since Neil Gray became Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
Public Health Scotland (PHS) holds this information. Data on waiting list sizes is available at the following link: https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/nhs-waiting-times-stage-of-treatment. However, it is important to note that PHS does not publish information on removals for the reason “Died.” Instead, this information is grouped into ‘Other reasons’ and can be found in Tab 2.4 of the Inpatient and day case spreadsheet, available here: https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/37438/ipdc_feb26-data-file-up-to-31-december-2025.xlsx.