Validatedwaiting times figures for 31 December 2003will be published by ISD Scotland on its “NHSScotland Acute Activity, WaitingTimes and Waiting Lists” website on Thursday 26 February 2004.The latestavailable statistics – for 30 September 2003– show that NHSScotland was making very good progress towards meeting ourcommitment that, from 31 December 2003, nopatient with a guarantee will wait more than nine months for in-patient or daycase treatment. On that date...