As announced by the First Minister of 3 November 2025, Health Boards have been allocated an additional £25.5 million this year to allow them to deliver more planned activity for the longest waiting patients.This funding is focused on Health Boards in the most populated areas and targeted at specialties where it can most effectively reduce the longest waiting times, ensuring the greatest benefit for patients.This brings total additional funding to £135.5 million for Planned Care in 2025-26.The following table set out the allocation of the £25.5 million funding by Health Board.Table 1Health BoardTotal Cost 25-26 £000NHS Ayrshire & Arran589NHS Fife1,333NHS Grampian2,034NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde10,250NHS Highland495NHS Lanarkshire133NHS Lothian10,458NHS Shetland85NHS Tayside106Total25,482,000I have also provided a breakdown of this funding by Planned Care speciality.Table 2SpecialityTotal Cost 25-26 £000Cardiology554Dermatology5,930Diabetes & Endocrinology502ENT476Gastroenterology696General Surgery2,621Gynaecology1,692Maxillofacial Surgery58Neurology593Neurosurgery1,079OMFS324Ophthalmology331Orthopaedics7,587Paediatric Cardiology33Paediatric Surgery238Paediatrics27Pain Service140Plastic Surgery889Rheumatology115Waiting List Initiatives (various specialities)725Waiting List Validation (various specialities)250Miscellaneous622Total25,482 S6W...