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Covid in Scotland: Planned NHS operations drop 35% in December

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images There were 35% fewer planned operations carried out in Scottish hospitals in December compared with the same period the year before, monthly figures show. The official statistics highlight the impact of the pandemic on the NHS. In December 2020, NHS Scotland carried out 16,740 planned operations. In December 2019, the figure was 25,791. December 2020's figure had also decreased 6.6% on the month before, with 17,916 planned operations carried out in November. Last December, 7.5% (1,257) of all planned operations, were cancelled the day before or on the day the patient was due to be treated. Of all the operations cancelled in this way, 3.1% (511) were cancelled by the hospital for "clinical reasons", 2.3% (381) for "capacity or non-clinical reasons", 1.9% (319) were cancelled by the patient and 0.3% (46) were cancelled for other reasons.