Perthshire MSP’s action call to ease NHS surgery backlog caused by COVID-19
dailyrecord.co.ukNHS Tayside operations caused by the impact of COVID-19. On March 17, NHS Scotland was placed under emergency measures and health boards were asked to suspend all non-urgent elective treatment to redeploy vital NHS staff to support the response to the pandemic.On March 23 Scotland entered lockdown, meaning many operations planned for May were cancelled long before they were due to take place.New preliminary figures from the Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland were released covering hospitals in Scotland where planned operations take place in theatres. Resident’s shock at £500k drugs find after Perth flats fire The Scottish Government stressed these figures currently act as an “indication” only, and that the most up-to-date accurate.
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