Operations drop by 12,000 during lockdown
dailyrecord.co.ukJoin thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.The number of operations carried out in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) dropped by more than 12,000 during lockdown, figures have revealed.Recent statistics from ISD Scotland show between March and May this year, 4,998 scheduled elective operations took place, compared to 17,314 in the same period last year.Now MSP Maurice Golden has called on the Scottish Government to outline plans to deal with a backlog of non-urgent operations which are outstanding following the outbreak of coronavirus.On March 17, health boards were asked to suspend all non-urgent elective treatment as the NHS was placed under emergency measures.Mr Golden, who represents Renfrewshire and.
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