The number of patients waiting longer than 12 weeks for planned surgery in Tayside has gone up by over a third in the last year, according to a new report.
A summary performance report put before the board of NHS Tayside last week said 7418 patients had been waiting longer than 12 weeks to undergo an elective procedure at the end of April this year.
A similar document presented to the board last year showed the number of patients waiting more than 12 weeks for surgery at the end of June 2021 stood at 5415.
