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Planned operations and cancellations, Scotland

Official statistics, not accredited

Planned operations scheduled in Scotland's hospitals each month since May 2015, those cancelled, and the cancellations by reason: by the patient, for clinical reasons, for capacity or non-clinical reasons, for other reasons and for reasons not known.

Planned operations cancelled

2,112

Aug 2026 · of 25,253 planned

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:07 UTC
Planned operations and cancellations, Scotland
  • Planned operations
  • Cancelled
  • Cancelled by the patient
  • Cancelled for clinical reasons
  • Cancelled for capacity or non-clinical reasons
  • Cancelled for other reasons
  • Cancelled for an unknown reason
010k20k30k40kMay 15Apr 17Mar 19Feb 21Jan 23Dec 24Aug 26

Source: Public Health Scotland. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

136 periods, newest first

PeriodPlanned operationsCancelledCancelled by the patientCancelled for clinical reasonsCancelled for capacity or non-clinical reasonsCancelled for other reasonsCancelled for an unknown reason
Aug 202625,2532,112717802516770
Jul 202625,6052,214746838570600
Jun 202624,9352,067694760555580
May 202624,9512,072689788510850
Apr 202624,4531,990691709511790
Mar 202628,4542,5198499156211340
Feb 202625,5202,274745842628590
Jan 202625,7662,7249228128321580
Dec 202524,4412,298830844545790
Nov 202525,9962,185814798504690
Oct 202527,8622,601828783894960
Sep 202525,3222,141728819521730
Aug 202525,0062,167766760559820
Jul 202525,6442,174744776570840
Jun 202524,8342,158734757589780
May 202525,0672,019692819437710
Apr 202523,3601,871638733415850
Mar 202525,2262,065719816449810
Feb 202523,9251,928731707420700
Jan 202523,9312,3697887866001950
Dec 202422,0732,103755710574640
Nov 202424,7642,090652847496950
Oct 202424,8242,155697768631590
Sep 202422,5842,204676732710860
Aug 202423,9972,033683719572590
Jul 202423,5361,986628777488930
Jun 202423,0511,847621714454580
May 202425,3782,0187277594585321
Apr 202423,2271,9296887404235226
Mar 202423,6001,9346357334718213
Feb 202423,9942,0866697824989542
Jan 202423,9372,40381772065914958
Dec 202320,5581,9976667075108133
Nov 202325,5962,26173380656412434
Oct 202323,8832,26576377955612344
Sep 202322,9372,1027247285417435
Aug 202325,6592,2087917605059359
Jul 202321,6501,7266696403137925
Jun 202324,1182,2057367556049020
May 202323,8011,9897227134536239
Apr 202319,5711,7216475923757631
Mar 202325,1772,2597877895579135
Feb 202321,2811,9056486964437642
Jan 202320,4461,9717346404875750
Dec 202220,1682,36580467069713559
Nov 202224,8202,24873882950612649
Oct 202222,0692,0837076955717832
Sep 202222,2232,0587447194927825
Aug 202223,1772,39668968287411734
Jul 202219,4771,8506306254639240
Jun 202220,8842,00259370155110354
May 202221,6551,9096586534619245
Apr 202218,1661,7276065614427246
Mar 202221,8162,089737735544730
Feb 202218,6281,570554548384840
Jan 202215,8711,412466507356830
Dec 202117,6341,457442556394650
Nov 202120,4111,584521618384610
Oct 202116,5361,377414516401460
Sep 202116,9641,537418520503960
Aug 202120,3101,698504622491810
Jul 202119,0291,583400519567970
Jun 202121,8121,630499638412810
May 202119,9021,261367582274380
Apr 202118,4481,131316514250510
Mar 202117,5511,101296485281390
Feb 202112,156861299323185540
Jan 202111,686962285335278640
Dec 202016,5471,241318506371460
Nov 202017,7241,325381549328670
Oct 202017,9721,358340603363520
Sep 202016,8571,114324536199550
Aug 202013,649977294465156620
Jul 202011,041686184336141250
Jun 20206,86246111423976320
May 20204,0243088016053150
Apr 20203,293452111166141340
Mar 202019,9712,9878148811,1781140
Feb 202027,4232,459896917554920
Jan 202028,5902,7189579017261340
Dec 201925,5672,582921875706800
Nov 201929,5192,685900980714910
Oct 201928,9312,4681,029873482840
Sep 201927,2302,378902849535920
Aug 201927,8252,3288717955561060
Jul 201926,5752,321842865534800
Jun 201926,7062,333886826530910
May 201929,3712,451967905499800
Apr 201926,9262,287904834487620
Mar 201929,4152,4839279544831190
Feb 201927,4732,4358698675681310
Jan 201929,0252,7671,0089836291470
Dec 201823,9942,206795807545590
Nov 201829,2272,869820972989880
Oct 201830,1942,5669819355151350
Sep 201825,9602,238867865425810
Aug 201829,9482,5579709115701060
Jul 201825,8812,387974802534770
Jun 201827,8842,247896882398710
May 201830,8452,4671,012906480690
Apr 201826,5642,402934827584570
Mar 201828,7153,6161,1198781,1984210
Feb 201826,0722,6839798106961980
Jan 201827,5773,3961,0619841,2441070
Dec 201724,2942,631927847772850
Nov 201730,4122,695975981661780
Oct 201728,3312,413935858553670
Sep 201727,4872,536937956557860
Aug 201730,1382,5551,005955520750
Jul 201724,8542,054843765400460
Jun 201729,2982,5831,107943473600
May 201729,9972,6301,0531,000512650
Apr 201724,4912,295898821490860
Mar 201731,7962,8871,0701,105620920
Feb 201727,4752,544933946586790
Jan 201727,8792,7401,025928704830
Dec 201627,1532,7381,084920644900
Nov 201631,7302,8711,0551,0436651080
Oct 201629,2982,7191,0119586141360
Sep 201629,5742,7421,0899066181290
Aug 201631,2152,8791,1209856621120
Jul 201626,0182,3189837754531070
Jun 201631,7853,0041,1941,0376051680
May 201630,9242,8491,1149896121340
Apr 201629,7542,8071,1641,0095051290
Mar 201632,1133,2321,3101,0497321410
Feb 201631,1773,2251,2341,0877621420
Jan 201628,7463,1971,1981,0058681260
Dec 201529,7062,9211,2119636191280
Nov 201531,7393,0621,2651,0625821530
Oct 201531,4873,0501,1981,0755821950
Sep 201530,9382,8291,1221,0005351720
Aug 201528,9482,6301,0809124911470
Jul 201527,7252,6421,0838544572480
Jun 201530,9412,8001,1948704492870
May 201528,8102,6951,0578535232620

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Source and licence

Publisher
Public Health Scotland
Check it yourself
https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/cancelled-planned-operations/
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
1 November 2026, 21:03 UTC
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Verification

Verified against source, 1 November 2026, 21:07 UTC Run at 1 November 2026, 21:07 UTC; 952 of 952 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedPublic Health Scotland; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-11-01T21:03:50Z; 3 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2563 of 3 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures952 of 952 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers952 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure952 of 952 figures match exactly after downloading 3 source file(s) again (3 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassPublic Health Scotland file is currentlatest period 2026-08 ended 62 days before retrieval (limit 120)
Not runSecond official routeNo independent second route to these figures is published; the live re-fetch is the check.
PassThe reasons add up to those cancelled136 of 136 cases of month, the five reasons sum to the operations cancelled, 1 of them by the publisher's known difference: 2023-01 cancelled (-3)
PassThe boards add up to Scotland952 of 952 cases of month and series, every board's figure in the board file, blank boards left out, sums to Scotland's
PassSource page answershttps://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/cancelled-planned-operations/ – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Operations planned and scheduled in the month and those cancelled for any reason. PHS gives the counts; the hub does not work out the share cancelled.
  • PHS revised earlier months in 2024 and flags them. In January 2023 its five reasons add up to 1,968 cancellations, three fewer than the 1,971 it gives in all.