The government is committed to eradicating waits of two years or more for most outpatients.
The Scottish government set out a series of targets in July in its bid to reduce Scotland's record waiting times.Two years by the end of August 2022There are separate targets for inpatients, who have to stay overnight in hospital for treatment.
Three health boards, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland, did not respond to the BBC's request.it was forced to postpone almost all operationsEmergency and urgent surgery will be prioritised for at least the next two weeks as they try to fix the problem. As part of the Scottish government's drive to reduce waiting times, patients will be offered hospital appointments outside their local health board areas as part of the drive.
NHS Forth Valley said it had been training advanced nurse practitioners to carry out minor surgical procedures as part of its effort to tackle long waits.Joby Taylor, consultant urologist at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, said training nurses to carry out some procedures could free up two or three days a week of consultant time.
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