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There are no data in the above BBC Scotland report based on one doctor’s impressions. BBC UK is not reporting this.
From Public Health Scotland: At 31 December 2021, 419,230 patients were waiting to be seen. This represents a slight decrease of 0.4% (-1,541) from the position at 30 September 2021, the first reported decrease in number of patients waiting from one quarter-end to the next since the pandemic began.
From Commons Library research: The number of people on a waiting list for hospital treatment [in England] rose to a record of nearly 6.1 million in December 2021.