PHS FOI 2025-002295
- Date of request
- 26 November 2025
- Date of response
- 19 December 2025
- FOI request ID
- PHS FOI 2025-002295
- Corporate information
- Waiting times
Request
“1) Any correspondence between the health directorate and ministers, ministerial offices, or special advisers with Public Health Scotland on the topic of the claimed statistic that one in six Scots are on waiting lists and any subsequent correspondence or ministerial submissions, agendas, meeting minutes or handouts on the topic of the work by Public Health Scotland which resulted in the blog post claiming the correct statistic is one in nine Scots.”
2) Any internal discussions within Public Health Scotland about the two statistical claims and any information or correspondence relating to the blog post published November 18 titled "How many people are waiting for NHS treatment in Scotland”.