Scotland has seen the biggest increase in privately funded in-patient admissions of any UK nation, with more than 1,700 paying for chemotherapy last year.
More Scottish people are turning to private healthcare amid long waits for NHS treatment, figures show, as Humza Yousaf was accused of inaction in reducing long delays.
Private healthcare saw "record" levels of demand in the first quarter of the year, as firms look to guarantee healthcare for their employees amid crisis in the NHS.
Around 227,000 people in the UK sought private treatment in the first three months of 2023. It marks a four per cent jump on the previous record of 219,000 set in the final quarter of 2022.