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The pandemic has consolidated my commitment to remain driven to succeed with my medical technology startup company, Infix Support. I started the company pre-pandemic in the face of rising patient waiting lists and the knowledge that digital innovation will play a pivotal role in improving efficiency within operating theatres.
In 2018, the Scottish Government set out a target of 100 per cent for treating patients within 12 weeks, but even before Covid we only achieved 71 per cent. Due to the impact of Covid, the figure was at 35 per cent, with over twenty-eight thousand patients waiting over fifty-two weeks for operations, four times greater than in 2019.