NHS Waiting Times

– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 9 July 2002.

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Photo of Keith Harding Keith Harding Conservative

Question S1W-26873

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time for an appointment to see an orthopaedic surgeon in each NHS board area (a) is currently and (b) was in each of the last three years.

Photo of Malcolm Chisholm Malcolm Chisholm Labour

The median waiting times for a first out-patient appointment with an orthopaedic consultant, following referral by a General Medical Practitioner, by NHS board of residence, for the years ending 31 March 1999, 2000 and 2001, and the nine months to 31 December 2001, are given in the table.

NHSScotland: Median Waiting Times for a First Outpatient Appointment with an Orthopaedic Consultant, Following a General Medical Practitioner Referral, by NHS Board of Residence. Years Ended 31 March 1999, 2000, and 2001 and 9 Months To 31 December 2001P.

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Year Ended

Year Ended

Year Ended

9 Months To

NHS BOARD

31 March 1999

31 March 2000

31 March 2001

31 December 2001P

Argyll and Clyde

84 days

78 days

73 days

84 days

Ayrshire and Arran

50 days

71 days

79 days

80 days

Borders

55 days

71 days

70 days

70 days

Dumfries and Galloway

81 days

69 days

91 days

80 days

Fife

81 days

72 days

76 days

79 days

Forth Valley

89 days

125 days

160 days

147 days

Grampian

61 days

58 days

75 days

91 days

Greater Glasgow

101 days

98 days

104 days

118 days

Highland

119 days

138 days

87 days

93 days

Lanarkshire

103 days

130 days

115 days

115 days

Lothian

82 days

85 days

88 days

97 days

Orkney

28 days

42 days

42 days

36 days

Shetland

52 days

48 days

60 days

41 days

Tayside

44 days

53 days

63 days

74 days

Western Isles

59 days

68 days

61 days

51 days

Scotland

72 days

78 days

85 days

91 days

Source: ISD Scotland, SMR00.

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