§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new patients seeking outpatient consultations in 1997 were required to wait more than nine weeks for an appointment; and what proportion of the total number of referrals these patients represent in respect of(a) Scotland and (b) each health board of residence. [38168]
§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 8 April 1998]: The number of new outpatients referrals and the number and percentage of these who waited more than nine weeks for an appointment, by Health Board of residence, in the year to 31 December 1997, is shown in the table.
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NHS in Scotland—first consultant outpatient appointments of Scottish residents. Number and percentage who waited over nine weeks for an appointment during year ended 31 December 1997, by area of residence.1 Area of residence Total number of referrals2 Number who waited over 9 weeks until their appointment Percentage who waited over 9 weeks until their appointment Argyll and Clyde 69,680 21,872 31.4 Ayshire and Arran 45,525 10,808 23.7 Borders 20,661 4,375 21.2 Dumfries and Galloway 10,791 2,562 23.7 Fife 67,753 25,740 38.0 Forth Valley 47,970 13,728 28.6
NHS in Scotland—first consultant outpatient appointments of Scottish residents. Number and percentage who waited over nine weeks for an appointment during year ended 31 December 1997, by area of residence.1 Area of residence Total number of referrals2 Number who waited over 9 weeks until their appointment Percentage who waited over 9 weeks until their appointment Grampian 89,898 23,063 25.7 Greater Glasgow 215,133 77,015 35.8 Highland 41,129 9,932 24.2 Lanarkshire 109,153 38,891 35.6 Lothian 153,350 40,922 26.7 Orkney 2,205 188 8.5 Shetland 3,832 454 11.9 Tayside 88,668 23,593 26.6 Western 3,807 816 21.4 Scotland 969,555 293,959 30.3 1Provisional. 2With effect from September 1997, monitoring of performance against the nine week target for new outpatient appointments is based on referrals from General Medical and General Dental Practitioners only.
NHS in Scotland—first consultant outpatient appointments of Scottish residents. Number and percentage who waited over nine weeks for an appointment by area of residence1 Area of residence Quarter ended 30 September 1997 Quarter ended 31 December 1997 Total number of referrals2 Number who waited over 9 weeks untill their appointment Percentage who waited over 9 weeks untill their appointment Total number of refferals2 Number who waited over 9 weeks untill their appointment Percentage who waited over 9 weeks until their appointment Argyll and Clyde 14,622 5,034 34.4 14,425 4,599 31.9 Ayrshire and Arran 18,915 5,010 26.5 19,462 4,670 24.0 Borders 5,259 1,126 21.4 5,011 1,112 22.2 Dumfries and Galloway 4,846 1,412 29.1 5,039 1,351 26.8 Fife 18,081 7,275 40.2 17,666 7,000 39.6 Forth Valley 12,074 3,908 32.4 12,617 4,191 33.2 Grampian 22,455 6,657 29.7 22,766 6,284 27.6 Greater Glasgow 54,425 20,802 38.2 57,732 21,942 38.0 Highland 10,669 2,719 25.5 10,357 2,693 26.0 Lanarkshire 27,538 10,033 36.4 29,993 11,528 38.4 Lothian 38,627 11,433 29.6 38,687 11,279 29.2 Orkney 591 91 15.4 680 40 5.9 Shetland 983 110 11.2 1,066 98 9.2 Tayside 22,848 6,495 28.4 21,511 5,902 27.4 Western Isles 1,089 251 23.1 263 53 20.2 Scotland 253,022 82,356 32.6 257,275 82,742 32.2 1Provisional. 2With effect from September 1997, monitoring of performance against the nine week target for new outpatient appointments is based on referrals from General Medical and General Dental Practitioners only. Source:
ISB Scotland.