§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many orthopaedic trauma operations have been carried out in Edinburgh for each month since January 1995 to the present; how many such patients had to wait more than two days for surgery after sustaining a fracture; if he will express the numbers waiting for more than two days, as a percentage of the number of operations carried out; and if he will give the monthly budget for such operations; [19558]
453W(2) what evaluation he has made of the adequacy of available theatre time to cope with demands for orthopaedic trauma surgery at peak periods. [19559]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on the number of orthopaedic trauma operations carried out in Edinburgh, the number of patients who wait more than two days for surgery after sustaining a fracture and the
Emergency admissions1 to orthopaedic surgery, receiving an operation, by pre-operative stay and month of discharge NHS hospitals in Edinburgh2, for calendar year 19953 Month of Discharge January February March April May June Pre-operative stay 0–2 days Number 240 244 256 254 227 259 Percentage 94.5 95.7 94.5 93.7 86.6 87.8 3+ days Number 14 11 15 17 35 36 Percentage 5.5 4.3 5.5 6.3 13.4 12.2 Total Number 254 255 271 271 262 295 Percentage 100 100 100 100 100 100
Month of discharge July August September October November December Total Pre-operative stay 0–2 days Number 228 231 283 287 245 192 2,946 Percentage 91.9 93.9 88.4 92.0 88.1 81.7 90.7 3+ days Number 20 15 37 25 33 43 301 Percentage 8.1 6.1 11.6 8.0 11.9 18.3 9.3 Total Number 248 246 320 312 278 235 3,247 Percentage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 Day case, out-patient and accident and emergency attendances are excluded. 2 The hospitals included in the above table are: Princess Margaret Rose orthopaedic hospital, Royal Hospital for sick children, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. 3 1995 data are provisional.