§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS patients have been waiting over 12 months for their NHS operation(a) by health board and (b) by quarter from March 1997. [67364]
§ Mr. GalbraithThe number of patients with a Patient's Charter guarantee who waited over 12 months for inpatient and day case treatment, by Health Board area, on the dates requested, is provided in the following table.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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§ Mr. MooreTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many NHS patients were waiting to be(a) seen following GP written referral and (b) following referral to consultation, for each quarter since 30 March 1997. [67362]
§ Mr. GalbraithInformation on waiting lists is collected centrally only for hospital inpatients and day cases. Data are available on first outpatient referrals and the length of time that patients waited for their first outpatient appointment. The percentage of patients who received a first outpatient appointment within nine weeks and 18 weeks following a General Medical Practitioner/ General Dental Practitioner referral for each quarter since March 1997, is provided in the table.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
NHS in Scotland: Percentage of patients waiting within 9 weeks and 18 weeks for a first outpatient appointment Date Percentage waiting within 9 weeks Percentage waiting within 18 weeks 31 March 1997 70.7 91.2 30 June 1997 72.3 93.2 30 September 1997 66.5 91.7 31 December 1997 67.1 89.7 31 March 1998 68.3 90.2 30 June 1998 68.9 91.5 30 September 19981 64.6 89.8 1 Provisional Source:
Form SMR0/SMR01, ISD Scotland