§ Mrs. LaingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the(a) average and (b) longest waiting time for each accident and emergency department in Scotland in each year since 1996. [74513]
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§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 10 March 1999]Centrally held information on waiting times in Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments is derived from a series of week-long surveys of patients carried out in the 32 A&E Departments across Scotland.
NHS in Scotland: A&E Waiting Times: Time from arrival to completion of treatment by survey 1 and type of patient June 1996 Survey Trolley cases Walking wounded Hospital Median wait (minutes) 95th percentile 2 (minutes) Median wait (minutes) 95th percentile 2 (minutes) Crosshouse Hospital 45 154 63 162 The Ayr Hospital 81 197 97 212 Borders General Hospital 98 235 60 160 Vale of Leven District General Hospital 69 166 69 193 Inverclyde Royal Hospital 55 128 37 84 Royal Alexandra Hospital 69 171 59 148 Victoria Hospital 69 200 71 150 Queen Margaret Hospital 67 170 49 115 Glasgow Royal Infirmary 85 235 74 163 Stobhill Hospital 55 154 50 130 Victoria Infirmary Hospital 22 88 22 66 Southern General Hospital 71 158 50 179 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow 74 155 55 145 Glasgow Western Infirmary 85 185 95 215 Raigmore Hospital 67 174 35 111 Monklands District Hospital 100 222 73 175 Law Hospital 48 95 40 107 Hairmyres Hospital 50 101 39 110 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 112 266 95 274 Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital 38 115 49 120 Dr. Gray's Hospital 85 219 49 129 Belfour 3— 3— 15 36 Royal Hospital for Sick Children 71 175 55 163 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 93 225 89 227 St. John's at Howden, Livingston 66 154 62 167 Dundee Royal Infirmary 74 182 48 130 Perth Royal Infirmary 72 155 68 194 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary 65 140 45 113 Stirling Royal Infirmary 70 180 70 161 Western Isles Hospital 50 210 30 135 Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary 71 141 35 116 Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital 3— 3— 27 105
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NHS in Scotland: A&E Waiting Times: Time from arrival to completion of treatment by survey 1 and type of patient March 1997 Survey Trolley cases Walking wounded Hospital Median wait (minutes) 95th percentile 2 (minutes) Median wait (minutes) 95th percentile 2 (minutes) Crosshouse Hospital 32 150 49 132 The Ayr Hospital 71 162 64 139 Borders General Hospital 75 183 50 144 Vale of Leven District General Hospital 67 170 45 144 Inverclyde Royal Hospital 66 167 46 132 Royal Alexandra Hospital 90 204 84 199 Victoria Hospital 75 195 83 168 Queen Margaret Hospital 67 190 43 135 Glasgow Royal Infirmary 110 239 92 223 Stobhill Hospital 60 160 46 120 Victoria Infirmary Hospital 38 107 29 86 Southern General Hospital 72 146 45 119 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow 28 92 37 117 Glasgow Western Infirmary 85 210 82 175 Data at the level of detail requested are not held centrally. Information on the median and the time which 95 per cent. of patients waited from arrival at A&E to completion of treatment, since 1996, is provided in the table. Information on the Accident and Emergency Surveys is published annually in Scottish Health Statistics, copies of which have been placed in the Library.
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NHS in Scotland: A&E Waiting Times: Time from arrival to completion of treatment by survey 1 and type of patient March 1997 Survey Trolley cases Walking wounded Hospital Median wait (minutes) 95th percentile 2 (minutes) Median wait (minutes) 95th percentile 2 (minutes) Raigmore Hospital 88 217 41 120 Monklands District Hospital 94 239 77 204 Law Hospital 66 155 46 137 Hairmyres Hospital 75 184 48 130 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 121 287 98 212 Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital 40 111 38 101 Dr. Gray's Hospital 85 197 45 120 Belfour 4— 4— 21 65 Royal Hospital for Sick Children 80 159 58 149 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 112 283 118 274 St. John's at Howden, Livingston 67 195 58 174 Dundee Royal Infirmary 84 210 45 115 Perth Royal Infirmary 65 138 43 136 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary 75 205 70 170 Stirling Royal Infirmary 59 153 70 171 Western Isles Hospital 80 120 39 97 Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary 62 197 35 106 Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital 3— 3— 35 130
NHS in Scotland: A&E Waiting Times: Time from arrival to completion of treatment by survey 1 and type of patient November/December 1997 Survey Trolley cases Walking wounded Hospital Median wait (minutes) 95th percentile 2 (minutes) Median wait (minutes) 95th percentile 2 (minutes) Crosshouse Hospital 41 129 51 150 The Ayr Hospital 63 138 52 139 Borders General Hospital 90 219 53 171 Vale of Leven District General Hospital 84 179 47 161 Inverclyde Royal Hospital 80 189 57 136 Royal Alexandra Hospital 79 206 60 159 Victoria Hospital 83 194 81 182 Queen Margaret Hospital 90 193 47 121 Glasgow Royal Infirmary 71 183 46 131 Stobhill Hospital 50 155 50 120 Victoria Infirmary Hospital 33 91 22 84 Southern General Hospital 72 161 62 158 Glasgow Western Infirmary 86 214 84 203 Raigmore Hospital 60 149 33 107 Monklands District Hospital 76 195 66 174 Law Hospital 55 160 44 108 Hairmyres Hospital 75 223 60 137 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 111 236 84 193 Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital 3— 3— 39 95 Dr. Gray's Hospital 80 184 45 126 Belfour 4— 4— 34 4— Royal Hospital for Sick Children 86 197 50 163 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 97 265 71 242 St. John's at Howden, Livingston 69 193 51 163 Dundee Royal Infirmary 96 222 57 135 Perth Royal Infirmary 62 207 47 150 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary 75 196 40 110 Stirling Royal Infirmary 60 160 45 115 Western Isles Hospital 65 140 35 130 Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary 60 168 34 103 Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital 3— 3— 35 100 1 Figures based on week-long surveys in A&E Departments 2 Time in which 95% of all patients treatment was completed 3 Not shown—number of cases less than or equal to 10 4 Not applicable Source:
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