§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the average waiting times for each health board for(a) knee and (b) hip joint replacement operations for September (i) 1992, (ii) 1993, (iii) 1994, (iv) 1995 and (v) 1996. [76152]
§ Mr. Galbraith[holding answer 15 March 1999]The mean waiting time for knee and hip joint replacement operations by Health Board for the years ending 30 September for the period requested, is provided in the table.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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NHS in Scotland: Mean waiting times by Health Board for knee and hip joint replacements for the year ended 30 September 1992–96 Year ending/health board Knee replacement mean wait (days) Hip joint replacement mean wait (days) 1992 Argyll and Clyde 168 127 Ayrshire and Arran 124 121 Borders 96 63 Dumfries and Galloway 224 216 Fife 151 115 Forth Valley 168 137 Grampian 81 93 Greater Glasgow 130 140 Highland 193 168 Lanarkshire 114 110 Lothian 168 137 Orkney 32 24 Shetland 32 31 Tayside 163 112 Western Isles 233 113 1993 Argyll and Clyde 140 131 Ayrshire and Arran 129 109 Borders 60 66 Dumfries and Galloway 236 214 Fife 149 128 Forth Valley 233 157 Grampian 101 89 Greater Glasgow 124 114 Highland 206 150 Lanarkshire 142 140 Lothian 167 140 Orkney 40 36 Shetland 70 57
NHS in Scotland: Mean waiting times by Health Board for knee and hip joint replacements for the year ended 30 September 1992–96 Year ending/health board Knee replacement mean wait (days) Hip joint replacement mean wait(days) Tayside 100 93 Western Isles 261 163 1994 Argyll and Clyde 152 116 Ayrshire and Arran 125 100 Borders 82 65 Dumfries and Galloway 267 237 Fife 138 129 Forth Valley 219 180 Grampian 100 88 Greater Glasgow 181 161 Highland 190 140 Lanarkshire 144 141 Lothian 145 138 Orkney 28 25 Shetland 99 100 Tayside 111 105 Western Isles 103 95 1995 Argyll and Clyde 153 129 Ayrshire and Arran 104 93 Borders 84 85 Dumfries and Galloway 276 196 Fife 141 129 Forth Valley 260 212 Grampian 79 80 Greater Glasgow 163 148 Highland 191 187 Lanarkshire 180 149 Lothian 178 159 Orkney 60 50 Shetland 124 96 Tayside 99 106 Western Isles 114 75 1996 Argyll and Clyde 125 116 Ayrshire and Arran 101 87 Borders 100 84 Dumfries and Galloway 235 169 Fife 87 82 Forth Valley 236 186 Grampian 100 84 Greater Glasgow 186 167 Highland 197 198 Lanarkshire 174 123 Lothian 176 150 Orkney 23 44 Shetland 123 79 Tayside 116 95 Western Isles 117 64 Source:
ISD, Scotland