Page last updated: 31-AUG-2010

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Waiting times are important to patients and are a measure of how the NHS is responding to demands for services. Measuring and regular reporting of waiting times highlights where there are delays in the system and enables monitoring of the effectiveness of NHS performance throughout the country. The NHS in Scotland has been set a number of targets for maximum waiting times. The Scottish Government continues to be committed to improving information on waiting to provide a clear and transparent picture of NHS performance.

The waiting times section of the ISD website provides the latest information about NHS waiting times in Scotland based on nationally available information.

ISD have redesigned the presentation of published statistics and improved navigation within the web pages. We would be pleased to receive feedback on these changes at NSS.isdWAITINGTIMES@nhs.net .

Accident & Emergency

new release icon  31 August 2010 - Updated waiting times information. A Statistical Publication Notice explains the key points from this release.

Attendances & waiting times data:
 2010/11 to date 86 KB 30 KB        2009/10 143 KB 38 KB        2008/09 166 KB 112 KB        2007/08 134 KB100 KB        2006/07 65.5 Kb2806 KB

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Audiology

new release icon 31 August 2010 - Updated waiting times information. A Statistical Publication Notice explains the key points from this release.

Completed & ongoing waits data:
Performance against target
All patients425 KB link to an adobe pdf file
Paediatrics 338 KB link to an adobe pdf file
Adults 427 KB link to an adobe pdf file

Supporting information:
Data Quality 20 KB
Data Definitions

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Cancer

30 June 2010 - Updated Cancer waiting times information. A Statistical Publication Notice explains the key points from this release.

Data:
Performance against target
Distribution of waits
Exclusions and Adjustments

Supporting information:
Data management
Guidance
List of cancer tables
Contacts

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Diagnostics

new release icon 31 August 2010 - Updated waiting times information. A Statistical Publication Notice explains the key points from this release.

Ongoing waits data:
Ongoing waits for key tests 297 KB 62 KB

Supporting information:
Data definitions

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New Ways

new release icon  31 August 2010 - Updated waiting times information. A Statistical Publication Notice explains the key points from this release. Redesign of presentation and navigation for New Ways waiting times information. See here for more detail.

New Outpatients

National Standard, ongoing waits:
Number waiting over target (A1b)184 KBlink to an adobe pdf file


Completed waits:
Number waiting over target (A1a)234 KBlink to an adobe pdf file
Distribution of wait (B1)236 KBlink to an adobe pdf file


Activity:
Patient availability & unavailability (C1)202 KBlink to an adobe pdf file
Reasons for removal from list (D1a)225 KBlink to an adobe pdf file
Cancellations (D1b)178 KBlink to an adobe pdf file


All patients on the waiting list (G1) 45 KBlink to an adobe pdf file

Impact of patient induced delay on episode length (J1) 248 KBlink to an adobe pdf file

Inpatients & Day Cases

National Standard, ongoing waits:
Number waiting over target (A2b) 150 KBlink to an adobe pdf file    


Completed waits:
Number waiting over target  (A2a) 170 KBlink to an adobe pdf file   
Distribution of wait  (B4) 329 KBlink to an adobe pdf file   


Activity:
Patient availability & unavailability (C2) 258 KBlink to an adobe pdf file  
Reasons for removal from list (D2a) 298 KBlink to an adobe pdf file    
Cancellations (D2b) 219 KBlink to an adobe pdf file     


All patients on the waiting list (G2) 47 KBlink to an adobe pdf file

Impact of patient induced delay on episode length (J2) 310 KBlink to an adobe pdf file

Whole Journey procedures

Cardiac (H1 - H5) 87 KBlink to an adobe pdf file   

Cataract   (I1 - I3) 74 KBlink to an adobe pdf file 

 

New Ways supporting information

Data Quality:
General issues
Health Board specific issues77 KB

Link to New Ways website (including definitions & guidance)
Understanding completed wait vs. ongoing wait 
Archived tables

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Waiting Times Supporting Documentation

Summary of current National Standards
Data Sources
Waiting times links
Notifications of change to National Statistics
Latest Waiting Times Newsletter
Contacts

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