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New Outpatients - Patients Seen during the quarter

 

The table below presents waiting times information on patients covered by the national waiting times standard set by the Scottish Government. That is, Scottish residents seen for a new NHS appointment at a consultant-led outpatient clinic following referral from their GP or dentist (GDP). In addition to mental health and obstetrics, this section also excludes patients waiting for a homeopathy appointment.

Waiting times are adjusted to deduct periods where the patient is unavailable (e.g. for medical or social reasons). Patients who cancel or don't attend an appointment have their waiting times clock reset to zero. Further information .

NHSSCOTLAND:  WAITING TIMES FOR A NEW OUTPATIENT APPOINTMENT
PATIENTS REFERRED BY A GP OR GDP

COMPLETED WAITS FOR PATIENTS SEEN

  Quarter ending
Indicator 31-Mar-08 30-Jun-08 30-Sep-08
Number seen 200 675 215 918   220 948
Distribution of completed wait: 
Median (days) 43 42   49
90th percentile (days) 112 107   110
<=3 weeks (%) 27.7 26.6   24.0
3-6 weeks (%) 22.2 23.5   21.2
6-9 weeks (%) 14.8 16.5   16.4
9-12 weeks (%) 10.1 12.2   13.0
12-15 weeks (%) 11.2 10.3   13.2
15-18 weeks (%) 13.5 10.4   11.8
Over 18 weeks (%) 0.6 0.4   0.3

Source: Waiting Times Data Warehouse

Comparable information by NHS board of treatment is available below:

Notes:

Median: This is a measure of the typical (average) waiting time. The median is also known as the 50th percentile and signifies that 50% of patients waited up to the time shown; 50% waited longer.

90th percentile: The 90th percentile wait indicates the maximum time 9 out of every 10 patients waited. 90% of patients waited up to the time shown; 10% waited longer.

Distribution of wait to census date: 3-6 weeks: This indicator comprises those patients who waited at least 22 days and not more than 42 days. Analogous reasoning applies to the other time bands.