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S5W-19936 · Written Question · lodged by Hamilton, Rachael
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14 Nov 2018Heard / answered on
21 Dec 2018To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been for a specialist neurology appointment in each NHS health board in each year since 2007.
The answer
The following tables provide the average waiting times for Neurology in days across all NHS territorial NHS Boards from 2007 to 2017.
In March 2010, the national standard for new outpatients changed from 15 weeks for General Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner referrals only, to a standard of 12 weeks for all sources of referrals. This has therefore been illustrated in the two tables.
For 2017 the data for two NHS Boards (NHS Ayrshire and Arran and NHS Tayside) is limited due to technical issues with providing data to the ISD Waiting Times warehouse and are not included in the NHSScotland total for that year.
Table 1
NHS Board
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
NHS Scotland
55
56
61
62
68
72
75
86
Ayrshire & Arran
70
82
81
84
105
85
102
..
Borders
49
55
71
67
41
67
51
85
Dumfries & Galloway
64
38
57
62
31
132
83
77
Fife
46
44
53
51
72
88
130
131
Forth Valley
73
68
71
104
79
72
96
125
Grampian
54
41
51
49
59
81
62
105
Greater Glasgow & Clyde
55
54
57
63
72
77
82
91
Highland
57
63
52
52
78
66
42
133
Lanarkshire
79
83
93
90
91
99
82
90
Lothian
40
49
49
49
49
48
51
51
Orkney
66
81
60
41
0
0
0
0
Shetland
0
0
0
0
10
7
0
13
Tayside
56
58
63
65
71
85
83
..
Western Isles
29
58
36
55
67
61
36
30
Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse (all source referrals)
Table 2
NHS Board
2008
2009
NHS Scotland
61
56
Ayrshire & Arran
66
60
Borders
60
60
Dumfries & Galloway
76
47
Fife
70
54
Forth Valley
89
73
Grampian
56
52
Greater Glasgow & Clyde
64
55
Highland
56
56
Lanarkshire
97
81
Lothian
37
44
Orkney
92
60
Shetland
0
0
Tayside
64
55
Western Isles
53
53
Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse (GP/GDP referrals)
In March 2010, the national standard for new outpatients changed from 15 weeks for General Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner referrals only, to a standard of 12 weeks for all sources of referrals. This has therefore been illustrated in the two tables.
For 2017 the data for two NHS Boards (NHS Ayrshire and Arran and NHS Tayside) is limited due to technical issues with providing data to the ISD Waiting Times warehouse and are not included in the NHSScotland total for that year.
Table 1
NHS Board
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
NHS Scotland
55
56
61
62
68
72
75
86
Ayrshire & Arran
70
82
81
84
105
85
102
..
Borders
49
55
71
67
41
67
51
85
Dumfries & Galloway
64
38
57
62
31
132
83
77
Fife
46
44
53
51
72
88
130
131
Forth Valley
73
68
71
104
79
72
96
125
Grampian
54
41
51
49
59
81
62
105
Greater Glasgow & Clyde
55
54
57
63
72
77
82
91
Highland
57
63
52
52
78
66
42
133
Lanarkshire
79
83
93
90
91
99
82
90
Lothian
40
49
49
49
49
48
51
51
Orkney
66
81
60
41
0
0
0
0
Shetland
0
0
0
0
10
7
0
13
Tayside
56
58
63
65
71
85
83
..
Western Isles
29
58
36
55
67
61
36
30
Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse (all source referrals)
Table 2
NHS Board
2008
2009
NHS Scotland
61
56
Ayrshire & Arran
66
60
Borders
60
60
Dumfries & Galloway
76
47
Fife
70
54
Forth Valley
89
73
Grampian
56
52
Greater Glasgow & Clyde
64
55
Highland
56
56
Lanarkshire
97
81
Lothian
37
44
Orkney
92
60
Shetland
0
0
Tayside
64
55
Western Isles
53
53
Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse (GP/GDP referrals)
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 Dec 2018.