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S5W-20212 · Written Question · lodged by Lamont, Johann
Lodged on
27 Nov 2018Heard / answered on
18 Dec 2018To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for ophthalmic surgery (a) in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital.
The answer
The following tables show details of the median waits of ophthalmology patients treated at Greater Glasgow & Clyde and the Golden Jubilee National Hospital.
Table one sets out the median wait for patients treated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and table two shows the median wait for residents of territorial NHS Boards treated at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital.
Table 1 - Median wait in days for patients treated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for year ending 31 March 2018
New outpatients
Inpatient and Day Case
38
50
Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse
Table 2 – Median wait in days for residents of NHS Boards treated at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital for your ending 31 March 2018
NHS Board of Residence
New Outpatients
Inpatient and Day Case
NHS Grampian
215
46
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
72
67
NHS Highland
77
0
NHS Lanarkshire
72
45
NHS Lothian
54
41
Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse
Table one sets out the median wait for patients treated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and table two shows the median wait for residents of territorial NHS Boards treated at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital.
Table 1 - Median wait in days for patients treated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for year ending 31 March 2018
New outpatients
Inpatient and Day Case
38
50
Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse
Table 2 – Median wait in days for residents of NHS Boards treated at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital for your ending 31 March 2018
NHS Board of Residence
New Outpatients
Inpatient and Day Case
NHS Grampian
215
46
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
72
67
NHS Highland
77
0
NHS Lanarkshire
72
45
NHS Lothian
54
41
Source: ISD Waiting Times Warehouse
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 Dec 2018.