What the average waiting time is between being referred by a General Practitioner to an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic and the first con…

Answered Asked by Mike Rumbles LD Lodged 26 Mar 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is between being referred by a General Practitioner to an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic and the first consultation at the clinic, broken down by NHS board area.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 Apr 2002 · 22 days after it was lodged, on time

The median waiting times for a first out-patient appointment with a Consultant in ENT following referral by a General Medical Practitioner or General Dental Practitioner, by NHS Board of Residence in the year ended 30 September 2001, are given in the following table:NHSScotland: Median Waiting Times for a First Out-patient Appointment with a Consultant In ENT, Following Referral by a General Medical Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner, by NHS Board of Residence. Year Ended 30 September 2001P.NHS Board | Median Wait (days)
Argyll and Clyde | 46
Ayrshire and Arran | 61
Borders | 61
Dumfries and Galloway | 65
Fife | 46
Forth Valley | 54
Grampian | 75
Greater Glasgow | 70
Highland | 52
Lanarkshire | 80
Lothian | 55
Orkney | 36
Shetland | 42
Tayside | 76
Western Isles | 57
Scotland | 62
Source: ISD Scotland, SMR00.P Provisional.

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