Written Question · S1W-24786 · Session 1
Further to the answer to question S1W-24218 by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 April 2002, what the (a) target and (b) average waiting time were for …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24218 by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 April 2002, what the (a) target and (b) average waiting time were for patients on the waiting lists for maxillofacial and oral surgery to receive a first appointment with a consultant in (i) Scotland and (ii) each NHS board area in the year ending (1) 30 September 2000 and (2) 30 September 1999.
The answer
The median waiting times for a first out-patient appointment with a consultant in oral surgery, following referral by a General Medical Practitioner or General Dental Practitioner, by NHS board of residence, in the years ended 30 September 1999 and 30 September 2000, are given in the following table.The target waiting time for a first out-patient appointment with a consultant, following referral by a General Medical Practitioner or General Dental Practitioner, was nine weeks.NHSScotland: Median Waiting Times for a First Out-Patient Appointment with a Consultant in Oral Surgery1, Following Referral by a General Medical Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner, by NHS Board of Residence. Years Ended 30 September 1999 and 30 September 2000.NHS Board | 30 September 1999 | 30 September 2000
Argyll and Clyde2 |
- |
-
Ayrshire and Arran | 35 days | 38 days
Borders | 17 days | 15 days
Dumfries and Galloway | 69 days | 69 days
Fife | 69 days | 51 days
Forth Valley | 77 days | 44 days
Grampian | 49 days | 69 days
Greater Glasgow2 |
- |
-
Highland | 29 days | 33 days
Lanarkshire2 |
- |
-
Lothian | 89 days | 106 days
Orkney | 44 days | 37 days
Shetland | 25 days | 29 days
Tayside | 65 days | 50 days
Western Isles | 32 days | 10 days
Scotland2 | 56 days | 51 days
Source: ISD Scotland, SMR00.Notes:1. Includes most maxillofacial surgery.2. Information for residents of Argyll and Clyde, Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire NHS boards is not available due to recording difficulties at Glasgow Dental Hospital.
Argyll and Clyde2 |
- |
-
Ayrshire and Arran | 35 days | 38 days
Borders | 17 days | 15 days
Dumfries and Galloway | 69 days | 69 days
Fife | 69 days | 51 days
Forth Valley | 77 days | 44 days
Grampian | 49 days | 69 days
Greater Glasgow2 |
- |
-
Highland | 29 days | 33 days
Lanarkshire2 |
- |
-
Lothian | 89 days | 106 days
Orkney | 44 days | 37 days
Shetland | 25 days | 29 days
Tayside | 65 days | 50 days
Western Isles | 32 days | 10 days
Scotland2 | 56 days | 51 days
Source: ISD Scotland, SMR00.Notes:1. Includes most maxillofacial surgery.2. Information for residents of Argyll and Clyde, Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire NHS boards is not available due to recording difficulties at Glasgow Dental Hospital.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-24786 by reference.