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Written Question · S1W-26792 · Session 1

What the current average waiting times are for appointments with dermatologists in each NHS trust.

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 14 Jun 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current average waiting times are for appointments with dermatologists in each NHS trust.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 Jun 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The median waiting times for a first out-patient appointment with a Consultant in Dermatology, following referral by a General Medical Practitioner, by NHS trust of treatment, in the year ending 31 December 2001, are given in the table.NHSScotland: Median Waiting Times for a First Out-patient Appointment with a Consultant in Dermatology, Following Referral by a General Medical Practitioner, by NHS Trust of Treatment. Year Ended 31 December 2001PNHS Trust | Median Wait
Argyll and Clyde Acute Hospitals | 70 days
Ayrshire and Arran Acute Hospitals | 103 days
Borders Acute Hospital | 74 days
Dumfries and Galloway Acute and Maternity Hospitals | 44 days
Fife Acute Hospitals | 67 days
Fife Primary Care | 70 days
Forth Valley Acute Hospitals | 119 days
Grampian Primary Care | 38 days
Grampian University Hospitals | 132 days
Highland Acute Hospitals | 34 days
Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals | 73 days
Lothian Primary Care | 57 days
Lothian University Hospitals | 65 days
North Glasgow University Hospitals | 53 days
Orkney Health Board | 31days
South Glasgow University Hospitals | 59 days
Shetland Hospitals and Community Care Services Unit | 50 days
Tayside Primary Care | 40 days
Tayside University Hospitals | 30 days
West Lothian Healthcare | 110 days
Western Isles Health Unit | 23 days
Yorkhill | 103 days
Scotland | 62 days
Source: ISD Scotland, SMR00.PProvisional.

In the Official Report

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