Written Question · S2W-09247 · Session 2
What the longest waiting time has been in each year since 1997 for (a) cataract removal, (b) hip replacement surgery, (c) knee replacement …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the longest waiting time has been in each year since 1997 for (a) cataract removal, (b) hip replacement surgery, (c) knee replacement surgery and (d) treatment for a slipped disc in each NHS board area.
The answer
The partnership agreement A Partnership for a Better Scotland includes a commitment that, by 31 December 2003, no patient with a guarantee would wait more than nine months for inpatient/day case treatment and that this will reduce to six months by end of December 2005. Prior to 31 December 2003 the national maximum wait for inpatient/day case treatment was 12 months.
Information on the number of patients with a guarantee who waited longer than the national maximum wait for cataract removal, hip replacement surgery and knee replacement surgery, by NHS board area of residence on 31 March in each year since 1997-98 is given in the table. Information on longest waits for slipped disc treatment is not centrally available.
Some patients are excepted from the waiting times guarantee where for example they are unavailable for treatment for medical or social reasons. These patients may wait longer than the national maximum waiting times.
NHSScotland: Number of Patients with a Guarantee who Waited Longer than the National Maximum Waiting Time for Cataract Removal1, Hip Replacement Surgery2 and Knee Replacement Surgery, by NHS Board Area of Residence, On 31 March 1998 to 2004 Inclusive.
On 31 March 1998
| No patient with a guarantee waited longer than the 12-month national maximum wait.
On 31 March 1999
| One patient with a guarantee in NHS Argyll and Clyde waited more than 12 months for hip replacement surgery.
On 31 March 2000
| One patient with a guarantee in NHS Fife and two with a guarantee in NHS Forth Valley waited more than 12 months for hip replacement surgery. Two patients with a guarantee in NHS Forth Valley waited more than 12 months for knee replacement surgery.
On 31 March 2001
| No patient with a guarantee waited longer than the 12-month national maximum wait.
On 31 March 2002
| No patient with a guarantee waited longer than the 12-month national maximum wait.
On 31 March 2003
| No patient with a guarantee waited longer than the 12-month national maximum wait.
On 31 March 2004
| One patient with a guarantee in NHS Western Isles waited longer than nine-month national maximum for cataract removal.
Source: ISD Scotland, SMR 3.
Notes:
1. Cataract removal defined as OPCS4 C71-C75 as main procedure with ICD10, H25, H26, H280, H281 or H282 in any diagnostic position.
2. Total hip replacement defined as OPCS4 W37-W39 as main procedure.
3. Total knee replacement defined as OPCS4 W40-W42 as main procedure.
Information on the number of patients with a guarantee who waited longer than the national maximum wait for cataract removal, hip replacement surgery and knee replacement surgery, by NHS board area of residence on 31 March in each year since 1997-98 is given in the table. Information on longest waits for slipped disc treatment is not centrally available.
Some patients are excepted from the waiting times guarantee where for example they are unavailable for treatment for medical or social reasons. These patients may wait longer than the national maximum waiting times.
NHSScotland: Number of Patients with a Guarantee who Waited Longer than the National Maximum Waiting Time for Cataract Removal1, Hip Replacement Surgery2 and Knee Replacement Surgery, by NHS Board Area of Residence, On 31 March 1998 to 2004 Inclusive.
On 31 March 1998
| No patient with a guarantee waited longer than the 12-month national maximum wait.
On 31 March 1999
| One patient with a guarantee in NHS Argyll and Clyde waited more than 12 months for hip replacement surgery.
On 31 March 2000
| One patient with a guarantee in NHS Fife and two with a guarantee in NHS Forth Valley waited more than 12 months for hip replacement surgery. Two patients with a guarantee in NHS Forth Valley waited more than 12 months for knee replacement surgery.
On 31 March 2001
| No patient with a guarantee waited longer than the 12-month national maximum wait.
On 31 March 2002
| No patient with a guarantee waited longer than the 12-month national maximum wait.
On 31 March 2003
| No patient with a guarantee waited longer than the 12-month national maximum wait.
On 31 March 2004
| One patient with a guarantee in NHS Western Isles waited longer than nine-month national maximum for cataract removal.
Source: ISD Scotland, SMR 3.
Notes:
1. Cataract removal defined as OPCS4 C71-C75 as main procedure with ICD10, H25, H26, H280, H281 or H282 in any diagnostic position.
2. Total hip replacement defined as OPCS4 W37-W39 as main procedure.
3. Total knee replacement defined as OPCS4 W40-W42 as main procedure.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-09247 by reference.