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Written Question · S4W-08642 · Session 4

How many emergency arrivals were not admitted, discharged or transferred for at least 12 hours in each (a) NHS board and (b) accident and e…

Answered Asked by Margaret McCulloch Lab Lodged 10 Jul 2012

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many emergency arrivals were not admitted, discharged or transferred for at least 12 hours in each (a) NHS board and (b) accident and emergency unit in each year since 2007.

The answer

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 Aug 2012 · 29 days after it was lodged, 1 day after it was due

Tables 1 and 2 represent the number of attendances (new and unplanned returns) that were not seen within twelve hours by NHS board and by Accident and Emergency (A&E) site. Table 2 excludes any accident and emergency site where there were no attendances not seen within 12 hours between 2008-09 and 2011-12. Information for 2007-08 is not included as a full year's worth of data is not available (the accident and emergency data mart was established in June 2007 to monitor compliance against waiting times targets).
Table 1
- Number of Attendances (New and Unplanned Returns) that Were Not Seen within 12 hours by NHS Board; 2008-09 to 2011-12
NHS Board
Financial Year
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
2
3
6
22
NHS Borders
-
1
2
4
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
6
3
3
3
NHS Fife
65
34
198
476
NHS Forth Valley
3
-
13
4
NHS Grampian
61
53
25
44
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
20
13
39
6
NHS Highland
3
2
7
1
NHS Lanarkshire
171
45
204
188
NHS Lothian
69
142
80
130
NHS Orkney
-
-
-
-
NHS Shetland
-
-
-
1
NHS Tayside
-
-
1
3
NHS Western Isles
-
-
-
-
Scotland
400
296
578
882
Source: A&E data mart, ISD Scotland.
Table 2
- Number of Attendances (New and Unplanned Returns) that Were Not Seen within 12 Hours by Accident and Emergency Site; 2008-09 to 2011-12
NHS Board
Financial Year
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
43
15
10
36
Borders General Hospital
-
1
2
4
Dr Gray's Hospital
18
35
14
8
Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary
2
1
3
-
Falkirk Community Hospital
-
-
1
-
Forth Valley Royal Hospital
-
-
-
2
Galloway Community Hospital
4
2
-
3
Gilbert Bain Hospital
-
-
-
1
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
2
-
5
-
Hairmyres Hospital
75
29
152
148
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
-
4
-
-
Kincardine Community Hospital
-
-
1
-
Monklands District General Hospital
7
15
22
9
Ninewells Hospital
-
-
1
-
Perth Royal Infirmary
-
-
-
3
Queen Margaret Hospital
35
29
115
256
Raigmore Hospital
3
2
7
1
Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital
-
3
-
-
Royal Alexandra Hospital
1
3
2
1
Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Edinburgh)
1
-
-
-
Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Glasgow)
8
1
2
2
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France
18
78
13
50
Southern General Hospital
3
-
2
1
St John's Hospital
48
53
62
64
Stirling Community Hospital
3
-
12
2
Stobhill Hospital
-
-
-
-
University Hospital Ayr
2
3
6
19
University Hospital Crosshouse
-
-
-
3
Vale Of Leven General Hospital
-
-
-
-
Victoria Hospital
30
5
83
220
Victoria Infirmary
5
3
6
2
Western General Hospital
2
11
5
16
Western Infirmary/Gartnavel General
1
2
22
-
Wishaw General Hospital
89
1
30
31
Scotland
400
296
578
882
Source: A&E data mart, ISD Scotland.

In the Official Report

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