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What the most recent average waiting times are for out-patient appointments for neurology in each NHS board area.
Started with S2W-01932 on 8 Aug 2003; latest 18 Jan 2006. Each later question says it follows up an earlier answer.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent average waiting times are for out-patient appointments for neurology in each NHS board area.
Malcolm Chisholm, 2 Sep 2003: The median waiting time fora first out-patient appointment with a consultant in the specialty of neurology,following referral by a general medical practitioner, by NHS board area ofresidence, in the year ended 30 June 2003, is given in the table. NHSScotland: Median WaitingTimes for a First Out-Patient Appointment wit… -
What the most recent average waiting times are for first out-patient appointment with a neurology consultant following referral by a GP, broken down by NHS board area.
Malcolm Chisholm, 11 Aug 2004: The number of first out-patient neurology appointments and the median waiting time for a first outpatient appointment with a consultant in the specialty of neurology, following referral by a general medical practitioner, by NHS board area of residence, in the year ended 31 March 2004, is given in the table. As part of… -
What the most recent average waiting times are for a first out-patient appointment with a neurology consultant following referral by a GP, broken down by NHS board area.
Andy Kerr, 16 Mar 2005: The number of first out-patientneurology appointments and the median waiting time for a first out-patient appointmentwith a consultant in the specialty of neurology, following referral by a generalmedical practitioner, by NHS board of residence, in the year ended 31 December 2004, isgiven in the table. The Centre for … -
How the £2.95 million neurology initiative to reduce out-patient waiting times has been allocated.
Andy Kerr, 14 Mar 2005: The Executive is making revenue funding of £112,000 available to each of the four regional neurology centres in Scotland. Following bidding we are currently finalising details with the centres for the distribution of capital funding of £2.5 million. Drawing on the successful “Action-On” methodology used in England and… -
How the figure of 29 days as a median waiting time for a first out-patient neurology appointment in Lothian as at 31 March 2004 is consistent with the information contained in a letter from NHS Lothian to a constituent on 10 February 2005 which stated that he must wait approximately 68 weeks for an appointment at the surgical neurology out-patient department at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh.
Andy Kerr, 4 Mar 2005: NHS Lothian has confirmed that the waiting time for a first “routine” surgical neurology/neurosurgical outpatient appointment at the Western General Hospital is approximately 68 weeks. The NHS board is taking action to tackle these unacceptably long waits, and expects to meet the Executive’s target of having no patien… -
What the most recent average waiting times are for a first out-patient appointment with a neurology consultant following referral by a GP, broken down by NHS board area.
Andy Kerr, 26 Jan 2006: NHSScotland has made excellent progress in reducing long waits for patients. On 30 September 2005, the number of patients waiting more than 26 weeks for a first outpatient appointment with a consultant in neurology, following referral, was 986 compared with 1,841 on 30 September 2004 - a reduction of 46%. The number o…
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