Cancer 62 Day Wait Times By Health Board This page contains summaries of wait times by Health Board for the year 2024. The purpose is to provide summary visuals of the data and thus there is no comment about each Health Board. For Methodology, References, Data Downloads and Data Sources please see: Cancer Waiting Times…
NHS Scotland Cancer Waiting Times NHS Scotland publishes two key metrics relating to waiting times for cancer treatment: Cancer Wait Time - 31 Day Standard which monitors the time from a decision to treat has been made to first treatment start (i.e. when the cancer specialist review the patient and decides that treatment is necessary).…
Women with Gynaecological Health Problems Face Long Delays for Treatment The issue of long waits for treatment for women with gynaecological conditions has recently featured in the mainstream media following a report by The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). The report highlighted the huge backlog of 570,000 women in the English NHS system…
NHS Scotland: Dept of General Medicine Inpatients Activity and Backlog Latest data for Scottish hospital inpatient activity for General Medicine up to 31 December 2023 shows a continuation of the backlog of 106,406 patient spells which is the equivalent of 4.0 months worth of activity. During the Covid-19 pandemic hospital inpatient activity levels fell dramatically…
NHS Scotland: Dept of General Surgery Inpatients Activity and Backlog Latest data for Scottish hospital inpatient activity for General Surgery up to 31 December 2023 shows a continuation of the backlog of 160,794 patient spells which is the equivalent of 10.0 months worth of activity. During the Covid-19 pandemic hospital inpatient activity levels fell dramatically…
NHS Scotland: Dept of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Inpatients Activity and Backlog Latest data for Scottish hospital inpatient activity for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery up to 31 December 2023 shows a continuation of the backlog of 82,428 patient spells which is the equivalent of 12.0 months worth of activity. During the Covid-19 pandemic hospital inpatient…
NHS Scotland: Dept of Geriatric Medicine Inpatients Activity and Backlog Latest data for Scottish hospital inpatient activity for Geriatric Medicine up to 31 December 2023 shows a continuation of the backlog of 22,718 patient spells which is the equivalent of 5.0 months worth of activity. During the Covid-19 pandemic hospital inpatient activity levels fell dramatically…
NHS Scotland: Dept of Urology Inpatients Activity and Backlog Latest data for Scottish hospital inpatient activity for Urology up to 31 December 2023 shows a continuation of the backlog of 37,903 patient spells which is the equivalent of 7.0 months worth of activity. During the Covid-19 pandemic hospital inpatient activity levels fell dramatically as the…
NHS Scotland: Dept of Gastroenterology Inpatients Activity and Backlog Latest data for Scottish hospital inpatient activity for Gastroenterology up to 31 December 2023 shows a continuation of the backlog of 39,410 patient spells which is the equivalent of 9.0 months worth of activity. During the Covid-19 pandemic hospital inpatient activity levels fell dramatically as the…
NHS Scotland: Dept of Cardiology Inpatients Activity and Backlog Latest data for Scottish hospital inpatient activity for Cardiology up to 31 December 2023 shows a continuation of the backlog of 21,958 patient spells which is the equivalent of 6.0 months worth of activity. During the Covid-19 pandemic hospital inpatient activity levels fell dramatically as the…