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Cancer Waiting Times to December 2012
Published: 26 February 2013
Audiology Waiting Times
Published: 26 February 2013
Diagnostics Waiting Times
Published: 26 February 2013
Stage of treatment (previously known as New Ways)
Published: 26 February 2013
18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Waiting Times
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Introduction
Waiting times are important to patients and are a measure of how the NHS is responding to demands for services. Measuring and regular reporting of waiting times highlights where there are delays in the system and enables monitoring of the effectiveness of NHS performance throughout the country. The NHS in Scotland has been set a number of targets for maximum waiting times. The Scottish Government continues to be committed to improving information on waiting to provide a clear and transparent picture of NHS performance. Here we provide the latest information about NHS waiting times in Scotland based on nationally available information.
Our Accident & Emergency, Diagnostics and New Ways publications have all been designated as National Statistics by the United Kingdom Statistics Authority.
Latest News
We are undertaking a consultation on changes to the content and presentation of our Stage of Treatment Waiting Times publication. The consultation will be open until 5 p.m. on Wednesday 14th November 2012. Read the consultation document.
[Added 15 October 2012]
ISD first published Inpatient, Day case and Outpatient Stage of Treatment Waiting Times Statistics in May 2008 for the quarter ending March 2008. Since that time, the publication tables have evolved as waiting times standards and targets have changed.
Most recently, from the 1 October 2012, the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 establishes a 12 week maximum waiting times for the treatment of all eligible patients who are due to receive planned treatment delivered on an inpatient or day case basis.
March 2013 - Read the latest Psychological Therapies newsletter.
November 2012 - Guidance and Scenario HEAT Target document now available for Psychological Therapies. This document will be updated with additional scenarios and guidance as required.
July 2012 Following a request by our customers, in our Inpatient, Day Case and New Outpatient Stage of Treatment waiting times August 2012 Publication, the data relating to waiting times for a new outpatient appointment or Inpatient or Day case admission will be broken down by month rather than quarter.
10 July 2012 AHP Waiting Times in Scotland. A national census of all new patients attending outpatient and community services in Scotland for 1st AHP treatment was held between Monday 6th and Friday 10th February 2012. Findings from the census were published by ISD on Tuesday 10th July 2012.
27 March 2012 - Cancer Waiting Times. In October 2008, the Scottish Government (SG) published Better Cancer Care - An Action Plan, where it announced it would:
- Extend the 62-day urgent referral to treatment target to include screened positive and all patients referred urgently with a suspicion of cancer.
- Introduce a new 31-day target for all patients diagnosed with cancer (whatever their route of referral) from decision to treat to treatment.
The target, that 95% of all eligible patients should wait no longer than 31 or 62 days, was achieved by December 2011; the timescale agreed by the Scottish Government. These targets are considered as National Standards from 1st April 2012.
