Question reference: S6W-14597
- Date lodged: 2 February 2023
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) left the waiting list for, (b) cancelled and (c) declined elective surgery in NHS Lanarkshire in each month since May 2021, broken down by procedure.
Answer
In response to part a)
Public Health Scotland publishes quarterly statistics relating to the number of waiting list removals, by specialty and health board of treatment. These data include all waiting list removals under reasons such as ‘transferred’ and ‘referred back to GP’. The latest statistics are published up to 30 September 2022, and for inpatients and day cases can be found using the link below, under Table 2.4:
https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/17040/ipdc_nov22.xlsx
Similarly, for new outpatients, this information can be found under Table 1.4 using the link below:
https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/16973/newop_nov22.xlsx
In response to part b)
Public Health Scotland publishes monthly statistics relating to the number of cancelled planned operations at health board and hospital level, a summary of which is available the following link:
https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/cancelled-planned-operations/
The latest statistics published cover the period up to 31 December 2022 and the number of planned operations that were cancelled by patients each month from May 2021 onwards can be found within the tab ‘Publication table’ in the link below:
https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/media/17421/2023-02-07-cancellations.xlsx
These statistics are sourced from local theatre systems and only includes cancellations that were cancelled the day before, or on the day the patient was due to be treated. PHS does not collect information on cancellations that occur prior to this.
In response to part c)
Please note that Public Health Scotland does not hold any information on patients who have declined a procedure.