Question reference: S6W-17886
- Date lodged: 11 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average wait time is for a patient to see a gastroenterologist.
Answer
The latest available information at national level relates to the position at 31 December 2022:
Ongoing waits: For those patients still waiting for a new outpatient appointment in Gastroenterology, the median wait was 130 days and 9 out of 10 waits (90th percentile) had lasted no longer than 382 days.
Completed waits: For those patients seen as an outpatient in Gastroenterology, the median wait was 58 days and 9 out of 10 waits were no longer than 509 days.