Question reference: S6W-17887
- 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 how many endoscopies were performed in each of the last five years.
Answer
The following table provides numbers of endoscopy procedures reported from inpatient, day case or outpatient settings in the past 5 years
Table 1: Number of endoscopy procedures undertaken in NHS Scotland: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Financial Year | Endoscopy procedures |
2017-18 | 298,348 |
2018-19 | 308,437 |
2019-20 | 300,078 |
2020-21 | 162,122 |
2021-22 | 240,119 |