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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.

As colleges operate independently of Government, it is for them to decide on the shape of their curriculum, taking into account the needs of the region and communities they serve. We therefore do not hold information centrally on which individual colleges offer training courses relevant to PAS 2030 and PAS 2035. The information requested on training providers is not held centrally.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has been completed for the domestic quality assurance standards of the Scottish Government’s Heat in Buildings programme. It can be found at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/domestic-quality-assurance-heat-buildings-programme-bria/

The PAS 2030 standard is a requirement for Warmer Homes Scotland (WHS). Warmworks, the managing agent for WHS, are responsible for ensuring their staff and sub-contractors are adequately trained. However, the Scottish Government also has a Quality Assurance and Audit (QAA) contract for WHS. This contract is managed by Pennington Choices who carry out audits on Warmworks sub-contractors to make sure that they have the appropriate accreditations.

WHS is due to end in 2023, and procurement is currently underway for a successor. The successor will adopt PAS 2035 standards. As the contract has not yet been awarded, the details of how this will be achieved are not yet available. A new QAA contract will also be procured for the successor.

The capacity and capabilities of the retrofit supply chain in Scotland are generally sufficient to meet the needs of our Area Based Schemes (ABS). Local councils have access to a framework of specialist contractors through Scotland Excel. Often these contractors have been PAS compliant for many years with longstanding training and apprenticeship programmes.

Inevitably some ABS individual projects are delayed due to a wide range of factors. The Scottish Government is working with councils and the supply chain to increase local delivery capacity and expand existing capabilities. This will help to reduce the risk and impact of unexpected project delays.

The regulation of product standards and of consumer protection are reserved to the UK Government. Certification of PAS 2030 is carried out by independent certification bodies, therefore the information requested is not held centrally. PAS 2035 is currently a standard that installers can work to and is not a certification. Therefore installers cannot obtain PAS 2035 certification.

The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.

Statistics relating to the waits patients experience for inpatient or day case treatment at specialty level are published up to 30 September 2022 and can be found using the following link:

https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/17040/ipdc_nov22.xlsx

The statistics published in the tables above include the median wait on tab ‘2.1 Table’ and not an average. The median is used because an average (mean) can be skewed incorrectly by a small number of very long waits that are recorded in error in the national data.

This information is not collected centrally by Scottish Government, Health boards would have to be contacted to obtain the average cost of elective surgery procedures.

Public Health Scotland publishes monthly statistics relating to the number of cancelled planned operations at health board 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 each month from May 2021 onwards can be found within the tab ‘Publication table’ in the following link:

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. Please note, data are provided at specialty level only, PHS are unable to provide data at procedure level.

The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.

More detailed information on the procedure(s) that are planned or undertaken for a patient will be held locally by NHS Boards. We would therefore advise contacting NHS Boards to obtain this data.

This information is not held centrally by the Scottish government or PHS.

Operational planning and decision making with regards to capacity is the responsibility of individual NHS Boards.

The Scottish Government is working closely with Boards to maximise capacity and efficiency for planned care. NHSScotland’s Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD), launched in 2021, plays a central role in working with health boards to ensure that they are able to continually identify new ways to increase capacity, and to respond to demand through service innovation and redesign. As well as creating additional capacity, the aim is to develop new pathways of care that are more efficient, enhance delivery of services in community settings, and reduce the variation and waiting times for planned care by adopting minimum standards to deliver higher volume activity.