- FoI Number
- 2022-771
- Subject
- Lower Endoscopy Waiting Times
- Date Received
- 01/03/2023
- Request and Response
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Please provide information on:
The data in the tables below are in days and are adjusted waits. This means that the waiting times quoted are adjusted according to the Scottish Government’s guidance as laid out in the Patients’ Rights Act, for example to take into account periods of unavailability and cancelled appointments. The quoted years are the year when the wait ended. NHS Shetland has a single hospital; Gilbert Bain Hospital.
1. How many patients in each year over the last 5 years have had to wait more than a year for lower endoscopy diagnostic tests, to most recent data available?
Calendar Year
Number of patients
2022
1
2023
1
2. What are the average waiting times for lower endoscopy diagnostic tests in each year over the last 5 years, broken down by hospital?
Calendar Year
Average Wait (Days)
2018
17.7
2019
18.1
2020
34.3
2021
29.3
2022
30.9
2023
31.8
3. What are the longest waiting times for lower endoscopy diagnostic tests in each year over the last 5 years to most recent data available?
Calendar Year
Maximum Wait (Days)
2018
63
2019
50
2020
248
2021
155
2022
384
2023
454
