Hernia Waiting Times - FOI Response Register

What are the:

1. Waiting times from referral to treatment of hernia:

i. Overall;

Average Wait from Referral to Treatment is 92 days

ii. Broken down by time waited for a first appointment with a consultant and then;

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested as the information is not recorded in a way that can provide this breakdown, however, the table below provides you with the average waiting time from the original referral to the procedure date. 

iii. Time waited to undergo an operation once a decision to treat has been made.

See response to Q1 ii.

Please provide this data broken down by year from 2018 to most recent data available