Orthopaedics - FOI Response Register

FoI Number
2023-177
Subject
Orthopaedics
Date Received
28/06/2023
Request and Response
  1. At 30 May 2023, how many people were currently on a waiting list for an orthopaedic operation? What were the figures for 30 May 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022

31 May 2023 – 0

31 May 2022 – 0

31 May 2021 – 0

31 May 2020 – 0

31 May 2019 – 0

There is not normally an orthopaedic service in Shetland.

Shetland orthopaedic patients are moved onto the waiting list of other Health Board areas therefore the waiting times are included within their waiting list information.    

There is an outpatient orthopaedic waiting list, and the waiting list figure at 31 May 2023 was 144.

  1. What is the mean wait for orthopaedic operations? What was it in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022

2019         N/A

2020         N/A

2021         N/A

2022         93

Please note this excludes procedures carried out by the Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon.

  1. How many orthopaedic operations were carried out within NHS Shetland in each of the last five years? Of these, how many were elective.

2019         0

2020         0

2021         0

2022         122

  1. At 30 May 20203, how many people were currently on a waiting list for a hip replacement? What were the figures for 30 May 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022?

Zero

  1. What is the mean wait for hip operations? What was it in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022

N/A

  1. How many hip operations were carried out within NHS Shetland in each of the last five years?

57 hip operations carried out in 2022

  1. How many FTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons are employed by the NHS Shetland?

Zero

  1. How much was spent by the health board on orthopaedic operations in each of the last five years?
  2. What is the cost to the health board of carrying out a hip replacement?

For Q8 and Q9, in accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested. It is unavailable.