FoI Number
2023-347
Subject
Deaths on Waiting List
Date Received
12/09/2023
Request and Response
  1. The total number of patients who have died whilst on a waiting list in the last 5 years to present (most recent data), broken down by year.

Year

Deaths in Period

2019/2020

12

2020/2021

18

2021/2022

23

2022/2023

32

2023/2024

15

Grand Total

100

  1. A breakdown, by number of weeks, of how long the deceased patient had been on a waiting list. If possible, also include the date they were, at the point just before death, expected or predicted to be seen, treated or operated on.
Row Labels 0-10 weeks 11-20 weeks 21-30 weeks 30-40 weeks 40-50 weeks 50+ Weeks Grand Total
2019/2020 9 2 1       12
2020/2021 12 4   1 1   18
2021/2022 12 3 2 2   4 23
2022/2023 23 5 3   1   32
2023/2024 9 2 1 2   1 15
Grand Total 65 16 7 5 2 5 100

 

  1. The number of patients who have died whilst on a waiting list in the last five years to present (most recent data), broken down by type by waiting list – a) diagnostics; b) outpatients; c) inpatients.

Type

Deaths in Period

Diagnostic

5

Inpatient

25

Outpatient

70

Grand Total

100

  1. The number of patients who have died whilst on a waiting list for the last five years to present (most recent data), broken down by type by specialty.

Type

Deaths in Period

Diagnostic

5

Inpatient

25

Outpatient

70

Grand Total

100