- FoI Number
- 2023-321
- Subject
- Wait Times Performance
- Date Received
- 06/09/2023
- Request and Response
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Figures provided for FY 23/24 are up to 21/09/2023.
- What is the population size served by your organisation, and how many are over the age of 50?
In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:
- How many endoscopy rooms are there within your organisation?
Nil
- What is the overall 62 Day wait performance for cancer? Please specify by the following cancer types (Colorectal, Head &Neck, Lung, Upper Gastro-Intestinal, Urological (prostate, bladder, other))
In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:
https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/cancer-waiting-times
- What is the overall 31 Day Performance for cancer? Please specify by the following cancer types (Colorectal, Head &Neck, Lung, Upper Gastro-Intestinal, Urological (prostate, bladder, other))
See response to Q3
- Current Diagnostic activity levels vs pre-pandemic as a % in endoscopy by the following modality (GI, Respiratory, ENT, Urology, and Gynaecology)? Please provide the diagnostic activity levels for each year from 2019/20 to currently.
Activity levels for the endoscopies are quoted in the table below. NHS Shetland does not perform respiratory diagnostic endoscopy nor diagnostic ENT endoscopy.
Diagnostic Endoscopy FY 19-20 FY 20-21 FY 21-22 FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FinYear 23-24/FinYear 19-20 Colonoscopy 231 175 228 273 109 47.2% Colposcopy 12 72 67 51 38 316.7% Cystoscopy 132 116 108 132 55 41.7% Lower Endoscopy (Other than colonoscopy) 113 76 98 111 53 46.9% Upper Endoscopy 247 201 217 241 133 53.8% - What is the overall 6 weeks wait performance for diagnostic endoscopy appointments? Please specify for the 4 key diagnostic tests that sits under endoscopy category (Upper endoscopy, Lower Endoscopy (excluding colonoscopy), Colonoscopy, and Cystoscopy)
The table below gives the performance of the above endoscopies as a percentage delivered within six weeks.
Diagnostic Endoscopy
FY 19-20
FY 20-21
FY 21-22
FY 22-23
FY 23-24
Colonoscopy
97
78.3
81.1
86.8
91.7
Colposcopy
83.3
90.3
80.6
86.3
68.4
Cystoscopy
95.5
87.9
58.3
82.6
90.9
Lower Endoscopy
(other than colonoscopy)
97.3
80.3
82.7
82
90.6
Upper Endoscopy
96.8
79.1
88.9
89.2
95.5
- Are you currently outsourcing any diagnostic endoscopy services by the following modality (GI, Respiratory, ENT, Urology, Gynaecology)? ? Eg. Evening/ Weekends. If so what & who to?
No
- What is the performance against the non-urgent 18 week RTT for diagnostic endoscopy appointments? Please specify for the 4 key diagnostic tests that sits under endoscopy category (Upper endoscopy, Lower Endoscopy (excluding colonoscopy), Colonoscopy, and Cystoscopy)?
With regards to linking endoscopy performance to 18 week pathways this is not something NHS Shetland does so in accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.
The data in the below table is the same as given in our response to Q6 except that it relates exclusively to non-urgent priority cases.
Diagnostic Endoscopy
FY 19-20
FY 20-21
FY 21-22
FY 22-23
FY 23-24
Colonoscopy
91.8
69.1
79.4
69.1
80.6
colposcopy
77.8
86.7
76.4
83.3
65.6
Cystoscopy
93.2
86.9
56.5
70
76.2
Lower Endoscopy
(other than colonoscopy)
97.2
64.7
82.8
70.4
87.9
Upper Endoscopy
95
70.7
85
85.4
91.2
- Can you specify the current Financial Capital Spend/ CDEL budget allocated to endoscopy by the following modality (GI, Respiratory, ENT, Urology, and Gynaecology)? For FY2023/24?
Nil
- What existing Leasing/ Managed Service Arrangements do you have within endoscopy by the following modality (GI, Respiratory, ENT, Urology, and Gynaecology)?
Nil
