- FoI Number
- 2023-420
- Subject
- Vasectomy Waits
- Date Received
- 19/10/2023
- Request and Response
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For each financial year from 2018/19 to 2023/24 (most recent):
- the total number of referrals for a vasectomy
The table below is the number of patients added to an inpatient waiting list for vasectomy. We are using OPCS4 code N17.
Year
Number of Patients
2018/19
28
2019/20
38
2020/21
13
2021/22
31
2022/23
40
2023/24 to 31/10/23
28
- the median wait (in days) for a vasectomy
Year
Median Wait
2018/19
34
2019/20
24
2020/21
300
2021/22
147
2022/23
120
2023/24 to 31/10/23
133
- the longest completed waited (in days) for a vasectomy
Year
Longest Wait
2018/19
113
2019/20
98
2020/21
413
2021/22
418
2022/23
981
2023/24 to 31/10/23
646
- the longest ongoing wait (in days) for a vasectomy
Year
Longest Ongoing Wait
2018/19
20
2019/20
77
2020/21
439
2021/22
737
2022/23
605
2023/24
770
