FoI Number
2023-444
Subject
Inguinal Hernia Repair
Date Received
31/10/2023
Request and Response

For each financial year from 2018/19 to 2023/24 (most recent):

  1. The total number of referrals for an inguinal hernia repair.

Year

Number of Patients

2018/19

39

2019/20

37

2020/21

20

2021/22

35

2022/23

34

2023/24 to 31/10/23

33

  1. The median wait for an inguinal hernia repair.

Year

Median Wait

2018/19

43.5

2019/20

38

2020/21

97

2021/22

84

2022/23

164

2023/24 to 31/10/23

290

  1. The longest completed waited for an inguinal hernia repair.

Year

Longest Wait

2018/19

87

2019/20

69

2020/21

345

2021/22

263

2022/23

766

2023/24 to 31/10/23

416

  1. The longest ongoing wait for an inguinal hernia repair.

Year

Longest Ongoing Wait

2018/19

48

2019/20

133

2020/21

148

2021/22

513

2022/23

409

2023/24

486