- FoI Number
- 2023-493
- Subject
- Echocardiograms Waiting Times
- Date Received
- 15/11/2023
- Request and Response
-
- Could you please supply data on waiting times for an echocardiogram by month as follows:
- Numbers of ongoing waits at months end
- Numbers of ongoing waits of more than 6 weeks
- Numbers of ongoing waits of more than 13 weeks
- Numbers of ongoing waits of more than 52 weeks
Could you supply this data for June 2019 – June 2023 broken down by month as laid out in the table below.
Waiting list size
Of which: ongoing waits >6 weeks
Of which: ongoing waits >13 weeks
Of which: ongoing waits >52 weeks
30-Jun-19
107
47
10
0
31-Jul-19
121
41
20
0
31-Aug-19
105
25
15
0
30-Sep-19
132
35
18
<5
31-Oct-19
148
61
18
0
30-Nov-19
172
68
21
0
31-Dec-19
18
78
38
0
31-Jan-20
148
62
36
0
29-Feb-20
196
45
71
<5
31-Mar-20
185
59
73
<5
30-Apr-20
196
73
88
<5
31-May-20
211
54
129
<5
30-Jun-20
181
33
121
<5
31-Jul-20
157
24
75
<5
31-Aug-20
153
35
50
<5
30-Sep-20
138
39
33
<5
31-Oct-20
111
62
14
0
30-Nov-20
79
36
11
0
31-Dec-20
103
29
13
0
31-Jan-21
113
48
21
0
28-Feb-21
115
46
14
0
31-Mar-21
97
28
11
0
30-Apr-21
40
<5
<5
<5
31-May-21
51
<5
<5
0
30-Jun-21
59
10
<5
0
31-Jul-21
24
<5
<5
0
31-Aug-21
28
<5
<5
0
30-Sep-21
56
<5
0
0
31-Oct-21
75
22
<5
0
30-Nov-21
103
29
<5
0
31-Dec-21
70
12
5
0
31-Jan-22
56
15
<5
0
28-Feb-22
76
19
5
0
31-Mar-22
97
27
5
0
30-Apr-22
63
17
<5
0
31-May-22
62
10
<5
0
30-Jun-22
78
25
0
0
31-Jul-22
85
15
0
0
31-Aug-22
109
40
<5
0
30-Sep-22
98
27
<5
0
31-Oct-22
76
27
5
0
30-Nov-22
68
16
<5
0
31-Dec-22
65
14
<5
0
31-Jan-23
36
10
<5
0
28-Feb-23
43
<5
<5
0
31-Mar-23
71
5
<5
0
30-Apr-23
65
23
<5
0
31-May-23
87
28
<5
0
30-Jun-23
92
32
6
0
Where we have given <5 answers this is because that NHS Shetland considers that to provide more detail would carry a high risk of identifying individuals. As such and 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 38(1)(b) as read with s 38 (2A) as the information constitutes personal data and disclosure would breach the confidentiality of the data subjects.
