Patients Referred to Mainland - FOI Response Register

Figures provided for 2024 are up to 30/09/2024, and are for direct referrals to mainland health services.

1. How many island patients were referred for treatment to mainland health services a) as part of routine health pathways and b) for emergency treatment, broken down by year from 2018 to date?

Where routine health pathways is defined as referrals with a requested urgency of routine, and where emergency treatment is defined as referrals with a requested urgency of urgent.

2. When referring island patients to mainland health services for treatment, please could you detail the annual breakdown of which health board area patients were referred to for treatment from 2018 to date?