- FoI Number
- 2024-245
- Subject
- Appointments and Budget
- Date Received
- 01/08/2024
- Request and Response
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From 2007 to 2023 inclusive, annually by calendar year:
- Total number of appointments provided by your health board to patients
Year
Outpatient Appts
2007
Data not available
2008
Data not available
2009
Data not available
2010
Data not available
2011
Data not available
2012
39,636
2013
37,449
2014
43,765
2015
45,025
2016
39,000
2017
38,821
2018
41,246
2019
43,147
2020
31,555
2021
43,954
2022
46,594
2023
47,571
Please note that the various services were adopting electronic patient management systems one by one therefore the number of appointments for each year is not comparable. We have also assumed that “appointment” means Outpatient.
- Total number of bed days in your health board’s facilities
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://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/annual-hospital-beds-information
Please note NHS Shetland is HB S08000026
- Bed capacity in your health board’s facilities (can be measured from a consistent snapshot point)
See response to Q2
- Population of your health board area
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:
- Total annual budget of your health board (can be provided by financial year if this is only available by financial year. If you do so, please also provide all the other information by financial year in addition as well)
Year
RRL (£000s)
2007/08
42,184
2008/09
44,924
2009/10
45,771
2010/11
44,784
2011/12
45,843
2012/13
46,438
2013/14
50,122
2014/15
51,811
With regards to FY 2015/16 – 2022/23 then 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://www.nhsshetland.scot/downloads/download/21/nhs-shetland-annual-accounts
