Hysterectomy - FOI Response Register

For each financial year from 2018/19 to 2024/25 (most recent):

With regards to 2018/19 - 2022/23 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 requested is available here:

https://www.nhsshetland.scot/directory-record/2272/hysterectomy-waits

1. the total number of referrals for a hysterectomy

We do not have referrals for hysterectomy as the decision on the procedure is made by the gynaecologist not by the GP. The table below is the number of patients added to an inpatient waiting list for hysterectomy. We are using OPCS4 code Q07.

2. the median completed wait (in days) for a hysterectomy

3. the longest completed waited (in days) for a hysterectomy

4. the median ongoing wait (in days) for a hysterectomy

5. the longest ongoing wait (in days) for a hysterectomy