Chamber and committees

Question reference: S4W-20568

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: 3 April 2014
Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 April 2014

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the unadjusted median wait in days for (a) cataract, (b) tonsillectomy, (c) endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract, (d) bypass surgery, (e) angiography, (f) varicose surgery, (g) hernia repair, (h) hip replacement and (i) knee replacement procedures in (i) Scotland, (ii) England and (iii) Wales.

Answer

The ONS report 'United Kingdom Health Statistics 2010' compares comparable figures waiting times for common procedures in 2005-06 to 2009-10. These common procedures include (a) cataract, (b) tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, (c) endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract, (d) bypass surgery, (e) angiography, (f) varicose surgery, (g) hernia repair, (h) hip replacement and (i) knee replacement procedures.

Scottish Government commissioned an update to the statistics published in by ONS for data up to 2012-13 for Scotland, England and Wales. Statistics on the median waiting time for cataract, tonsillectomy, endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract, bypass surgery, angiography, varicose surgery, hernia repair, hip replacement and knee replacement procedures in Scotland, England and Wales from 2005-06 to 2012-13 are presented in the following tables.

Waiting times are not adjusted for self-deferrals or periods of patient-induced or medical suspension.

Median waiting time in days (unadjusted) in Scotland, England and Wales from 2005-06 to 2012-13:

Cataract Surgery

Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Endoscope of Upper Gastro Intestinal Tract

2005-06

Scotland	97	93	35
England	68	101	31
Wales	69	167	33

2006-07

Scotland	69	93	34
England	69	113	27
Wales	70	189	30

2007-08

Scotland	50	79	26
England	64	78	23
Wales	76	150	29

2008-09

Scotland	45	59	23
England	56	55	21
Wales	91	110	33

2009-10

Scotland	56	54	27
England	57	57	22
Wales	88	91	34

2010-11

Scotland	58	50	26
England	57	59	23
Wales	62	82	36

2011-12

Scotland	62	49	24
England	57	62	22
Wales	73	87	36

2012-13

Scotland	56	52	20
England	59	62	22
Wales	94	87	36

Bypass Surgery

Angiography

Varicose Surgery

2005-06

Scotland	47	33	141
England	65	62	134
Wales	105	71	174

2006-07

Scotland	55	34	103
England	68	55	126
Wales	107	67	217

2007-08

Scotland	48	24	90
England	65	41	88
Wales	154	48	153

2008-09

Scotland	53	20	82
England	54	28	63
Wales	106	43	113

2009-10

Scotland	37	20	68
England	45	28	65
Wales	84	37	83

2010-11

Scotland	39	21	63
England	45	31	69
Wales	119	35	79

2011-12

Scotland	36	22	68
England	53	33	67
Wales	173	42	88

2012-13

Scotland	37	26	57
England	56	34	65
Wales	135	49	92

Hernia Repair

Hip Replacement

Knee Replacement

2005-06

Scotland	91	156	165
England	97	158	168
Wales	107	257	297

2006-07

Scotland	79	122	125
England	96	148	155
Wales	116	219	241

2007-08

Scotland	71	99	104
England	73	107	113
Wales	98	171	180

2008-09

Scotland	67	90	91
England	54	75	77
Wales	85	119	120

2009-10

Scotland	61	78	81
England	55	77	79
Wales	80	101	105

2010-11

Scotland	58	71	72
England	58	80	83
Wales	84	156	125

2011-12

Scotland	59	73	77
England	61	82	87
Wales	94	164	187

2012-13

Scotland	54	67	68
England	59	77	82
Wales	99	170	177

Sources: ISD Scotland, HES England, NHS Wales Informatics Service.

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