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Allied Health Professionals - Musculoskeletal Waiting Times

Waiting times information for Musculoskeletal (MSK) services that are delivered by Allied Health Professionals (AHP) in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Chiropody/Podiatry and Orthotics

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Source Waiting Times Data Warehouse, NHS 24 (Patients referred to Self Management only), NRS Mid-2019 population estimates Scotland, NHS Board aggregate submissions
Author PHS Waiting Times Team
Maintainer
Last Updated March 22, 2024, 12:55 (GMT)
Created October 14, 2019, 09:21 (BST)
Contact Address Public Health Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB
Subject Access and Waiting Times
Frequency Quarterly
Time frame of data and timeliness The deadline for data submission to the national warehouse is the last Thursday of January, April, July and October. The data is published 7 weeks after extraction on the third Tuesday of March, June, September and December.
Coverage Data covers all Health Boards in Scotland since quarter ending September 2015.
Completeness 100% data submitted to the national warehouse used for analysis and publication except where the data quality assurance process identifies the need for local data.
Accuracy These data are classified as developmental.
Continuity of data Information has been collected nationally since July 2015. Some data has been collected prior to July 2015 for testing purposes but the National data is incomplete and not fit for publication.
Concepts and definitions Definitions not contained in this report are available in the NHSScotland Waiting Times Guidance at https://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/CEL2012_33.pdf
Disclosure The PHS protocol on Statistical Disclosure Protocol is followed.
Revision statement If NHS Boards discover that data submitted for publication is incorrect, or that data are missing, further re-submissions can be made up until the publication submission deadline date. Any revised figures will then be reflected within the current publication. Figures contained within each publication may also be subject to change in future publications as submissions may be updated to reflect a more accurate and complete set of data submissions.
Official statistics designation Non-official Statistics: A ManagementInformation Publication for Scotland
Relevance and key uses of the statistics "Waiting times are important to patients and are a measure of how the NHS is responding to demands for services. Measuring and regular reporting of waiting times highlights where there are delays in the system and enables monitoring of the effectiveness of NHS performance throughout the country. The NHS in Scotland has been set a number of targets for maximum waiting times. Other uses of the data include information requests for a variety of customers, e.g. research charities, public companies, Freedom of Information requests, information support to Boards, health intelligence work, parliamentary questions, and targets. "
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The National Delivery Plan for Allied Health Professionals in Scotland, 2012 to 2015
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