Removals

URL: https://www.opendata.nhs.scot/dataset/959f2341-ca34-428c-8abb-b925a18fc0c7/resource/b8fc457e-ee35-4117-a96a-b20f8de07562/download/open_data_ahp_msk_removals_monthly_june2024.csv

Number of patients who were removed from the waiting list during any given month at health board level, Scotland totals are also included. The target wait for AHP MSK Services from referral to first clinical out-patient appointment is 4 weeks (for 90% of patients).

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Data Dictionary

Column Type Label Description
Month numeric

The reference period as month (YYYYMM)

HBT text

9-digit code for health board of treatment and country code for Scotland

Specialty text

Data is presented for All Specialties, Chiropody/Podiatry, Occupational Therapy, Orthotics and Physiotherapy

RemovalsFromList numeric

Number of patients who were removed from the waiting list

RemovalsFromListQF text

Qualifier for RemovalsFromList

RemovalsFromListAttended numeric

Number of patients who attended their appointment

RemovalsFromListAttendedQF text

Qualifier for RemovalsFromListAttended

RemovalsFromListReferredBackToGP numeric

Under Waiting Times guidance, patients can be referred back to their GP for a number of reasons. These include: cancelling two previously accepted appointments; failing to attend an appointment without giving notice; failing to respond to an offer of appointment; refusing reasonable offers of appointments; continuing medical or patient advised unavailability; or because the referral to hospital was inappropriate.

RemovalsFromListReferredBackToGPQF text

Qualifier for RemovalsFromListReferredBackToGP

RemovalsFromListTransferred numeric

These are waits where the patients' management has been transferred from one waiting list to another. This can mean, e.g., a change of specialty, location or health board. Unless these patients have been transferred outwith NHSScotland, they should also appear as an addition to the new waiting list and a subsequent removal where appropriate.

RemovalsFromListTransferredQF text

Qualifier for RemovalsFromListTransferred

RemovalsFromListTreatmentNoLongerRequired numeric

This is the number of waits that have been closed due to patients being removed from the waiting list because they no longer require treatment.

RemovalsFromListTreatmentNoLongerRequiredQF text

Qualifier for RemovalsFromListTreatmentNoLongerRequired

RemovalsFromListOtherReasons numeric

Other reasons for removal from list comprises of 'Died' and 'inappropriate addition to list'.

RemovalsFromListOtherReasonsQF text

Qualifier for RemovalsFromListOtherReasons

Additional Information

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Data last updated June 18, 2024
Metadata last updated March 19, 2024
Created March 19, 2024
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