Diagnostic Waiting Times
Data and Resources
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Waiting Times by Health BoardCSV
Information on the distribution of ongoing wait lengths, for patients on the...
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Waiting Times at Scotland LevelCSV
Information on the distribution of ongoing wait lengths, for patients on the...
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2007 - 2019: Waiting Times by Health Board CSV
For the period September 2007 to March 2019: The number of patients on the...
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2007 - 2019: Waiting Times At Scotland LevelCSV
For the period September 2007 to March 2019: The number of patients on the...
Additional Info
Field | Value |
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Source | Aggregate counts accredited and derived from individual NHSScotland Boards are submitted monthly to PHS using a defined Excel template. |
Author | Waiting Times Team |
Version | 1.0 |
Last Updated | December 8, 2023, 13:15 (GMT) |
Created | July 4, 2019, 09:22 (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 | Deadline for data submission is the 22nd of each month, though files can be resubmitted up to one week before publication where the quality assurance process identifies differences with local figures. |
Coverage | Data covers all health boards in Scotland since 2007. |
Completeness | 100% of submitted data is used for analysis and publication. |
Accuracy | PHS only receives aggregate data from each NHS Board where the data for the previous quarter is confirmed by the submitting Board. Although aggregated data cannot be systematically validated by PHS, PHS does carry out quality assurance checks on the data submitted. Reported data are compared to previous figures and to expected trends. Derivation of the figures and data accuracy is a matter for individual NHS Boards. |
Continuity of data | From January 2010 Golden Jubilee National Hospital data is included in the Scotland total. |
Concepts and definitions | A Data Submission Guidance document is available in printed and electronic form. These have been provided to all NHS Boards' key DMMI contacts. This information is now published and available to view at http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Waiting-Times/Diagnostics/ |
Disclosure | The PHS protocol on Statistical Disclosure Protocol is followed. |
Revision statement | Historic data is not normally revised unless revision of data is required due to NHS Board re-submission of revised local data following publication. Statistical qualifiers are used to mark revised data when re-submissions have occurred. This publication has been revised due to an error identified with the raw data extract used to populate the Diagnostic Waiting Times report for quarter ending 30 September 2023. The changes to the Diagnostic Waiting Times report are outlined in a Revisions Statement. Please note that the accompanying publication tables and open data were also revised. This issue affects only NHSScotland and NHS Lothian figures in July and August 2023. |
Official statistics designation | National Statistics |
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. |
Format | CSV |
Language | English |
Links | NHS England Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity. The published statistics are not comparable due to definitional differences. |
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