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Waiting Times
We are currently the in the process of developing and refining this information as a service to patients and referrers. There are many reasons why patients may have to wait to be seen (e.g. waiting for funding in non-Scottish Primary Care Trusts), but we wish to provide a reflection of how long it is likely to take before patients are seen.
Over the last 12 months, waiting times (recorded from receipt of referral to time of assessment) are as follows. These figures represent crude waiting times and do not take into account reasons why the time may have been longer. For example, delays in being forwarded additional requested information can increase the overall waiting time.
Number of patients |
Average waiting time (weeks)
from referral to assessment (SD/ range) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 23 |
10.7 ± 6 |
| England/ Wales | 2 |
12.3 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 |
12.9 |
| Eire | - |
- |
It is important to note that numbers for regions out with Scotland are small and such figures are unlikely to be representative.
More detailed information (and reasons why some waiting times were longer than 15 weeks is available in our most recent annual report.
