Question reference: S4W-28578
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 November 2015
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 November 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have missed (a) GP and (b) hospital appointments in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold information on how many patients have missed GP appointments.
The number of first outpatient appointments at consultant-led clinics where the patient did not attend (DNA) for calendar years 1999-2014:
NHS Board of Treatment |
|
Golden Jubilee Hospital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
98,260 |
9,973 |
10.1 |
95,740 |
9,854 |
10.3 |
NHS Borders |
24,562 |
1,457 |
5.9 |
24,391 |
1,448 |
5.9 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
30,953 |
2,102 |
6.8 |
31,833 |
2,205 |
6.9 |
NHS Fife |
81,392 |
8,398 |
10.3 |
82,138 |
8,567 |
10.4 |
NHS Forth Valley |
69,199 |
6,383 |
9.2 |
68,122 |
6,398 |
9.4 |
NHS Grampian |
113,217 |
8,997 |
7.9 |
112,168 |
9,564 |
8.5 |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
442,258 |
63,506 |
14.4 |
435,092 |
57,641 |
13.2 |
NHS Highland |
67,154 |
5,049 |
7.5 |
67,634 |
5,049 |
7.5 |
NHS Lanarkshire |
127,789 |
17,160 |
13.4 |
127,361 |
16,981 |
13.3 |
NHS Lothian |
213,812 |
23,752 |
11.1 |
212,667 |
24,316 |
11.4 |
NHS Orkney Islands |
2,711 |
108 |
4.0 |
2,966 |
116 |
3.9 |
NHS Shetland Islands |
4,762 |
184 |
3.9 |
4,912 |
224 |
4.6 |
NHS Tayside |
150,661 |
14,792 |
9.8 |
148,715 |
14,895 |
10.0 |
NHS Western Isles |
6,115 |
457 |
7.5 |
6,196 |
486 |
7.8 |
Non NHS Provider |
322 |
4 |
1.2 |
250 |
6 |
2.4 |
NHS Scotland |
1,433,167 |
162,322 |
11.3 |
1,420,185 |
157,750 |
11.1 |
NHS Board of Treatment |
|
Golden Jubilee Hospital |
96,311 |
10,817 |
11.2 |
100,174 |
11,585 |
11.6 |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
25,097 |
1,451 |
5.8 |
26,002 |
1,623 |
6.2 |
NHS Borders |
31,525 |
2,275 |
7.2 |
33,483 |
2,326 |
6.9 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
80,723 |
8,666 |
10.7 |
82,189 |
8,525 |
10.4 |
NHS Fife |
66,863 |
6,758 |
10.1 |
66,750 |
7,024 |
10.5 |
NHS Forth Valley |
112,035 |
10,029 |
9.0 |
114,660 |
10,146 |
8.8 |
NHS Grampian |
433,668 |
65,287 |
15.1 |
434,484 |
67,316 |
15.5 |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
65,801 |
4,828 |
7.3 |
67,250 |
5,088 |
7.6 |
NHS Highland |
120,314 |
16,942 |
14.1 |
124,398 |
18,672 |
15.0 |
NHS Lanarkshire |
219,812 |
24,582 |
11.2 |
213,423 |
23,624 |
11.1 |
NHS Lothian |
2,940 |
160 |
5.4 |
2,982 |
145 |
4.9 |
NHS Orkney Islands |
4,931 |
178 |
3.6 |
4,842 |
252 |
5.2 |
NHS Shetland Islands |
143,868 |
14,551 |
10.1 |
150,023 |
15,224 |
10.1 |
NHS Tayside |
6,486 |
516 |
8.0 |
6,929 |
612 |
8.8 |
NHS Western Isles |
330 |
3 |
0.9 |
265 |
2 |
0.8 |
Non NHS Provider |
1,410,704 |
167,043 |
11.8 |
1,427,854 |
172,164 |
12.1 |
NHS Scotland |
96,311 |
10,817 |
11.2 |
100,174 |
11,585 |
11.6 |
NHS Board of Treatment |
|
Golden Jubilee Hospital |
825 |
28 |
3.4 |
1,294 |
0 |
0.0 |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
98,215 |
11,088 |
11.3 |
99,166 |
11,096 |
11.2 |
NHS Borders |
26,655 |
1,819 |
6.8 |
27,614 |
1,780 |
6.4 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
32,415 |
2,205 |
6.8 |
33,738 |
2,276 |
6.7 |
NHS Fife |
82,998 |
9,094 |
11.0 |
84,960 |
9,028 |
10.6 |
NHS Forth Valley |
66,414 |
6,900 |
10.4 |
68,955 |
7,144 |
10.4 |
NHS Grampian |
118,157 |
10,101 |
8.5 |
115,888 |
8,986 |
7.8 |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
428,015 |
65,695 |
15.3 |
427,118 |
58,931 |
13.8 |
NHS Highland |
69,421 |
5,284 |
7.6 |
66,645 |
5,092 |
7.6 |
NHS Lanarkshire |
128,713 |
17,846 |
13.9 |
129,552 |
16,532 |
12.8 |
NHS Lothian |
212,165 |
24,019 |
11.3 |
210,337 |
22,696 |
10.8 |
NHS Orkney Islands |
2,723 |
149 |
5.5 |
2,851 |
144 |
5.1 |
NHS Shetland Islands |
4,977 |
270 |
5.4 |
5,674 |
384 |
6.8 |
NHS Tayside |
138,460 |
13,708 |
9.9 |
136,825 |
14,310 |
10.5 |
NHS Western Isles |
7,389 |
544 |
7.4 |
7,170 |
589 |
8.2 |
Non NHS Provider |
317 |
8 |
2.5 |
523 |
23 |
4.4 |
NHS Scotland |
1,417,859 |
168,758 |
11.9 |
1,418,310 |
159,011 |
11.2 |
NHS Board of Treatment |
|
Golden Jubilee Hospital |
1,846 |
14 |
0.8 |
1,515 |
74 |
4.9 |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
99,357 |
10,643 |
10.7 |
93,868 |
10,107 |
10.8 |
NHS Borders |
27,770 |
1,528 |
5.5 |
29,184 |
1,847 |
6.3 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
34,337 |
1,897 |
5.5 |
33,889 |
1,701 |
5.0 |
NHS Fife |
89,570 |
9,643 |
10.8 |
91,923 |
8,212 |
8.9 |
NHS Forth Valley |
60,191 |
5,847 |
9.7 |
55,751 |
5,216 |
9.4 |
NHS Grampian |
120,219 |
9,360 |
7.8 |
118,403 |
9,563 |
8.1 |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
436,750 |
55,994 |
12.8 |
423,591 |
53,216 |
12.6 |
NHS Highland |
69,073 |
5,039 |
7.3 |
68,129 |
5,202 |
7.6 |
NHS Lanarkshire |
127,262 |
14,651 |
11.5 |
123,224 |
13,190 |
10.7 |
NHS Lothian |
214,013 |
22,644 |
10.6 |
211,659 |
20,076 |
9.5 |
NHS Orkney Islands |
3,208 |
156 |
4.9 |
3,140 |
218 |
6.9 |
NHS Shetland Islands |
5,555 |
296 |
5.3 |
5,720 |
412 |
7.2 |
NHS Tayside |
142,053 |
13,591 |
9.6 |
129,820 |
11,851 |
9.1 |
NHS Western Isles |
7,653 |
723 |
9.4 |
7,542 |
605 |
8.0 |
Non NHS Provider |
1,561 |
83 |
5.3 |
1,364 |
39 |
2.9 |
NHS Scotland |
1,440,418 |
152,109 |
10.6 |
1,398,722 |
141,529 |
10.1 |
NHS Board of Treatment |
|
Golden Jubilee Hospital |
2,006 |
162 |
8.1 |
2,172 |
204 |
9.4 |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
100,036 |
10,819 |
10.8 |
104,705 |
11,118 |
10.6 |
NHS Borders |
29,763 |
1,757 |
5.9 |
30,892 |
1,759 |
5.7 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
37,193 |
1,825 |
4.9 |
40,503 |
2,016 |
5.0 |
NHS Fife |
97,746 |
8,297 |
8.5 |
108,477 |
9,492 |
8.8 |
NHS Forth Valley |
62,857 |
6,082 |
9.7 |
69,923 |
5,597 |
8.0 |
NHS Grampian |
123,859 |
10,320 |
8.3 |
131,565 |
10,321 |
7.8 |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
425,994 |
54,106 |
12.7 |
440,033 |
54,625 |
12.4 |
NHS Highland |
70,248 |
5,399 |
7.7 |
71,581 |
5,715 |
8.0 |
NHS Lanarkshire |
128,996 |
15,126 |
11.7 |
138,399 |
18,184 |
13.1 |
NHS Lothian |
236,337 |
23,077 |
9.8 |
250,657 |
27,026 |
10.8 |
NHS Orkney Islands |
3,386 |
185 |
5.5 |
3,237 |
142 |
4.4 |
NHS Shetland Islands |
5,547 |
325 |
5.9 |
5,502 |
358 |
6.5 |
NHS Tayside |
145,649 |
13,769 |
9.5 |
151,546 |
13,798 |
9.1 |
NHS Western Isles |
7,769 |
711 |
9.2 |
7,653 |
614 |
8.0 |
Non NHS Provider |
1,313 |
36 |
2.7 |
2,115 |
59 |
2.8 |
NHS Scotland |
1,478,699 |
151,996 |
10.3 |
1,558,960 |
161,028 |
10.3 |
NHS Board of Treatment |
|
Golden Jubilee Hospital |
4,163 |
271 |
6.5 |
3,387 |
199 |
5.9 |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
108,402 |
11,817 |
10.9 |
105,304 |
11,422 |
10.8 |
NHS Borders |
32,462 |
1,999 |
6.2 |
32,186 |
2,118 |
6.6 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
40,368 |
1,999 |
5.0 |
40,312 |
2,020 |
5.0 |
NHS Fife |
109,333 |
9,872 |
9.0 |
109,695 |
10,728 |
9.8 |
NHS Forth Valley |
70,820 |
5,785 |
8.2 |
68,461 |
5,869 |
8.6 |
NHS Grampian |
129,029 |
9,778 |
7.6 |
120,695 |
10,111 |
8.4 |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
462,983 |
63,124 |
13.6 |
451,879 |
61,872 |
13.7 |
NHS Highland |
71,380 |
5,485 |
7.7 |
72,496 |
5,213 |
7.2 |
NHS Lanarkshire |
147,087 |
17,889 |
12.2 |
142,488 |
16,704 |
11.7 |
NHS Lothian |
264,257 |
27,942 |
10.6 |
263,817 |
27,770 |
10.5 |
NHS Orkney Islands |
3,547 |
164 |
4.6 |
3,762 |
144 |
3.8 |
NHS Shetland Islands |
6,062 |
346 |
5.7 |
6,114 |
386 |
6.3 |
NHS Tayside |
155,041 |
14,228 |
9.2 |
151,750 |
14,266 |
9.4 |
NHS Western Isles |
7,504 |
542 |
7.2 |
7,565 |
590 |
7.8 |
Non NHS Provider |
2,591 |
112 |
4.3 |
1,447 |
97 |
6.7 |
NHS Scotland |
1,615,029 |
171,353 |
10.6 |
1,581,358 |
169,509 |
10.7 |
NHS Board of Treatment |
|
Golden Jubilee Hospital |
3742 |
229 |
6.1 |
5747 |
377 |
6.6 |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
102,077 |
11,624 |
11.4 |
113,260 |
11,989 |
10.6 |
NHS Borders |
31,217 |
1,728 |
5.5 |
33,548 |
2,034 |
6.1 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
38,739 |
1,867 |
4.8 |
39,575 |
2,104 |
5.3 |
NHS Fife |
111,654 |
10,677 |
9.6 |
111,374 |
10,621 |
9.5 |
NHS Forth Valley |
71,415 |
6,257 |
8.8 |
75,070 |
6,325 |
8.4 |
NHS Grampian |
124,048 |
10,680 |
8.6 |
126,181 |
9,334 |
7.4 |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
453,571 |
59,382 |
13.1 |
459,721 |
56,782 |
12.4 |
NHS Highland |
71,444 |
4,833 |
6.8 |
72,108 |
5,028 |
7.0 |
NHS Lanarkshire |
154,577 |
19,721 |
12.8 |
140,369 |
16,485 |
11.7 |
NHS Lothian |
254,997 |
25,893 |
10.2 |
258,447 |
25,725 |
10.0 |
NHS Orkney Islands |
3,809 |
139 |
3.6 |
4,291 |
179 |
4.2 |
NHS Shetland Islands |
5,704 |
375 |
6.6 |
5,238 |
296 |
5.7 |
NHS Tayside |
156,261 |
14,447 |
9.2 |
159,404 |
15,063 |
9.4 |
NHS Western Isles |
7,621 |
630 |
8.3 |
7,432 |
543 |
7.3 |
Non NHS Provider |
1,170 |
77 |
6.6 |
2,997 |
190 |
6.3 |
NHS Scotland |
1,592,046 |
168,559 |
10.6 |
1,614,762 |
163,075 |
10.1 |
NHS Board of Treatment |
|
Golden Jubilee Hospital |
7838 |
498 |
6.4 |
11806 |
721 |
6.1 |
NHS Ayrshire and Arran |
115,447 |
11,596 |
10.0 |
115,102 |
11,732 |
10.2 |
NHS Borders |
34,296 |
1,917 |
5.6 |
33,740 |
1,990 |
5.9 |
NHS Dumfries and Galloway |
40,469 |
2,245 |
5.5 |
42,950 |
2,525 |
5.9 |
NHS Fife |
111,771 |
10,900 |
9.8 |
107,676 |
9,663 |
9.0 |
NHS Forth Valley |
76,349 |
6,986 |
9.2 |
78,587 |
8,558 |
10.9 |
NHS Grampian |
125,785 |
8,885 |
7.1 |
119,970 |
8,330 |
6.9 |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde |
458,279 |
58,223 |
12.7 |
464,503 |
56,644 |
12.2 |
NHS Highland |
76,195 |
5,393 |
7.1 |
73,652 |
5,595 |
7.6 |
NHS Lanarkshire |
141,382 |
15,311 |
10.8 |
144,802 |
15,623 |
10.8 |
NHS Lothian |
261,405 |
26,152 |
10.0 |
261,426 |
26,142 |
10.0 |
NHS Orkney Islands |
4,190 |
256 |
6.1 |
4,454 |
298 |
6.7 |
NHS Shetland Islands |
5,260 |
304 |
5.8 |
5,524 |
413 |
7.5 |
NHS Tayside |
160,522 |
15,348 |
9.6 |
161,180 |
14,834 |
9.2 |
NHS Western Isles |
7,559 |
483 |
6.4 |
8,022 |
668 |
8.3 |
Non NHS Provider |
5,945 |
297 |
5.0 |
6,876 |
254 |
3.7 |
NHS Scotland |
1,632,692 |
164,794 |
10.1 |
1,640,270 |
163,990 |
10.0 |
Note: The 2014 data are estimated to be 99% at Scotland level, although this will vary across NHS boards.
Source: Information Services Division Scotland, SMR00 (Outpatient Attendances)