Question reference: S5W-00585
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 8 June 2016
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 June 2016
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have attended the A&E unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in each of the last 12 months, and what information it has regarding what postcode area they live.
Answer
The number of monthly attendances at each A&E unit in Scotland is published by Information Services Division Scotland and can be found at: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/data-tables.asp
The following table shows the number of people that have attended the emergency department at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. Queen Elizabeth University Hospital was opened on 2 May 2015 and therefore the latest available information between 2 May 2015 and 30 April 2016 has been provided.
Number of A&E attendances at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital between 2 May 2015 and 30 April 2016. Figures are broken down by postal area and month of attendance.
|
Month |
Glasgow postal area ("G") |
Motherwell postal area ("ML") |
Paisley postal area ("PA") |
Other Scotland postal areas |
Non Scotland postal areas |
Not known |
Total Attendances |
|
May-15 |
4,271 |
43 |
510 |
110 |
|
56 |
4,990 |
|
June-15 |
6,375 |
46 |
455 |
104 |
1 |
92 |
7,073 |
|
July-15 |
6,385 |
48 |
441 |
131 |
|
142 |
7,147 |
|
August-15 |
6,826 |
66 |
465 |
156 |
|
136 |
7,649 |
|
September-15 |
6,423 |
59 |
465 |
145 |
2 |
102 |
7,196 |
|
October-15 |
6,549 |
61 |
436 |
168 |
2 |
102 |
7,318 |
|
November-15 |
6,358 |
51 |
405 |
140 |
1 |
91 |
7,046 |
|
December-15 |
6,649 |
57 |
450 |
137 |
2 |
109 |
7,404 |
|
January-16 |
6,919 |
58 |
463 |
129 |
|
96 |
7,665 |
|
February-16 |
6,591 |
52 |
441 |
122 |
1 |
80 |
7,287 |
|
March-16 |
7,183 |
77 |
501 |
141 |
1 |
109 |
8,012 |
|
April-16 |
6,821 |
66 |
417 |
158 |
|
106 |
7,568 |
Source: A&E Datamart, ISD Scotland