Question reference: S6W-01820
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many women are currently waiting for reconstructive surgery following treatment for breast cancer, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Statistics on the number of patients waiting for reconstructive surgery following treatment for breast cancer are not held centrally by Public Health Scotland (PHS). In the case of patients waiting for inpatient or day case treatment the national Waiting Time data collection is designed to identify the procedure that the patient is waiting for. However, not all Boards submit this information consistently and so it is incomplete. In addition, no information is collected on the diagnoses or conditions that relate to the planned procedure.
Statistics relating to the waits patients experience for inpatient or day case admissions, at specialty level are published up to 31 March 2021 using the link below.
https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/8036/ipdc_may21.xlsx