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A&E performance

Weekly waiting times figures published.

Commenting on today’s weekly A&E waiting times statistics, Health Secretary Shona Robison thanked NHS Scotland staff for their continued hard work as nine out of ten patients were seen within four hours.

In Scotland’s core A&E departments, 90.8 per cent of patients were seen and treated within four hours during the week ending April 19, down slightly on the previous week’s figure of 91.5 per cent.

During the same week, core A&E sites in England saw 89.8 per cent of patients within four hours.

Ms Robison said:

“Over the past week nine out of ten patients at core A&E departments across Scotland were seen and treated within four hours.

“While performance is down slightly on last week’s figures, it is still almost five percentage points higher than the first weekly reporting began on February 22. However, I have been clear with health boards that they must now focus on sustaining the reduced waiting times we have recently seen and move towards meeting our world leading targets.

“Reassuringly, long waits are continuing to remain low, with less than one per cent of patients waiting for more than eight hours – although we are clear that this must still reduce even further.

“To support boards with this we are rolling out a new approach to improve unscheduled care across Scotland. This has already underpinned improvements in a number of health boards and will work to minimise long waits in A&E as well as look to ensure best practice is installed throughout the hospital system.

"We are also continuing to support health boards in every way possible. For example, we recently confirmed our continued support to areas experiencing challenges. This included committing £5 million from the £31.5 million Performance Fund to support improvement across NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde to relieve pressure at the front door of the hospital.

“We also expanded the role of the A&E performance support team, put into the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley in January, to support the Western Infirmary by building on lessons learned in Paisley and sharing good practice across all NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde sites.

Notes To Editors

Weekly A&E waiting time figures:

The publication of weekly A&E waiting time statistics for the week ending April 19 covers the 32 emergency departments in Scotland which provide a 24 hour emergency medicine consultant led service.

The statistics relate to patients who were seen and subsequently admitted, transferred or discharged within 4, 8 and 12 hours.

The latest Weekly Statistical Publication is available at: http://gov.scot/Publications/2015/04/8965

The statistics included in the Weekly Publication are also published on ISD’s NHS Performs website:http://www.isdscotland.scot.nhs.uk/Products-and-Services/NHS-Performs/

NHS Performs:

ISD produced a new section within their website for the initial release of NHS Performs on March 3 2015. Further work to develop the data and functionality of NHS Performs is already underway with a refresh planned for June 2015. Initial statistics available via NHS Performs from the 3 March 2015 include:

Weekly statistics relating to Emergency Departments at hospital, NHS Board and Scotland

Number of A&E attendances, % seen within 4 hours, number over 4, 8 and 12 hours

Monthly statistics relating to A&E activity at hospital, NHS Board and Scotland.

Number of A&E attendances, % resulting in admission, % seen within 4 hours, numbers over 4, 8 and 12 hours

Quarterly statistics relating to Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratios at hospital and Scotland

Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR) and % Change in SMR since 2007

Weekly statistics relating to norovirus at hospital, NHS Board and Scotland

Total number of wards closed

Quarterly statistics relating to Healthcare associated infection at NHS Board and Scotland including C. difficile infections (over 15s) and SAB Infections.

The new website can be accessed at: http://www.isdscotland.scot.nhs.uk/Products-and-Services/NHS-Performs/

 

Channel website: http://www.gov.scot/

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