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Weekly waiting times figures published.

More than nine out of ten people were seen within four hours at Scotland’s core A&E sites during the week ending April 12, figures published today show.

In Scotland’s core A&E departments, 91.5 per cent of patients were seen and treated within four hours.

This is an increase from 91 per cent during the week ending April 5, and an increase of 5.4 percentage points since weekly reporting began on 22 February.

During the same week, core A&E sites in England saw 88.5 per cent of patients within four hours.

Ms Robison said:

“Staff in Scotland’s NHS are continuing to do a fantastic job to treat people as quickly as possible and I would like to thank them for this.

”The NHS is working hard to ensure that patients are not waiting long periods in A&E, with emergency departments seeing more than nine out of 10 people within four hours. More hospitals this week saw performance reach 98 per cent and this is encouraging.

“While we are seeing early signs of recovery from the pressures we have witnessed over winter, we absolutely recognise there is still much to do to ensure sustainability and to ensure NHS Boards are in an optimum position heading into next winter.

“We are continuing to support health boards to reduce waits and drive forward performance throughout the whole hospital and care system. This includes 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 build on lessons learned in Paisley and share good practice across all NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde sites.”

Notes To Editors

Support for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde comes ahead of the move to the new £842 million South Glasgow Hospital in May. This will be the largest hospital in Scotland and will replace services at the Royal Hospital for Sick Kids at Yorkhill, the Southern General Hospital, Western and Victoria Infirmaries and Mansionhouse unit. The emergency and assessment capacity at the new hospital will be greater than the combined unscheduled care capacity of the Western, Victoria and Southern General hospitals.

Weekly A&E waiting time figures:

The publication of weekly A&E waiting time statistics for the week ending April 12 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://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/04/6008

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/