Accident And Emergency Departments

Mrs. Laing
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time for each accident and emergency department in Scotland in each year since 1996. [74513]

Mr. Galbraith
[holding answer 10 March 1999]: Centrally held information on waiting times in Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments is derived from a series of week-long surveys of patients carried out in the 32 A&E Departments across Scotland.-------------------------------------------
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|Hospital                                 |
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|Crosshouse Hospital                      |
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|The Ayr Hospital                         |
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|Borders General Hospital                 |
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|Vale of Leven District General Hospital  |
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|Inverclyde Royal Hospital                |
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|Royal Alexandra Hospital                 |
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|Victoria Hospital                        |
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|Queen Margaret Hospital                  |
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|Glasgow Royal Infirmary                  |
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|Stobhill Hospital                        |
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|Victoria Infirmary Hospital              |
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|Southern General Hospital                |
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|Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow|
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|Glasgow Western Infirmary                |
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|Raigmore Hospital                        |
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|Monklands District Hospital              |
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|Law Hospital                             |
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|Hairmyres Hospital                       |
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|Aberdeen Royal Infirmary                 |
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|Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital       |
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|Dr. Gray's Hospital                      |
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|Belfour                                  |
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|Royal Hospital for Sick Children         |
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|Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh             |
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|St. John's at Howden, Livingston         |
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|Dundee Royal Infirmary                   |
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|Perth Royal Infirmary                    |
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|Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary     |
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|Stirling Royal Infirmary                 |
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|Western Isles Hospital                   |
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|Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary    |
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|Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital           |
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|Hospital                                 |
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|Crosshouse Hospital                      |
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|The Ayr Hospital                         |
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|Borders General Hospital                 |
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|Vale of Leven District General Hospital  |
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|Inverclyde Royal Hospital                |
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|Royal Alexandra Hospital                 |
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|Victoria Hospital                        |
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|Queen Margaret Hospital                  |
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|Glasgow Royal Infirmary                  |
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|Stobhill Hospital                        |
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|Victoria Infirmary Hospital              |
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|Southern General Hospital                |
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|Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow|
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|Glasgow Western Infirmary                |
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Data at the level of detail requested are not held centrally. Information on the median and the time which 95 per cent. of patients waited from arrival at A&E to completion of treatment, since 1996, is provided in the table. Information on the Accident and Emergency Surveys is published annually in Scottish Health Statistics, copies of which have been placed in the Library.

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|Raigmore Hospital                    |
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|Monklands District Hospital          |
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|Law Hospital                         |
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|Hairmyres Hospital                   |
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|Aberdeen Royal Infirmary             |
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|Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital   |
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|Dr. Gray's Hospital                  |
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|Belfour                              |
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|Royal Hospital for Sick Children     |
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|Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh         |
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|St. John's at Howden, Livingston     |
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|Dundee Royal Infirmary               |
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|Perth Royal Infirmary                |
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|Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary |
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|Stirling Royal Infirmary             |
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|Western Isles Hospital               |
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|Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary|
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|Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital       |
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|Crosshouse Hospital                    |
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|The Ayr Hospital                       |
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|Borders General Hospital               |
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|Vale of Leven District General Hospital|
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|Inverclyde Royal Hospital              |
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|Royal Alexandra Hospital               |
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|Victoria Hospital                      |
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|Queen Margaret Hospital                |
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|Glasgow Royal Infirmary                |
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|Stobhill Hospital                      |
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|Victoria Infirmary Hospital            |
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|Southern General Hospital              |
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|Glasgow Western Infirmary              |
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|Raigmore Hospital                      |
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|Monklands District Hospital            |
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|Law Hospital                           |
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|Hairmyres Hospital                     |
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|Aberdeen Royal Infirmary               |
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|Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital     |
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|Dr. Gray's Hospital                    |
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|Belfour                                |
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|Royal Hospital for Sick Children       |
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|Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh           |
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|St. John's at Howden, Livingston       |
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|Dundee Royal Infirmary                 |
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|Perth Royal Infirmary                  |
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|Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary   |
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|Stirling Royal Infirmary               |
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|Western Isles Hospital                 |
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|Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary  |
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|Gilbert Bain Memorial Hospital         |
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Source:

ISD, Scotland

From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish parliament.