Median and 90th Centile of the Number of Days Waited for a New Outpatient Appointment at a Consultant-Led Clinic

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Public Health Scotland: Outpatient waiting times
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Median and 90th centile of the number of days waited for a new outpatient appointment at a consultant-led clinic.

Numerator

Median and 90th centile of the number of days waited for a new outpatient appointment at a consultant-led clinic (Difference between the Referral Received Date for new outpatients or the Waiting List Date for inpatients, day cases and return outpatients for procedure, and the Removal Date).

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is people waiting for new outpatient appointments at a consultant-led clinic (inferred).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Waiting times datamart, an 'operational', dynamic database where records can be continually updated - NHS Boards submit extracts on a frequent basis from hospital patient administration systems for those people waiting for care.

Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods

Reported on NHS inform www.nhsinform.scot/waiting-times and Public Health Scotland.

Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025