Median and 90th Centile of the Number of Days Waited for a New Outpatient Appointment at a Consultant-Led Clinic
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
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
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
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
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reported on NHS inform www.nhsinform.scot/waiting-times and Public Health Scotland.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20231201105624/https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Waiting-Times/Publications/2017-05-30/2017-05-30-WT-IPDCOP-Report.pdf?34661501647 webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20231129155354/https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Waiting-Times/Inpatient-Day-Cases-and-Outpatients/data-mart/
Data reported at: www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/nhs-waiting-times-stage-of-treatment/stage-of-treatment-waiting-times-inpatients-day-cases-and-new-outpatients-31-august-2021 www.nhsinform.scot/waiting-times