3500 PATIENTS LEFT WAITING MORE THAN 4 HOURS IN A&E NHS DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY IN 2017

11th January, 2018

Nearly 3500 patients were left waiting over 4 hours in Accident and Emergency Departments across Dumfries and Galloway before being seen last year, new figures have revealed.

Information published by ISD Scotland show that across both Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary and Galloway Community Hospital, 3499 patients were left over 4 hours before being seen, with 13 of them having to wait longer than 12 hours.

The figures published this week (9 January) come as it was also revealed by ISD Scotland that NHS Dumfries and Galloway had one of its worst weeks on record for A&E waiting times, after 79.8% of patients were seen within 4 hours in the week between Christmas and New Year at the new Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.

At the Galloway Hospital in Stranraer 92.4% of patients were seen within the 4-hour period during the same week. The Scottish Government target is 95%.

Commenting on the figures, South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth said “It’s clear that our hard-pressed NHS staff are just not getting the support or resources they need from the SNP Government in Edinburgh to meet the needs of patients here in Dumfries and Galloway and as a result 3500 patients had to wait more than the Government’s own target in 2017. The A&E figures for the festive period are some of the worst in memory. No wonder Nicola Sturgeon felt the need to apologise. But it will be a hollow apology without meaningful action. Patients are being made to wait too long throughout the year, not just at Christmas. It’s been a very tough year for staff at our local hospitals as their workloads continue to increase, whilst budgets are cut and its time they were giving the support they need by the Scottish Government”.

Below is Dumfries and Galloway waiting time statistics for 2017 and detailed table of the last week of 2017 broken down by local hospital:

Week Ending	Board	Number of Attendees	Waited more than 4 hrs
08/01/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	995	131
15/01/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	827	73
22/01/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	910	63
29/01/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	855	45
05/02/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	883	94
12/02/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	830	59
19/02/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	892	48
26/02/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	887	95
05/03/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	916	64
12/03/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	879	52
19/03/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	972	60
26/03/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	943	80
02/04/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	917	47
09/04/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	874	53
16/04/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	961	81
23/04/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1031	77
30/04/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	986	41
07/05/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1031	44
14/05/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1052	50
21/05/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	930	43
28/05/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1046	57
04/06/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	994	23
11/06/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	925	35
18/06/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1022	66
25/06/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1006	53
02/07/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	972	34
09/07/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	952	53
16/07/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	963	66
23/07/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1017	55
30/07/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1000	43
06/08/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	984	85
13/08/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	936	35
20/08/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	925	49
27/08/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	950	52
03/09/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1033	68
10/09/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1032	112
17/09/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1036	77
24/09/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	1081	81
01/10/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	986	61
08/10/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	906	41
15/10/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	960	51
22/10/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	895	73
29/10/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	880	67
05/11/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	895	75
12/11/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	896	46
19/11/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	906	61
26/11/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	960	94
03/12/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	908	91
10/12/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	817	86
17/12/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	905	103
24/12/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	910	151
31/12/2017	NHS Dumfries & Galloway	940	155
TOTAL FOR 2017		49209	3499

Location of Treatment	31-Dec-17
Forth Valley Royal Hospital	57.3%
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital	63.3%
Royal Alexandra Hospital	65.6%
Glasgow Royal Infirmary	66.3%
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France	68.2%
Hairmyres Hospital	72.4%
St John’s Hospital	75.4%
Wishaw General Hospital	77.2%
Inverclyde Royal Hospital	78.7%
Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary	79.8%
Monklands District General Hospital	80.5%
Raigmore Hospital	81.2%
Victoria Hospital	81.5%
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary	82.4%
Borders General Hospital	82.7%
University Hospital Crosshouse	85.9%
Ninewells Hospital	86.2%
University Hospital Ayr	88.2%
Perth Royal Infirmary	89.2%
Galloway Community Hospital	92.4%
Lorn & Islands Hospital	93.5%
Royal Hospital for Children	93.8%
Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Edinburgh)	94.7%
Gilbert Bain Hospital	95.1%
Dr Gray’s Hospital	96.7%
Balfour Hospital	97.2%
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital	97.3%
Belford Hospital	97.7%
Caithness General Hospital	98.0%
Western Isles Hospital	100.0%
NHS Scotland	78.0%

The full report can be found: http://www.isdscotland.scot.nhs.uk/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Publications/data-tables2017.asp?id=2083#2083