NHS Scotland performance against LDP standards
Performance data on the current Local Delivery Plan (LDP) Standards - priorities set and agreed between the Scottish Government and NHS Boards to provide assurance on NHS Scotland performance.
LDP Standard
90 per cent of patients to commence Psychological Therapy based treatment within 18 weeks of referral.
Current national performance
In the quarter ending June 2022, 81.4% of people were seen within 18 weeks.
About this LDP standard
Timely access to healthcare is a key measure of quality and that applies equally in respect of access to mental health services.
Performance against this standard
The standard is for at least 90% of Psychological Therapies patients to start treatment within 18 weeks of referral.
During most of the quarter January - March 2021, government advice was to stay at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PT services continued to be provided, accommodating Covid-19 restrictions, and emergency and urgent cases were prioritised. We would expect to see changes in performance statistics over this time as boards continued to risk assess and prioritise cases spanning the full waiting list.
During the quarter ending June 2022, 19,368 people started treatment for Psychological Therapies in Scotland and 81.4% were seen within 18 weeks.
The graph below shows national performance on the Psychological Therapies standard since quarter ending June 2015. Various data completeness issues have impacted on the Scotland figures before December 2017.
NHS Board level performance is shown for the most recent time period in the table below.
The table below shows the percentage of people who started Psychological Therapies treatment within 18 weeks of referral, by NHS Board, for quarter ending June 2022.
|
NHS Board |
Quarter ending June 2022 |
|
NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN |
88.9% |
|
NHS BORDERS |
84.6% |
|
NHS DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY |
76.8% |
|
NHS FIFE |
77.2% |
|
NHS FORTH VALLEY |
66.4% |
|
NHS GRAMPIAN |
72.6% |
|
NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE |
84.5% |
|
NHS HIGHLAND |
89.9% |
|
NHS LANARKSHIRE |
85.0% |
|
NHS LOTHIAN |
77.2% |
|
NHS ORKNEY |
90.5% |
|
NHS SHETLAND |
80.0% |
|
NHS TAYSIDE |
86.9% |
|
NHS WESTERN ISLES |
87.5% |
|
NHSSCOTLAND |
81.4% |
Source: PHS Psychological Therapies Waiting Times database
1. NHS Borders includes Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, and Learning Disabilities data .
2. NHS Lanarkshire has included CamGlen data from January 2020 .
4. NHS24 data from the Living Life Service is included from February 2017.
Further information
Mental Health summary statistics
Related National Outcomes
- We grow up loved, safe and respected so that we realise our full potential
- We are healthy and active
- We live in communities that are inclusive, empowered, resilient and safe
Page updated: 22 September 2022.
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