Request

  1. As per table 14 of today’s chronic pain wait times release, what is a ‘declined referral’, and what happens in a ‘declined referral’?
  1. What targets have been set by the Scottish Government regarding chronic pain treatment and wait times since 2010? If any have been set and later changed/abandoned, please record this.
  1. Are the appointments for the pain clinic and pain psychology referred to in the chronic pain release today in, for example, tables 4 and 6, inpatient or outpatient appointments?

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Last updated: 15 October 2024