Chronic pain sufferers across the NHS Grampian area say they have reached the “end of their tether”, as new figures reveal patients wait an average of 36 weeks to be seen at the country’s worst-performing health board.
NHS Grampian has long held the unenviable honour of being the worst-performing region in Scotland for chronic pain waiting times, with new figures showing 48.4% of patients (401 people) in the region are being seen later than the 18-week target set by the Scottish Government.
The figures from the last quarter of 2019, which were published by NHS Scotland’s Information Services Division, also reveal patients wait on average 36 weeks to be treated by the health board.
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