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A Scottish Executive Review of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy for Children and Speech and Language Therapy for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorder

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A Scottish Executive Review of Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy for Children and Speech and Language Therapy for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Appendix S Adults with learning disabilities and/or ASD waiting for a SLT service

Table 1: Numbers of adults with learning disabilities and/or ASD waiting for a SLT service

NHS Board Area

No. of adults with learning disabilities/ ASD currently waiting

No. waiting per WTE

Longest current wait in weeks

Argyll and Clyde

11

3.2

>52

Ayrshire and Arran

5

1.6

11

Borders Area

55

42.3

36

Dumfries and Galloway

0

0

0

Fife

0

0

0

Forth Valley

20

5.4

32

Grampian

-

-

-

Greater Glasgow

78

7.4

20

Highland

-

-

-

Lanarkshire

33

3.4

24

Lothian

40

3.6

32

Orkney

0

0

0

Shetland

0

0

-

Tayside

42

7.8

36

Western Isles

0

-

-

Totals

284

Notes:
Argyll and Clyde - figures relate to Renfrewshire and Inverclyde PCT only.
Borders - figure of 55 waiting made up of 22 on assessment waiting list and 33 on treatment waiting list.
Greater Glasgow - 28-week waiting period for Training for Care staff.
Lomond & Argyll Primary Care NHS Trust do not operate a referral-based system for these groups, so no waiting list information provided.
Lothian - 34 people were waiting in Edinburgh and West Lothian and 6 people were waiting in East and Midlothian. The longest wait was not reported in East and Midlothian.

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