Service performance data. The Caithness General Hospital Emergency Department was performing well on the 4-hour waiting time target in 2018, however this has worsened in recent years and we are starting to see a significant impact of COVID-19. The rolling annual figure showed 97.9% of patients were seen within 4 hours in April 2018. This dropped to 95.8% in April 2019 and 2020, 94.3% in April 2021 and the latest figures for June 2021 showed further deterioration to 93.7%. This is against a target of 95%, with Boards working towards 98%. Inpatient length of stay and bed occupancy rates for Caithness General and the community hospitals are shown in table SC05. The occupancy figures for 2020/2021 do not include the occupied pressure beds. Bignold (post acute/rehab) 12.4 22.5 22.2 20.1 99.1% 99.9% 93.9% 95.7% Rosebank (acute admission) 1.6 2.3 2.8 3.2 79.1% 89.9% 82.5% 85.8% Town & County Hospital 45.6 46.0 43.5 39.4 71.3% 82.4% 72.3% 75.7% ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Hospital 32.0 47.2 30.0 48.7 71.1% 82.2% 74.7% 87.6% The performance in Caithness hospitals in relation to the treatment time guarantee for inpatient, day case and outpatient appointments demonstrates a clear impact from COVID-19, with a significant increase in patients waiting over 12 weeks in April 2020 and 2021 (tables SC06, 07 and 08).
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