FOI 25-331 PTS Journeys from Caithness General to Raigmore Hospital

Freedom of Information Request

Reference
FOI 25-331 PTS Journeys from Caithness General to Raigmore Hospital
Request Date
30 Jul 2025
Response Date
07 Aug 2025
Information Requested

Please provide us with : 
 the numbers of patients transported to Raigmore from Caithness for each  year by patient transport service. 
 2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025 
 
The number of patients that were refused patient transport due to not meeting the criteria for each of the years 2022,2023,2024,2025 

Response

Please see the table on the sheet attached detailing the number of transports registered within our Patient Transport System from Caithness to Raigmore for each year requested. 

 

We have provided the total number of journeys completed each calendar year from 01/01/2017 - 30/06/2025

Please note caution when interpreting this data 

The figures provided are for the completed journeys, there may be more than one patient attributed to each journey. 

 

The Scottish Ambulance Service does not record information on how many patients were refused patient transport, it is for this reason we have applied section 17 of the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002 as information not held. 

 

Response Documents

FOI25 331 Data (XLSX | 14KB)