HC Deb 06 February 1995 vol 254 c32W
Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has on the maximum waiting time for repair of an aortic aneurysm.

Mr. Malone

It is not appropriate to have a maximum waiting time for repair of an aortic aneurism. Each case is different and it must be for the clinician to decide whether surgical treatment is appropriate and when surgery should be performed. Patients are placed on a waiting list only if, in the opinion of a clinician at the time of assessment, their condition is judged to be stable.

Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total of days patients have waited in each of the last five years for treatment in NHS hospitals.

Mr. Malone

The information requested cannot be derived from waiting time data available centrally.