§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people have not received an out-patient appointment within 13 weeks in each district in each quarter since April 1995; and what proportion this constitutes of the total; [35334]
(2) how many people have not received an out-patient appointment within 26 weeks in each district in each quarter since April 1995. [35335]
§ Mr. HoramA pilot collection has been established on a trust basis of the numbers of patients not yet seen within 13 and 26 weeks for a first out-patient appointment with a consultant following written general practitioner referral. Figures will be published once continuity and validity of the data have been established.