§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current waiting time for urgent cardiac surgery broken down by health authority area; how many people in each area are waiting for cardiac surgery; and what proportion is considered to be in urgent need. [56024]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation on the number of residents of each English health authority waiting for hospital admission by specialty, including cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology, is published quarterly inHospital Waiting List Statistics: England (Resident Based), copies of which are available in the Library. Decisions about the urgency with which patients need to be treated are taken locally by individual clinicians.