§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the latest figures in the Mid Essex Hospital Trust area for the(a) total number of patients waiting for hospital treatment, (b) total number of people waiting 12 months or more for treatment, (c) total number of people waiting over 18 months for treatment and (d) number of people waiting 13 weeks or more to see a consultant on the out patient waiting list. [109972]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is given in the tables.668W
Total number of patients waiting, the number of patients waiting over 12 months and over 18 months for hospital treatment at
Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health Service Trust in
December 1999
Month Total waiting Number waiting over 12 months Number waiting over 18 months December 1999 9,851 1,060 0 Source:
Form KH07—completed by the Trust quarterly
Number of patients waiting over 13 weeks for an outpatient appointment at Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health
Service Trust at Quarter 3 (quarter ending 31 December 1999)
Quarter Patients waiting over 13 weeks Quarter 3 1999–2000 3,699 Source:
Form QM08—completed by the Trust quarterly