§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients on waiting lists have been waiting over one year in(a) 1979, (b) 1989, (c) 1995 and (d) the latest date for which figures are available in Durham Health Authority; and how many patients this represented. [110225]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is given in the table.
Waiting list 1979 No data available 1989 No data available 1995 49 out of 12,575 patients waiting as at the end of December 1999 141 out of 12,946 patients waiting as at the end of December Notes:
1. Resident health authority based waiting times data were collected for the first time in Q1 1994–95 so data are not available for 1979 and 1989.
2. In December 1995 County Durham Health Authority did not exist. Up until April 1996 it was composed of North Durham District Health Authority and South Durham District Health Authority.
3. The figure for 1995 is for patients waiting at the combined North and South Durham District Health Authorities.
Source:
QFO1 Return