§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of patients waited in accident and emergency for more than two hours, once a decision had been made that they need a bed for each quarter for the last two years in each NHS Trust or Health Authority, by NHS region. [141507]
§ Ms Stuart[holding answer 13 December 2000]National summary information on emergency admissions through accident and emergency departments for the period Quarter 1 1998–99 to Quarter 2 2000–01 is given in the table and is available in the Library.
Information by health authority and National Health Service trust is not routinely published.
Year and quarter Total number admitted through A&E in quarter Number of patients admitted to ward more than 2 hours Percentage of patients admitted to ward more than 2 hours 2000–01 Quarter 1 511,782 116,550 23 Quarter 2 516,977 120,785 23 1999–2000 Quarter 1 486,909 85,630 18 Quarter 2 497,277 90,629 18 Quarter 3 523,318 112,139 21 Quarter 4 527,615 126,978 24 1998–99 Quarter 1 480,669 83,279 17 Quarter 2 473,681 80,380 17 Quarter 3 501,767 103,223 21 Quarter 4 497,662 103,545 21