HC Deb 24 January 2001 vol 361 c598W
Mr. Burstow

To 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

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