§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average time is that it took an ambulance to reach an emergency after the initial 999 call is made in(a)England and (b)Greater London over the last 12 months. [46752]
§ Ms BlearsThis information is not collected centrally in this format.
Table 1: Number of patients who had a first outpatient appointment in the quarter following GP referral, by time waited: England (NHS trust based) Length of wait from GP written referral request to first outpatient appointment (weeks) Year Quarter 0 to <4 4 to <13 13 to <26 26 plus 1996–97 1 733,000 854,000 234,000 50,000 1996–97 2 742,000 845,000 265,000 42,000 1996–97 3 773,000 823,000 273,000 53,000 1996–97 4 757,000 806,000 262,000 55,000 1997–98 1 743,000 867,000 234,000 61,000 1997–98 2 727,000 842,000 273,000 55,000 1997–98 3 747,000 790,000 284,000 67,000 1997–98 4 758,000 800,000 284,000 78,000 1998–99 1 690,000 809,000 256,000 72,000 1998–99 2 687,000 816,000 304,000 75,000 1998–99 3 696,000 780,000 329,000 89,000 1998–99 4 704,000 787,000 333,000 106,000 1999–2000 1 647,000 792,000 294,000 105,000 1999–2000 2 664,000 788,000 347,000 109,000 1999–2000 3 687,000 763,000 360,000 126,000 1999–2000 4 693,000 807,000 381,000 147,000 2000–01 1 658,000 823,000 293,000 111,000 2000–01 2 660,000 822,000 358,000 110,000 2000–01 3 695,000 818,000 372,000 120,000 2000–01 4 721,000 873,000 382,000 123,000 2001–02 1 675,000 850,000 289,000 81,000 2001–02 2 678,000 850,000 348,000 85,000 2001–02 3 718,000 840,000 385,000 104,000 Source:
Department of Health form QM08
428WInformation about ambulance response times is contained in the Department of Health Statistical Bulletin "Ambulance Services, England 2000–01". A copy of the Bulletin is in the Library and available at www.doh.gov.uk/public/sb0115.htm