§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been waiting over 15 months on the in-patient waiting list for(a) each quarter since March 1997 and (b) each month since January 2001. [47856]
§ Mr. HuttonThe data requested are shown in the tables. Table 1 provides quarterly statistics from March 1997 onwards and table 2 provides monthly statistics from January 2001 onwards.
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Table 1: Quarterly statistics——number of patients on the in-patient waiting list waiting over 15 months on the last day of the period: England (HA based) Year/quarter 15 months plus 1996–97 4 6,000 1997–98 1 11,000 2 15,000 3 18,000 4 17,000 1998–99 1 18,000 2 15,000 3 14,000 4 10,000 1999–2000 1 12,000 2 12,000 3 13,000 4 12,000
Table 1: Quarterly statistics——number of patients on the in-patient waiting list waiting over 15 months on the last day of the period: England (HA based) Year/quarter 15 months plus 2000–01 1 13,000 2 13,000 3 13,000 4 11,000 2001–02 1 12,000 2 10,000 3 4,000 Source:
DH QF01 return
Table 2: Monthly statistics——number of patients on the in-patient waiting list waiting over 15 months at the end of the period: England (HA based) Year/month 15 months plus 2000–01 January 13,000 February 13,000 March 11,000 2001–02 April 11,000 May 11,000 June 12,000 July 11,000 August 11,000 September 10,000 October 8,000 November 4,000 December 4,000 2002–03 January 3,000 February 2,000 Source:
DH monthly waiting list returns