HC Deb 15 July 2002 vol 389 cc129-30W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people(a) were waiting for in-patient

treatment, (b) had been waiting for over 12 months for in-patient treatment and (c) had been waiting over 15 months for in-patient treatment, in the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust area in the last two months for which figures are available. [69029]

Mr. Lammy

[pursuant to his reply, 11 July 2002, c. 1208W]: I regret that my previous reply was incorrect. It should read:

The latest available information on in-patients and day cases waiting for treatment at the Mid-Essex Hospital National Health Service Trust are shown in the table:

End of April 2002 End of May 2002
For in-patient treatment and day case treatment 9,874 9,986
Waiting over 12 months 269 232
Waiting over 15 months 0 0

Source:

DHSC monthly fast track figures