§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which health authorities do not offer patients an appointment to see an eye specialist within one month. [83188]
§ Mr. HuttonFigures are not available to assertain which health authorities do not offer patients an appointment to see an eye specialist within one month.
The table shows the effective length of wait from receipt of a general practitioner (GP) written referral request to first outpatient attendance in weeks for the specialty ophthalmology, quarter two 2002–03, by Strategic Health Authority.
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Effective length of wait from receipt of GP written referral request to first outpatient attendance (weeks) ophthalmology, quarter 2 2002 to 2003 Strategic Health Authority Proportion of first outpatient attendances seen within four weeks Surrey and Sussex 2,307 4,037 1,593 1,055 794 0 23.6 Thames Valley 906 2,690 957 988 286 53 15.4 Trent 2,078 4,158 916 531 406 39 25.6 West Yorkshire 1,774 2,868 953 857 394 54 25.7