HC Deb 30 October 2002 vol 391 cc829-31W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were waiting for in-patient treatment in the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust on 31 March 1997; and how many months between 31 March 1997 and the latest available date the number has been below that level. [77137]

Mr. Lammy

The information requested is shown in the table. The in-patient waiting list for the trust was 8,391 at the end of March 1997 and has not been below that level since then.

Patients waiting for elective admission, Mid-Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, June 1995 to August 2002, ordinary and day-case admissions combined, all specialities
Quarter/month Total waiting
June 1995 6,568
September 1995 6,440
December 1995 6,350
March 1996 5,835
June 1996 6,463
September 1996 5,909
December 1996 7,258
March 1997 8,391
June 1997 8,690
September 1997 8,967
December 1997 10,542
March 1998 11,360
April 1998 11,422
May 1998 11,517
June 1998 11,834
July 1998 11,804
August 1998 11,791
September 1998 11,615
October 1998 11,382
November 1998 11,347
December 1998 11,359
January 1999 11,172
February 1999 10,475
March 1999 9,967
April 1999 9,961
May 1999 9,980
June 1999 9,824
July 1999 9,488
August 1999 9,465
September 1999 9,395
October 1999 9,372
November 1999 9,483
December 1999 9,851
January 2000 10,233
February 2000 10,416
March 2000 9,865
April 2000 9,953
May 2000 9,823
June 2000 10,154
July 2000 9,703
August 2000 9.405
September 2000 9,486
October 2000 9,375
November 2000 9,050
December 2000 9,466
January 2001 9,282
February 2001 9,288
March 2001 8,894
April 2001 8,853
May 2001 8,868
June 2001 8,850
July 2001 8,898
August 2001 8,917
September 2001 8,968
October 2001 8,657
November 2001 8,787
December 2001 9,228
January 2002 9,198
February 2002 9,646
March 2002 9,732
April 2002 9,874
May 2002 9,986
June 2002 9,838
July 2002 9,928
August 2002 9,804

Source:

Department of Health form KHO7 and Monthly Monitoring