HC Deb 04 March 2003 vol 400 c932W
Rev. Martin Smyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average trolley waits in Daisy Hill Hospital were in(a) November 2002, (b) December 2002 and (c) January 2003. [98261]

Mr. Browne

There were no trolley waits in Daisy Hill Hospital in(a) November 2002, (b) December 2002 or (c) January 2003.

Rev. Martin Smyth

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average trolley wait was in each hospital in Northern Ireland in January. [98262]

Mr. Browne

Trolley wait information is collected by time band. It is therefore not possible to calculate the arithmetic mean length of trolley wait. It is however possible to identify the median or mid point trolley wait.

The median length of trolley waits by hospital are provided in the table below.

Median hours Waiting Total monthly trolley waits
Altnagelvin Less than 1 7
Antrim 12–13 312
Belfast 8–9 188
Causeway 13–14 152
Craigavon 17+ 421
Down 4-5 11
Lagan Valley 11-12 124
Mater 13-14 242
Mid Ulster 8-9 29
Royal Group 8-9 107
Sperrin Lakeland 2-3 29
Ulster 10-11 357
Whiteabbey 8— 1