§ Rev. Martin SmythTo 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. BrowneThere were no trolley waits in Daisy Hill Hospital in(a) November 2002, (b) December 2002 or (c) January 2003.
§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average trolley wait was in each hospital in Northern Ireland in January. [98262]
§ Mr. BrowneTrolley 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