HC Deb 27 March 2003 vol 402 cc406-7W
Mr. Ruffiey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients waited over four hours in accident and emergency departments in each Suffolk hospital in each of the last four years. [104821]

Mr. Lammy

Information on the total time patients spend in accident and emergency from arrival to admission, transfer or discharge has been collected by the Department of Health since July2002. This

Total time spent in major Accident and Emergency Departments, NHS Trusts in England, 2002–03 October to December (Q3)
Year Quarter STHA OrgID Name Total attendances at major A and E Percentage of patients who spent less than 4 hrs in A and E
2002–03 3 England 2,882,500 78
2002–03 3 Q01 RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust 13,357 80
2002–03 3 Q01 RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust 8,945 81

Source:

Department of Health dataset QMAE—published 12 March 2003

Total time spent in major Accident and Emergency departments, NHS Trusts in England, 2002–03 July to September (02)
Year Quarter Dataset STHA OrgID Name Total attendances at major Accident and Emergency Percentage of patients who spent less than 4 hrs in Accident and Emergency
2002–03 2 QMAE England 3,095,650 77
2002–03 2 QMAE Q01 RGQ Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust 14,083 81
2002–03 2 QMAE Q01 RGR West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust 10,246 83

Source:

Department of Health dataset QMAE

Mr. Ruffley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for an out-patient appointment is in(a) Suffolk West, (b) Suffolk Coastal, (c) Waveney, (d) Ipswich and (e) Central Suffolk primary care trusts. [104824]

Mr. Lammy

Average waiting times for out-patient attendance by primary care trust are not held centrally.