Mr. RuffieyTo 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]
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§ Mr. LammyInformation 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. RuffleyTo 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. LammyAverage waiting times for out-patient attendance by primary care trust are not held centrally.