§ Mr Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Birkenhead with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years. [166570]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the table:
Waiting times for patients referred urgently by their GP with suspected breast cancer to 1st outpatient appointment: Wirral Hospitals NHS Trust Year Quarter Percentage of patients seen in two weeks ℅ Total patients seen Patients seen in two weeks 1999/00 1 42.0 81 34 1999/00 2 64.0 100 64 1999/00 3 67.3 110 74 1999/00 4 93.7 111 104 2000/01 1 88.3 111 98 2000/01 2 91.0 100 91 2000/01 3 91.4 128 117 2000/01 4 100.0 153 153 2001/02 1 100.0 126 126 2001/02 2 100.0 148 148 2001/02 3 100.0 167 167 2001/02 4 100.0 173 173 2002/03 1 100.0 165 165 2002/03 2 100.0 160 160 2002/03 3 100.0 137 137 2002/03 4 99.2 118 117 2003/04 1 100.0 146 146 2003/04 2 100.0 197 197 2003/04 3 100.0 190 190 Source: DH form QMCW