§ Mr. HendrickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the levels of elective admissions to the NHS in Preston in the past five years. [168108]
Patients waiting for elective in-patient admission Patients waiting for admission by months waiting months-end NHS Trust Total number of patients Less than 3 months 3–5 months 6–8 months 9–11 months 12–14 months 15–17 months 18+months March 1997 Chorley and South Kibble NHS Trust 1,857 1,079 463 249 66 — — — March 1997 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 8,970 4,137 2,352 1,445 1,000 18 15 3 March 1998 Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 2,121 1,299 537 183 102 — — — March 1998 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 8,500 4,079 1,969 1,334 787 257 74 — March 1999 Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 2,051 1,126 527 248 132 17 1 — March 1999 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 7,602 4,154 1,729 1,043 544 132 — — March 2000 Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust 1,967 1,228 453 186 90 10 — — March 2000 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 7,025 4,110 1,701 853 359 2 — — March 2001 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 8,926 5,559 1,987 1,002 378 — — — March 2002 Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 8,891 5,565 2,055 995 276 — — — March 2003 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 8,445 5,473 2,096 711 165 — — — February 2004 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 8,657 5,642 2,224 791 — — — — Note: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust was established 1 August 2002 from the acute services of Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust and Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. For 2001 and 2002, data for both trusts was reported under Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Source: DH form KHO7 and Monthly Monitoring