§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of patients were admitted to hospital within nine months of referral for admission in the last year for which figures are available. [176856]
§ Mr. HuttonData are collected on the number of patients who are admitted to hospital from being placed on the inpatient waiting list. For the most recent financial year for 2002–03, 90 per cent. of all admissions with a valid waiting time were admitted within nine months1. During 2002–03 the maximum inpatient
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§ Mr. HuttonThere are two suppliers of ferrules on the current national health service Purchasing and Supply Agency's national walking aid agreement. They are Sunrise Medical, based in Wollaston, West Midlands; and Stepsafe Ltd, based in Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridge.