HC Deb 05 May 2004 vol 420 cc1628-31W
Jim Dobbin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Heywood and Middleton with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in each of the last five years. [168490]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information is not available in the format requested. The following table shows how many and the percentage of suspected breast cancer patients, seen within two weeks of urgent referral by a general practitioner, at the Pennine Acute Hospitals National Health Service Trust and its predecessor organisations for each quarter since the first quarter of 1999–2000. Earlier figures are not available.

Waiting times for first consultant outpatient appointment for

suspected breast cancer following urgent GP referral

Quarter NHS Trust Percentage Number
1999–2000
1 Oldham NHS Trust 100.0 8
1 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 39.6 19
1 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 81.8 45
1 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 85.0 34
2 Oldham NHS Trust 100.0 n/a
2 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 64.1 25
2 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 90.6 29
2 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 97.1 66
3 Oldham NHS Trust 100.0 n/a
3 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 70.6 24
3 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 75.0 30
3 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 58
4 Oldham NHS Trust 100.0 22
4 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 88.69 32
4 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 94.5 52
4 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 64
2000–01
1 Oldham NHS Trust 88.9 32
1 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 84.1 37
1 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 98.7 74
1 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 98.7 74
2 Oldham NHS Trust 97.5 77
2 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 72
2 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 89.9 71
2 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 77
3 Oldham NHS Trust 93.8 76
3 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 77
3 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 93.9 77
3 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 93
4 Oldham NHS Trust 97.1 68
4 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 71
4 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 98.6 70
4 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 88
2001–02
1 Oldham NHS Trust 98.7 76
1 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 85
1 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 98.6 68

Waiting times for first consultant outpatient appointment for

suspected breast cancer following urgent GP referral

Quarter NHS Trust Percentage Number
1 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 105
2 Oldham NHS Trust 98.7 75
2 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 95.9 71
2 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 91.3 94
2 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 93
3 Oldham NHS Trust 100.0 106
3 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 93
3 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 79
3 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 108
4 Oldham NHS Trust 100.0 84
4 Rochdale Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 54
4 North Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 66
4 Bury Healthcare NHS Trust 100.0 107
2002–03
1 Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 99.4 357
2 Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 99.7 357
3 Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 99.0 383
4 Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 97.7 334
2003–04
1 Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 98.0 389
2 Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 98.1 366
3 Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust 99.6 449
Note:
Where patient numbers are below six the Department of Health does not publish figures in order to avoid patients being identifiable due to low numbers. Where this would apply, the table above reads n/a.
Source:
Department of Health form QMCW.

Helen Southworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Warrington South with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks in the last year. [168688]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information is not available in the format requested. The table shows the number and percentage of suspected cancer patients, seen within two weeks of urgent referral by a general

Patients waiting for elective in-patient admission
Patients waiting for admission by months waiting
Month end Total number of

patients waiting

for admission

Less than

3 months

3–5

months

6–8

months

9–11

months

12–14

months

15–17

months

18 +

months

March 1997 Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 12,313 5,778 2,622 1,920 1,223 616 133 21
March 1997 Manchester Children's Hospitals NHS Trust 2,801 952 728 528 510 79 4
March 1998 Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 12,531 5,813 2,454 1,676 1,217 885 486
March 1998 Manchester Children's Hospitals NHS Trust 3,260 985 908 617 666 74 10
March 1999 Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 11,266 5,654 2,191 1,614 975 622 210
March 1999 Manchester Children's Hospitals NHS Trust 2,742 849 753 542 472 118 8
March 2000 Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 11,040 5,026 2,489 1,703 1,039 533 250
March 2000 Manchester Children's Hospitals NHS Trust 2,639 801 687 523 370 218 40
practitioner, at the North Cheshire Hospital national health service trust and its predecessor organisations for each quarter since 1999–2000. Earlier figures are not available.

Waiting times for first consultant outpatient appointment for

suspected cancer following urgent GP referral

Quarter NHS Trust Percentage Number
1999–2000
1 Halton general hospital 89.3 25
1 Warrington hospital 96.3 105
2 Halton general hospital 80.0 8
2 Warrington hospital 91.2 103
3 Halton general hospital 97.4 37
3 Warrington hospital 86.2 81
4 Halton general hospital 100.0 30
4 Warrington hospital 96.9 94
2001–01
1 Halton general hospital 100.0 30
1 Warrington hospital 92.8 77
2 Halton general hospital 100.0 26
2 Warrington hospital 93.3 98
3 Halton general hospital 100.0 25
3 Warrington hospital 94.7 126
4 Halton general hospital 100.0 37
4 Warrington hospital 100.0 113
2001–02
1 North Cheshire hospital 95.2 159
2 North Cheshire hospital 89.0 195
3 North Cheshire hospital 95.8 137
4 North Cheshire hospital 92.6 162
2002–03
1 North Cheshire hospital 74.7 145
2 North Cheshire hospital 90.0 243
3 North Cheshire hospital 100.0 181
4 North Cheshire hospital 100.0 155
2003–04
1 North Cheshire hospital 100.0 184
2 North Cheshire hospital 100.0 141
3 North Cheshire hospital 100.0 169
Source:
Department of Health form QMCW.

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what change's there have been to NHS waiting list times in the last seven years for the residents of Manchester, Gorton. [167385]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information requested is shown in the table.

Patients waiting for elective in—patient admission
Patients waiting for admission by months waiting
Month end Total number of

patients waiting

for admission

Less than

3 months

3–5

months

6–8

months

9–11

months

12–14

months

15–17

months

18 +

months

March 2001 Central Manchester Healthcare NHS Trust 10,742 5,056 2,432 1,451 826 606 371
March 2001 Manchester Children's Hospitals NHS Trust 2,634 831 603 552 373 231 44
March 2002 Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust 13,213 6,028 3,333 2,136 1,216 500
March 2003 Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust 10,822 5,605 2,832 1,701 684 0 0 0
February 2004 Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust 9,176 6,487 2,316 373
source:
DH form KH07 and Monthly Monitoring

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents in Manchester, Gorton awaiting heart surgery have had the option of choosing an alternative hospital for quicker treatment in the last 12 months. [167388]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The information is not collected centrally.