§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS patients were waiting for(a)appointments and (b)operations in Nottinghamshire health authority areas on 1 January in each year since 1997. [173555]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested is shown in the tables.
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Patients waiting for a first out patient appointment over 13 weeks as at 31 December for each year since 1997 for the Nottinghamshire area. Weeks waiting to be seen from a general practitioner referral to consultant appointment—
out-patient provider based
NHS Trust Not seen 13 to 25 26+ Total 13+ December 1996 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 580 207 787 Central Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 247 789 1,036 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 2,194 737 2,931 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 0 0 0 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 160 273 433 December 1997 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 739 258 997 Central Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 304 133 437 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 5,645 5,039 10,684 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 1,847 1,133 2,980 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 62 57 119 December 1998 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 1,172 372 1,544 Central Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 157 22 179 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 6,490 5,615 12,105 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 2,161 764 2,925 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 6 11 17 December 1999 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 1,006 353 1,359 Central Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 218 6 224 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 4,730 4,563 9,293 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 2,193 1,167 3,360 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 0 0 0 December 2000 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 953 344 1,297 Central Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 224 14 238 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 3,749 2164 5,913 King's Mill Centre for Health Care Services NHS Trust 1,504 480 1,984 Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust 10 0 10 December-2001 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 1,221 173 1,394 Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, University Hospital NHS Trust 3,153 1,058 4,211 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust1 9 1 10 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust2 1,999 230 2,229 156W
Weeks NHS Trust Not seen 13 to less than 17
17 to less than 21
21 to less than 26
26+ Total 13 + December 2002 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 362 72 0 0 434 Queens Medical Centre Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
977 495 276 0 1,748 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust1 0 0 0 0 0 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust2 1,205 542 18 0 1,765 December 2003 Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust 241 5 0 0 246 Queens Medical Centre Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust 568 179 0 0 747 Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust1 4 2 0 0 6 Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust2 842 108 0 0 950 1In April 2001, Nottingham Healthcare NHS Trust became Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. 2In March 2001 the Central Nottinghamshire NHS Trust was abolished, and Newark Hospital from the Central Nottinghamshire NHS Trust was combined with the King's Mill Centre for Healthcare Services NHS Trust to form Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust. Source: Department of Health form QM08.