§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for each health authority in Wales the specific waiting list and performance targets and how each health authority has performed against those targets at(a) 31 March, (b) 30 June and (c) 31 August.
DHA waiting lists against agenda for action and patient's charter targets (a) Performance at March 1992: Total specialties DHA Out-patients waiting over three months Urgent in-patients waiting over one month Urgent day-cases waiting over one month In-patients waiting over one year Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Agenda for Action Clwyd 22.3 1.7 2.9 13.9 East Dyfed 28.0 0.0 0.0 17.7 Gwent 37.1 1.5 0.0 17.6 Gwynedd 22.8 0.0 0.0 20.2 Mid Glamorgan 35.4 2.3 0.1 15.2 Pembrokeshire 44.0 0.0 0.0 22.6 Powys 35.0 0.0 0.0 6.1 South Glamorgan 43.5 0.9 6.2 12.8 West Glamorgan 56.0 0.6 0.0 19.2 Wales 38.2 1.1 1.5 16.3 Target 1991.92 28.0 0.0 0.0 19.0
DHA waiting lists against Agenda for Action and Patients Charter targets (b) Performance at June 1992: Total specialties DHA Out-patients waiting over three months Per cent. Urgent in-patients waiting over one month Per cent. Urgent day-cases waiting over one month Per cent. In-patients waiting over one year Per cent. Day-cases waiting over one year Per cent. In-patients waiting over two years Per cent. Day cases waiting over two years Percent. Agenda for Action Patient's Charter Clwyd 27.7 16.9 2.1 13.5 5.1 1.8 0.4 East Dyfed 31.6 0.0 0.0 17.5 4.2 0.0 0.0 Gwent 44.1 0.9 0.1 22.9 3.9 4.1 1.7 Gwynedd 40.0 0.0 0.0 15.9 5.4 5.8 0.0 Mid Glamorgan 27.9 1.4 0.0 20.5 1.8 8.6 4.4 Pembrokeshire 36.2 0.0 0.0 12.0 7.6 8.0 2.3 Powys 34.1 0.0 0.0 8.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 South Glamorgan 50.0 2.3 12.4 16.8 18.1 3.9 5.5 West Glamorgan 55.5 0.7 0.0 17.4 2.9 3.8 0.0 Wales 40.9 1.0 2.2 15.7 6.6 4.5 1.8 Target 1992–93 23.0 nil nil 15.0 15.0 nil nil
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what action he intends to take against health authorities who do not meet "Agenda for Action" targets on waiting lists and performance.
§ Mr. Gwilym Jones[holding answer 9 November 1992]: All health authorities are committed to achieving patients charter guarantees by the end of the financial year and are collectively on course to achieve the "Agenda for Action" target that by the end of this financial year no more than 15 per cent. of in-patients and day cases will have to wait over one year for non-urgent treatment.
Performance against targets is monitored very closely and has been discussed in great detail at the recent round of annual review meetings.
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§ Mr. Gwilym Jones[holding answer 9 November 1992]: Information on waiting times is collected on a quarterly basis; the latest available figures are for 30 June 1992.
"Agenda for Action" targets are set for the year end. Health authorities are committed to achieving these targets.
Performance against both "Agenda for Action" and patients charter targets for March and June is given in the tables.
All authorities are addressing as a matter of priority, the issue of out-patient waiting times, for it is widely recognised that performance here is currently furthest away from target.