§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of patients attending accident and emergency departments in(a) England, (b) each regional health authority and (c) each hospital or trust between January and March had treatment which began with in (i) five minutes, (ii) 15 minutes, (iii) 30 minutes and (iv) one hour.
§ Mr. SackvilleInformation on when treatment begins for patients attending an accident and emergency department is not available centrally. In England 88 per cent. of patients attending accident and emergency departments were seen and assessed within five minutes of arrival. Figures for trusts and hospitals were published in 701W the 1993–94 hospital and ambulance services comparative performance guide, copies of which are available in the Library.