Helicopter Emergency Medical Service

HC Deb 31 March 1995 vol 257 c815W

Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were conveyed by the London helicopter ambulance service for each year since 1991. [17239]

Mr. Sackville

This information is not available centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact Mr. William Wells, chairman of South Thames regional health authority, which is managerially responsible for the London helicopter emergency medical service.

Region	Estimated average time (in months) waited by patients still on waiting lists for inpatient and day case admission as at:
	March 1990	March 1991	March 1992	March 1993	March 1994
Northern	7.0	5.9	4.7	4.1	4.2
Yorkshire	7.2	7.1	5.2	4.5	5.1
Trent	7.4	6.3	5.5	4.7	4.4
East Anglian	9.0	8.4	5.4	4.7	4.5
North West Thames	9.4	9.2	6.4	5.3	5.3
North East Thames	10.9	8.7	5.7	5.0	5.6
South East Thames	10.1	8.8	5.7	5.0	5.1
South West Thames	10.2	7.2	4.1	4.1	4.4
Wessex	8.2	7.5	4.8	4.7	4.2
Oxford	8.9	8.0	5.7	4.4	4.2
S. Western	8.5	8.1	4.5	3.8	3.6
W. Midlands	8.7	7.7	4.7	4.2	4.5
Mersey	4.9	4.5	3.7	3.7	3.8
North Western	8.6	7.2	4.8	4.5	4.5

Source:

Derived from quarterly Körner elective admission list returns.