§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the guidelines provided under the terms of the patients charter on acceptable waiting times for coronary angiography. [16459]
§ Mr. HoramThe patients charter does not contain guidelines specifically on waiting times for coronary angiography. This procedure is normally carried out on an in-patient or day-care basis and where a patient is placed on a waiting list they must be admitted within 18 months of joining the list.