§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were waiting for in-patient admission in the NHS by region at the latest date for which figures were available. [33545]
§ Mr. HoramInformation on waiting times for in-patient admission is not available separately. Information on the number of people waiting for in-patient and day case admissions in all regions for the month ended 31 March 1996 is shown in the table.
Provisional waiting time figure as at 31 March 1996 Region 0–11 months 12–17 months 18+ months Northern and Yorkshire 144,077 127 0 Trent 95,970 2,108 0 Anglia and Oxford 109,768 746 0 North Thames 155,745 934 0 South Thames 152,238 33 0 South and West 124,170 394 0 West Midlands 82,330 39 0 North West 173,041 0 0 All regions 1,037,339 4,381 0