§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust area were awaiting non-emergency treatment for(a) up to 12 months, (b) up to 18 months and (c) over 18 months. [8874]
§ Mr. MilburnInformation about patients waiting for admission to National Health Service trusts on either an in-patient or day case basis is published twice yearly in "Hospital Waiting List Statistics: England". The latest available shows the position on 31 March 1997. Similar information is given on a health authority basis in the quarterly "Hospital Waiting List Statistics: England (Resident Based)". The latest available information gives the position on 31 December 1996. Copies of both documents are available in the Library.