§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will issue guidelines to all health authorities requiring that patients should not be removed from waiting lists at the time that they are booked for an operation. [61843]
§ Mr. Milburn[holding answer 1 December 1998]: Waiting lists should include both patients who have been given a date for admission and those waiting to be notified of one. This is set out clearly in NHS Waiting Times Guidelines for Good Administrative Practice, issued to health authorities and trusts in January 1996. Copies are available in the Library.