§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library copies of guidance on the compilation of NHS waiting lists issued by(a) his Department and (b) NHS regional executives since 1 May 1997. [58023]
§ Mr. MilburnNo new guidance on the compilation of National Health Service waiting lists has been issued by the Department, including the regional offices of the National Health Service Executive since 1 May 1997. Health authorities and trusts were notified of the Department's plan to collect waiting list statistics on a monthly basis through HSC1998/152, copies of which are available in the Library.
Guidance is set out in the NHS Executive's Data Manual (published in January 1997), the "National Health Service Waiting Times Good Practice Guide" and "Guidelines for Good Administrative Practice" (both published in January 1996), copies of which are available in the Library.