HC Deb 20 April 1999 vol 329 cc527-8W
Mr. Gill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the(a) average waiting time and (b) number of patients on the waiting list for cardiac surgery at the North Staffordshire hospital. [80585]

Mr. Denham

On 31 December 1998, there were 411 patients waiting for cardiothoracic surgery at North Staffordshire Hospital National Health Service Trust, and they had been waiting for an average of 5.95 months. All urgent patients are currently being treated within four months.

Source:

Korner—December 1998.

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