§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what is the current waiting time for cardiac rehabilitation courses for each health trust; [75208]
(2) if he will list the health trusts in England which provide cardiac rehabilitation programmes for people aged (a) 65 to 70, (b) 70 to 80 and (c) over 80 years. [75529]
§ Mr. HuttonInformation is not held centrally about either the waiting times or scope of individual cardiac rehabilitation programmes. There is evidence that there is considerable variation in the service provided around the country and this is one of the areas to be addressed by the National Service Framework for coronary heart disease.