HC Deb 31 March 1999 vol 328 cc823-4W
Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the numbers of patients on waiting lists in each NHS trust and health authority in the north-west region(a) currently, (b) one year ago and (c) two years ago. [78786]

Mr. Denham

The information requested is shown in the tables.

Numbers of patients on waiting lists in the north west region—health authority
March 1997 March 1998 February 1999
Bury and Rochdale 9,894 10,943 9,824
East Lancashire 13,173 15,339 13,374
Liverpool 12,711 12,883 11,680
Manchester 12,172 12,851 11,162
Morecambe Bay 7,436 7,550 7,007
North West Lancashire 13,001 14,170 12,948
North Cheshire 8,923 10,484 9,652
Salford and Trafford 13,455 14,352 13,200
Sefton 9,239 8,915 8,086
South Cheshire 16,628 18,048 15,273
South Lancashire 10,092 10,414 9,354
St. Helen and Knowsley 9,920 9,966 8,935
Stockport 6,541 8,262 7,774
West Pennine 14,223 15,016 13,684
Wigan and Bolton 16,122 16,379 14,917
Wirral 6,354 6,661 5,722
Regional Total 179,884 192,233 172,592

Numbers of patients on waiting lists in the north west region—NHS Trusts
March 1997 March 1998 February 1999
Aintree Hospital 10,251 9,105 8,364
Bay Community 6 6 0
Blackburn, Hyndbum and Ribble 5,840 6,569 5,450
Blackpool Victoria Hospital 8,392 9,866 8,838
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Corn 36 20 22
Bolton Hospitals 5,938 5,794 5,210

Numbers of patients on waiting lists in the north west region— NHS Trusts
March 1997 March 1998 February 1999
Burnley Healthcare 4,903 6,157 5,257
Cardiothoracic Centre 1,426 1,417 1,400
Central Manchester Healthcare 12,319 12,531 11,564
Chorley and South Ribble 1,857 2,121 2,185
Christie Hospital 964 965 1,073
Clatterbridge Centre 67 89 80
Countess of Chester 7,618 7,436 6,488
East Cheshire 2,022 2,824 2,261
Halton General 1,922 2,280 1,801
Liverpool Women's 1,114 1,109 919
Manchester Children's 2,801 3,260 2,881
Mental Health Services Salford 54 114 70
Mid-Cheshire Hospital 5,873 6,933 5,863
Morcambe Bay Hospitals 7,482 7,148 6,706
North Manchester 5,787 6,002 4,727
North Mersey Community 239 158 92
Oldham 8,436 8,332 7,467
Preston Acute 8,970 8,500 7,658
Rochdale Healthcare 4,464 4,684 4,183
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen 8,934 9,170 8,642
Royal Liverpool Children's 1,695 2,275 2,140
Salford Royal Hospitals 5,241 6,368 6,074
South Manchester University 6,764 7,292 6,877
Southport and Formby Community 1 0 0
Southport and Formby Acute 4,197 4,122 3,664
St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals 8,596 8,217 7,216
Stockport Acute Services 6,323 8,120 7,739
Stockport Healthcare 1 0 0
Tameside and Glossop Acute 3,216 3,704 3,334
Trafford Healthcare 4,109 3,754 3,193
Walton Centre 669 669 586
Warrington Hospital 6,446 8,127 7,775
West Lancashire 2,411 2,735 2,481
Wigan and Leigh Health Services 7,694 8,234 7,343
Wirral and West Cheshire Comm 88 36 8
Wirral Hospital 5,504 5,678 4,943
Wrightington Hospitals 2,643 2,604 2,683
Regional Total 185,536 196,962 177,445