§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Health in each year from 1994 to 1999 for Southport and Ormskirk Trust and Fazakerley Trust hospitals(a) how many people were on waiting lists and (b) what was the average waiting time for an operation involving (i) orthopaedic, (ii) heart, (iii) urology, (iv) carcinoma and (v) opthamology matters. [94591]
§ Mr. DenhamTable 1 shows the size of the waiting list at the end of March 1994 to 1999 for each provider site.
Tables 2 and 3 show the average waiting time by selected hospital provider for the financial years 1994–95 to 1997–98 for the following areas:
An operation involving the trauma and orthopaedic, urology and ophthalmology specialties.Heart operations.An operation involving a selected primary diagnosis of neoplasms (carcinoma).
Table 1: Total number of patients waiting for elective admission at the end of March Aintree NHS Trust Southport and Formby Trust West Lancashire NHS Trust 1993–94 8,143 3,135 1,705 1994–95 8,951 3,250 1,999 1995–96 9,889 3,792 2,173 1996–97 10,251 4,197 2,411 1997–98 9,105 4,122 2,735 1998–99 8,458 3,635 2,332
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Table 2: Ordinary admissions and day cases combined: mean waiting time (days) for an operation involving selected specialities and selected hospital provider: NHS hospitals, England Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust West Lancashire Trust Southport and Formby NHS Trust 1994–95 Trauma and Orthopaedics 107.1 151.4 101.4 Urology 96.3 93.5 70.2 Ophthamology 96.5 91.1 119.4 1995–96 Trauma and Orthopaedics 103.5 144.4 136.0 Urology 100.0 100.9 73.1 Ophthalmology 81.9 174.7 144.2
Table 2: Ordinary admissions and day cases combined: mean waiting time (days) for an operation involving selected specialities and selected hospital provider: NHS hospitals, England Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust West Lancashire Trust Southport and Formby NHS Trust 1996–971 Trauma and Orthopaedics 95.5 147.4 154.9 Urology 114.2 86.9 88.3 Ophthalmology 52.7 223.2 130.6 1997–981 Trauma and Orthopaedics 131.0 162.8 196.8 Urology 93.4 90.0 48.2 Ophthalmology 37.1 239.7 164.0
Table 3: Ordinary admissions and day cases combined: mean waiting time (days) for an operation involving neoplasms shown by selected hospital provider: NHS hospitals, England Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust West Lancashire Trust Southport and Formby NHS Trust 1994–95 63.9 48.1 40.4 1995–96 54.5 43.3 27.0 1996–971 63.0 38.2 29.7 1997–981 54.0 38.6 24.8 1 Figures are provisional, no adjustments have yet been made for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data is ungrossed). Notes:
ICD-9 codes 140–239: Neoplasms were used for 1994–95.
ICD-10 codes C00-D48: Neoplasms were used for 1995–96 to 1996–97.
Waiting time statistics from HES are not the same as the published waiting list statistics. HES provides counts and waiting times for all patients admitted to hospital within a given period whereas the published waiting list statistics count those waiting for treatment at a given point in time and how long they have been on the waiting list. Also, HES calculates the waiting time as the difference between the admission and decision to admit dates. Unlike published waiting list statistics, this is not adjusted for self-deferrals or periods of medical/social suspension.
Source:
Department of Health, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)