§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of patients on waiting lists, and how many patients this represented, were waiting over one year in(a) 1979, (b) 1989, (c) 1995 and (d) the latest date for which figures are available; [107062]
(2) in which year since 1970 there was the smallest percentage of patients on waiting lists who were waiting over one year for hospital treatment; and how many patients this represented. [107106]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is shown in the table. The March 1996 data are presented since this is the year with the smallest percentage of patients waiting over 12 months for inpatient treatment:
Date Total waiting Over 12 month waiters Percentage over 12 months September 1979 695,726 197,532 28.4 September 1989 929,056 218,116 23.5 September 1995 1,040,142 27,938 2.7 September 1996 1,061,558 14,993 1.4 September 1999 1,084,529 50,916 4.7 Notes:
Ordinary cases only collected in 1979 (day cases were not included).
All other years represent ordinary and day cases combined.
March 1996 figures were total waiting: 1,048,029; over 12 month waiters: 4,576; percentage over 12 months 4.7.
Source:
KH07 return (Trust-based data)