§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average waiting time for hip replacement operations in hospitals in(a) Greater Manchester and (b) the North-west Region. [110850]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information concerning hip replacement operations is not collected centrally. However, information is available for the total specialty of orthopaedics. During the period, October 1999 to784W December 1999, the proportion of patients awaiting orthopaedic operations at National Health Service Trusts across Greater Manchester was as follows:
- Percentage waiting under six months: 57 per cent. (3,519 cases)
- Percentage waiting under 12 months: 88 per cent. (5,403 cases)
- Percentage waiting over 12 months: 12 per cent. (775 cases).
For the same period across the North-west as a whole, the information is as follows:
- Percentage waiting under six months: 58 per cent. (11,508 cases)
- Percentage waiting under 12 months: 89 per cent. (17,732 cases)
- Percentage waiting over 12 months: 11 per cent. (2,188 cases).
There are no patients waiting longer than 18 months for treatment in Orthopaedics or indeed any specialty in the North-west Region.
Note:
The information relates to those recorded as waiting during the quarter rather than those admitted from the waiting list for treatment.