§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients on NHS waiting lists in Gloucestershire have left them to be treated privately in each of the last five years for which figures are available; [125545]
(2) how many patients in Gloucestershire died while on NHS waiting lists in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [125538]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients in Gloucestershire were on NHS waiting lists in each month during the last five years for which figures are available; [125536]
(2) how many patients in Gloucestershire had been waiting for their operation for more than (a) six months and (b) one year in each month during the last five years for which figures are available. [125537]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested is shown in the table. Gloucestershire Health Authority intend that by the end of 2000–01 no Gloucestershire resident will be waiting longer than nine months for treatment at local National Health Service trusts and no longer than 12 months at trusts elsewhere in the country.
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Number of patients waiting for elective admission at the end of the month quoted at Gloucestershire Health Authority Quarter or month Total 6–11 months More than 12 months 1994–95 4 7,331 696 0 1995–96 1 7,351 744 0 1995–96 2 6,921 810 0 1995–96 3 7,018 615 1 1995–96 4 7,708 613 17 1996–97 1 7,772 588 5
Number of patients waiting for elective admission at the end of the month quoted at Gloucestershire Health Authority Year Quarter or month Total 6–11 months More than 12 months 1996–97 2 7,428 640 20 1996–97 3 8,589 802 17 1996–97 4 8,634 697 5 1997–98 1 8,643 903 45 1997–98 2 8,983 1,025 53 1997–98 3 9,678 1,488 47 1997–98 4 10,456 1,489 54 1998–99 June 10,040 1,536 46 1998–99 July 10,092 1,585 42 1998–99 August 9,619 1,474 49 1998–99 September 9,389 1,385 48 1998–99 October 9,408 1,330 54 1998–99 November 9,127 1,146 48 1998–99 December 9,074 1,188 63 1998–99 January 8,945 1,154 51 1998–99 February 8,632 1,101 47 1998–99 March 8,087 1,053 40 1999–2000 April 8,418 1,099 41 1999–2000 May 8,216 1,156 42 1999–2000 June 8,562 1,152 58 1999–2000 July 8,696 1,129 55 1999–2000 August 8,721 1,178 55 1999–2000 September 8,756 1,125 76 1999–2000 October 8,609 1,094 82 1999–2000 November 8,416 997 77 1999–2000 December 8,835 1,087 99 1999–2000 January 9,478 1,172 87 1999–2000 February 9,272 1,129 96 1999–2000 March 8,249 1,050 83 2000–01 April 8,103 1,071 98 Source:
QF01 and monthly waiting times returns