HC Deb 23 May 2000 vol 350 cc426-7W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each month from March 1997 until the latest available period the total number of people(a) waiting for hospital treatment and (b) waiting more than 12 months for hospital treatment in the Mid Essex Hospital Trust area. [122797]

Mr. Denham

The total number of patients waiting and the number of patients waiting over 12 months for hospital treatment at Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health Service Trust for each month from March 1997 until March 2000 (the latest available information) is shown in the table.

Year/month Total number of Patients waiting Number of patients waiting over 12 months
1996–97
March 8,391 104
1997–98
June 8,690 311
September 8,967 441
December 10,542 601
March 11,360 849

Year/month Total number of patients waiting Number of patients waiting over 12 months
1998–99
June 11,834 1,176
July 11,804 1,123
August 11,791 1,063
September 11,615 1,155
October 11,382 1,180
November 11,347 1,194
December 11,359 1,184
January 11,172 1,224
February 10,475 1,123
March 9,967 1,093
1999–2000
April 9,961 1,101
May 9,980 1,058
June 9,824 1,083
July 9,488 1,061
August 9,465 991
September 9,395 963
October 9,372 1,024
November 9,483 1,042
December 9,851 1,060
January 10,233 1,118
February 10,416 1,060
March 9,865 1,062

Source:

KH07 quarterly waiting times returns, monthly monitoring returns

Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each quarter since March 1997 until the latest available quarter the total number of people waiting(a) 13 weeks or more and (b) over 26 weeks for an outpatient's appointment at the Mid Essex Hospital Trust. [122796]

Mr. Denham

The information is as follows:

Number of patients waiting over 13 weeks and over 26 weeks for a first outpatient appointment at Mid Essex Hospital Services National Health Service Trust for each quarter since March 1997
Year Quarter Not seen 13 to 25 Not seen 26 plus Total not seen 13 plus
1996–97 4 481 74 555
1997–98 1 678 99 777
1997–98 2 972 122 1,094
1997–98 3 874 130 1,004
1997–98 4 1,083 234 1,317
1998–99 1 1,348 256 1,604
1998–99 2 1,596 341 1,937
1998–99 3 1,848 440 2,288
1998–99 4 1,847 575 2,422
1999–2000 1 2,660 624 3,284
1999–2000 2 2,876 1,299 4,175
1999–2000 3 2,644 1,055 3,699
1999–2000 4 1,979 945 2,924

Source:

QM08 quarterly waiting times returns